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Legal LibraryFederalLandmark cases

Federal landmark cases

Start with the primary Supreme Court record.

Search a case by name, citation, or topic, then open the official U.S. Reports record. These pages are source navigation, not a complete statement of current law.

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Stops and protective frisks

Terry v. Ohio

392 U.S. 1 (1968)

Decided:
June 10, 1968
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Exclusionary rule

Mapp v. Ohio

367 U.S. 643 (1961)

Decided:
June 19, 1961
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Use of force during a seizure

Graham v. Connor

490 U.S. 386 (1989)

Decided:
May 15, 1989
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Deadly force and fleeing suspects

Tennessee v. Garner

471 U.S. 1 (1985)

Decided:
March 27, 1985
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Custodial interrogation

Miranda v. Arizona

384 U.S. 436 (1966)

Decided:
June 13, 1966
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Request for counsel during interrogation

Edwards v. Arizona

451 U.S. 477 (1981)

Decided:
May 18, 1981
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Silence and waiver during interrogation

Berghuis v. Thompkins

560 U.S. 370 (2010)

Decided:
June 1, 2010
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Probable cause and warrants

Illinois v. Gates

462 U.S. 213 (1983)

Decided:
June 8, 1983
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Good-faith exception to exclusion

United States v. Leon

468 U.S. 897 (1984)

Decided:
July 5, 1984
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Probable cause in a vehicle

Maryland v. Pringle

540 U.S. 366 (2003)

Decided:
December 15, 2003
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Traffic stops and objective justification

Whren v. United States

517 U.S. 806 (1996)

Decided:
June 10, 1996
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Orders during traffic stops

Pennsylvania v. Mimms

434 U.S. 106 (1977)

Decided:
December 5, 1977
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Passengers during traffic stops

Maryland v. Wilson

519 U.S. 408 (1997)

Decided:
February 19, 1997
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Vehicle searches after arrest

Arizona v. Gant

556 U.S. 332 (2009)

Decided:
April 21, 2009
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Extending a traffic stop

Rodriguez v. United States

575 U.S. 348 (2015)

Decided:
April 21, 2015
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Digital information on a phone

Riley v. California

573 U.S. 373 (2014)

Decided:
June 25, 2014
Review:
Not exhaustive
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GPS tracking and property-based searches

United States v. Jones

565 U.S. 400 (2012)

Decided:
January 23, 2012
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Historical cell-site location information

Carpenter v. United States

585 U.S. 296 (2018)

Decided:
June 22, 2018
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Prompt probable-cause review after arrest

Gerstein v. Pugh

420 U.S. 103 (1975)

Decided:
February 18, 1975
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Timing of probable-cause review

County of Riverside v. McLaughlin

500 U.S. 44 (1991)

Decided:
May 13, 1991
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Bail and excessive conditions

Stack v. Boyle

342 U.S. 1 (1951)

Decided:
November 5, 1951
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Pretrial detention and due process

United States v. Salerno

481 U.S. 739 (1987)

Decided:
May 26, 1987
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Right to appointed counsel

Gideon v. Wainwright

372 U.S. 335 (1963)

Decided:
March 18, 1963
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Right to counsel after formal proceedings begin

Massiah v. United States

377 U.S. 201 (1964)

Decided:
May 18, 1964
Review:
Not exhaustive
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Due process in juvenile proceedings

In re Gault

387 U.S. 1 (1967)

Decided:
May 15, 1967
Review:
Not exhaustive
View record Official source

Source boundary: InmateLink stores case metadata and links to official records. Current-treatment review is intentionally not exhaustive; later decisions and state law can refine how a doctrine applies.