Judicial Archive documents significant court decisions, procedural rulings, and judicial doctrines that shape how legal authority is exercised and applied. Entries focus on the structure, reasoning, and institutional role of judicial determinations within the legal system. Educational-only reference material.
- Marbury v. Madison (1803) — Judicial Authority to Define Constitutional Meaning
- Chisholm v. Georgia (1793) — Federal Judicial Power Over the States
- Norton v. Shelby County (1886) — Void Acts and the Absence of Lawful Authority
- South Dakota v. Dole (1987) — Conditional Spending as a Tool of Federal Influence
- NFIB v. Sebelius (2012) — Recharacterization of Mandates as Taxing Authority
- Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council (1984) — Judicial Deference to Administrative Interpretive Authority
- Auer v. Robbins (1997) — Deference to Agency Regulations
- United States v. Mead Corp. (2001) — Conditions on Administrative Interpretive Deference
- CFTC v. Schor (1986) — Agency Adjudication and the Blurring of Judicial Power
- Thomas v. Union Carbide Agricultural Products Co. (1985) — Private Rights Adjudication Outside Article III Courts
- Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. (1982) — Limits on Congressional Creation of Non-Article III Courts
- INS v. Chadha (1983) — Limits on Congressional Oversight of Administrative Power
- Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (2010) — Presidential Control Over Independent Administrative Bodies
- Heckler v. Chaney (1985) — Agency Discretion Beyond Judicial Review
- Califano v. Sanders (1977) — Judicial Limits on Reviewing Administrative Decisions
- Bowen v. Michigan Academy of Family Physicians (1986) — Limits on Administrative Review
- Ex parte Young (1908) — Judicial Bypass of State Sovereign Immunity
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman (1981) — Limits on Federal Judicial Control of State Institutions
- Lane County v. Oregon (1868) — State Authority in Tax Collection
- Paul v. Virginia (1869) — State Control Over Corporate Recognition and Commerce
- Miranda v. Arizona (1966) — State Authority and Custodial Interrogation Limits
- Mapp v. Ohio (1961) — Constitutional Constraints on State Evidence Practices
- Hurtado v. California (1884) — State Control Over Criminal Procedure
- Title Bell v. Burson (1971) — Due Process Constraints on State Licensing Authority
- Mathews v. Eldridge (1976) — Balancing Individual Interests Against Administrative Efficiency
- United States v. Bajakajian (1998) — Limits on Governmental Forfeiture Power
- United States v. Tweel (1977) — Government Deception and the Limits of Consent
- The Slaughter-House Cases (1873) — Narrowing of Privileges and Immunities Protection
- Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886) — Equal Protection and Arbitrary Enforcement
- United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) — Birthright Citizenship and National Authority