About SupremeCourtDB
SupremeCourtDB covers 109 landmark Supreme Court of the United States cases from Marbury v. Madison in 1803 to the present: holdings, votes, reasoning, and historical impact, organized by era and issue area. The Court decides roughly sixty argued cases a term; these are the decisions that defined American constitutional law, from judicial review and federalism to civil rights, free speech, criminal procedure, and executive power.
Collection Breakdown
- Lochner Era: 22
- Roberts Court: 19
- Warren Court: 18
- Burger Court: 16
- Rehnquist Court: 14
- Founding & Early: 9
- New Deal & Postwar: 6
- Taney Court: 5