United States v. Carolene Products Co., 304 U.S. 144; 58 S. Ct. 778; 82 L. Ed. 123 (1938) Facts—In March 1923 Congress passed the “Filled Milk Act,” which prohibited the shipment in interstate commerce of skimmed milk compounded with any…

Palko v. Connecticut, 302 U.S. 319; 58 S. Ct. 149; 82 L. Ed. 288 (1937) Facts—Palka (the reporter spelled the name incorrectly) was indicted in Connecticut for murder in the first degree. A jury found him guilty of murder in…

Gitlow v. New York, 268 U.S. 652; 45 S. Ct. 625; 69 L. Ed. 1138 (1925) Facts—Benjamin Gitlow, a socialist, was convicted in New York courts for violating the state’s criminal anarchy laws by publishing and circulating pamphlets and leaflets…

Barron v. Baltimore, 7 Peters (32 U.S.) 243; 8 L. Ed. 672 (1833) Facts—The city of Baltimore in paving its streets diverted several streams from their natural course, with the result that they made deposits of sand and gravel near…

Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469, 125 S. Ct. 2655; 162 L. Ed. 2d 439 (2005) Facts—The City of New London, Connecticut, approved a development plan to revitalize its downtown and waterfront areas. It created a private…

Dolan v. City of Tigard, 512 U.S. 374; 114 S. Ct. 2309; 129 L. Ed. 304 (1994) Facts—The city of Tigard, Oregon, conditioned its approval of a building permit to expand a plumbing and electric supply store on Dolan’s willingness…

Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff, 467 U.S. 229; 104 S. Ct. 2321; 81 L. Ed. 2d 186 (1984) Facts—In Hawaii 40 percent of the land was owned by state and national governments, and seventy-two private landowners held title to 47…

Village of Euclid, Ohio, v. Ambler Realty Co., 272 U.S. 365; 47 S. Ct. 114; 71 L. Ed. 303 (1926) Facts—Appellee owned land within Euclid, Ohio. The village of Euclid passed a zoning law restricting the use of land to…

State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Company v. Campbell, 538 U.S. 408 123 S. Ct. 1513; 155 L. Ed. 2d 585 Facts—Curtis Campbell was driving in Cache County, Utah, when Curtis decided to pass six vans. Todd Ospital, approaching from the…

BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore, 517 U.S. 559; 116 S. Ct. 1589; 134 L. Ed. 2d 809 (1996) Facts—Nine months after purchasing a new BMW car for just over $40,000, Dr. Ira Gore Jr. discovered that the car…