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Episode 18 — December 30, 2025 Lawrence v. Texas (2003) Full case summary: https://www.findcourtcases.com/summaries/united-states-supreme-court/lawrence-v-texas-2003-1038mc/   Today’s brief covers Lawrence v. Texas (2003)—the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that recognized a constitutional liberty for adults to engage in private, consensual intimate conduct without government intrusion. In th...

Episode 17 — December 29, 2025 Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Full case summary: https://www.findcourtcases.com/summaries/united-states-supreme-court/plessy-v-ferguson-1896-46pxn8/   Today’s brief covers Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)—the U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld racial segregation under the doctrine of “separate but equal” and shaped American law for more than half a century. In this episode...

Episode 16 — December 28, 2025 Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) Full case summary: https://www.findcourtcases.com/summaries/united-states-supreme-court/gideon-v-wainwright-1963-46ghuu/   Today’s brief covers Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)—the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that guaranteed the right to a lawyer for people who can’t afford one in state felony criminal cases. In this episode, we break...

Episode 15 — December 27, 2025 New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964) Full case summary: https://www.findcourtcases.com/summaries/united-states-supreme-court/new-york-times-company-v-sullivan-1964-46m0c5/   Today’s brief covers New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964)—the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that reshaped defamation law and gave the press broad constitutional protection when criticizi...

Episode 14 — December 26, 2025 Loving v. Virginia (1967) Full case summary: https://www.findcourtcases.com/summaries/united-states-supreme-court/loving-v-virginia-1967-2lgwm9/   Today’s brief covers Loving v. Virginia (1967)—the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down laws banning interracial marriage and affirmed marriage as a fundamental constitutional right. In this episode, we br...

Episode 13 — December 25, 2025 New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) Full case summary: https://www.findcourtcases.com/summaries/united-states-supreme-court/new-york-times-company-v-united-states-1971-2laj9z/   Today’s brief covers New York Times Co. v. United States (1971)—the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that slammed the door on the government’s attempt to stop the press from publis...

Episode 12 — December 24, 2025 Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969) Full case summary: https://www.findcourtcases.com/summaries/united-states-supreme-court/tinker-v-des-moines-independent-community-school-district-1969-2ljuuc/   Today’s brief covers Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District (1969)—the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that defined t...

Episode 11 — December 23, 2025 Texas v. Johnson (1989) Full case summary: https://www.findcourtcases.com/summaries/united-states-supreme-court/texas-v-johnson-1989-10ci8j/   Today’s brief covers Texas v. Johnson (1989)—the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that burning the American flag in protest is protected speech under the First Amendment. In this episode, we break down how a politi...

Episode 10 — December 22, 2025 Marbury v. Madison (1803) Full case summary: https://www.findcourtcases.com/summaries/united-states-supreme-court/marbury-v-madison-1803-7tubke/   Today’s brief covers Marbury v. Madison (1803)—the foundational U.S. Supreme Court decision that established judicial review and defined the judiciary’s role as the final interpreter of the Constitution. In this episode, w...

Episode 9 — December 21, 2025 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010) Full case summary: https://www.findcourtcases.com/summaries/united-states-supreme-court/citizens-united-v-federal-election-commission-2010-t9snhq/   Today’s brief covers Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2010)—the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that transformed modern campaign finance by holding...

Episode 8 — December 20, 2025 Bush v. Gore (2000) Full case summary: https://www.findcourtcases.com/summaries/united-states-supreme-court/bush-v-gore-2000-107wkd/   Today’s brief covers Bush v. Gore (2000)—the extraordinary U.S. Supreme Court decision that brought the contested 2000 presidential election to an abrupt close and defined constitutional limits on how votes may be counted. In this epis...

Episode 7 — December 19, 2025 United States v. Nixon (1974) Full case summary: https://www.findcourtcases.com/summaries/united-states-supreme-court/united-states-v-nixon-1974-t5rwbg/   Today’s brief covers United States v. Nixon (1974)—the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that tested the limits of presidential power and made clear that no one, not even the President, is above the law. In this...

Episode 6 — December 18, 2025 Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Full case summary: https://www.findcourtcases.com/summaries/united-states-supreme-court/brown-v-board-of-education-1954-ta1zds/   Today’s brief covers Brown v. Board of Education (1954)—the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended racial segregation in public schools and transformed the meaning of equality under the Constituti...

Episode 5 — December 17, 2025 Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) Full case summary: https://www.findcourtcases.com/summaries/united-states-supreme-court/obergefell-v-hodges-2015-t8q99v/   Today’s brief covers Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)—the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that guaranteed same-sex couples the constitutional right to marry nationwide. In this episode, we break down how challenges from...

Episode 4 — December 16, 2025 Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022) Full case summary: https://www.findcourtcases.com/summaries/united-states-supreme-court/dobbs-v-jackson-women-s-health-organization-2022-t8nm3e/ Today’s brief covers Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022) —the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and fundamentally changed how abort...

Episode 3 — December 15, 2025 Roe v. Wade (1973) Full case summary: https://www.findcourtcases.com/summaries/united-states-supreme-court/roe-v-wade-1973-2ljihy/ Today’s brief covers Roe v. Wade (1973) —the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that reshaped abortion law and recognized a constitutional right to privacy in decisions about pregnancy. In this episode, we break down how a challenge to T...

Episode 2 — December 14, 2025 Miranda v. Arizona (1966) Full case summary: https://www.findcourtcases.com/summaries/united-states-supreme-court/miranda-v-arizona-1966-2lbouv/   Today’s brief covers Miranda v. Arizona (1966) —the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that transformed police interrogations and established the now-famous Miranda rights. In this episode, we break down what happened whe...

Episode 1 — December 13, 2025 Trump v. Hawaii (2018) Full case summary: https://www.findcourtcases.com/summaries/united-states-supreme-court/trump-v-hawaii-2018-t8jdqp/ Welcome to the very first episode of The Daily Brief . Today’s brief covers Trump v. Hawaii (2018) —the U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld President Trump’s travel proclamation and clarified how much power the President has to...