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  Florida Star v. B.J.F. The 1989 Supreme Court case of Florida Star v. B.J.F. had its origins in a 1983 robbery and rape which occurred in Duval County, Florida. In October of that year, a woman reported this incident to the sheriff's office, which was then summarized in a report which used the full name of B.J.F. This report was then placed in the pressroo..

  Foucha v. Louisiana   How dangerous does a person need to be in order for the government to keep them in a mental healthcare facility instead of letting them go free after being declared not guilty by reason of insanity?  That's the question the Supreme Court had to look at in the case of Foucha v. Louisiana.  In this case, a criminal de..

  Frisby v. Schultz: The Background The case of Frisby v. Schultz deals with Robert Braun and Sandra Schults—two staunch pro-life supporters who gathered like-minded citizens together to protest in front of the residence of a local doctor who performed abortions.   In response to the protesting efforts, the city of Brookfield, Wisconsin passed..

  Garrity v. New Jersey: Background In June of 1961, The New Jersey State Supreme Court directed the state’s Attorney General to investigate substantial evidence and reports that pointed to “ticket fixing” in the towns of Bellmar and Barrington. Following investigation, six employees were targeted as suspicious threats. Three of these employees..

  Georgia v. McCollum: The Background Georgia v. McCollum was a landmark case in which the United States Supreme Court held that criminal defendants may not make peremptory challenges solely based on the individual’s race. The case of Georgia v. McCollum was heard before the United States Supreme Court on February 26th of 1992 and decided on June 18th of t..

Georgia v. Stanton: The Background Georgia v. Stanton is a landmark decision in which the United States Supreme court held that the American court system does not hold jurisdiction over political questions of enforcement of the Reconstruction Acts against the South. The case of Georgia v. Stanton began when the state of Georgia filed a suit against the Secretary of W..

  Glenn v. Brumby   The first appeals case to rule in favor of a government employee alleging discrimination on the basis of being transgendered, Glenn v. Brumby was a historic victory for LGBT rights in 2011.  Started after a transgendered woman was fired from her job because of her decision to begin a sex transition, the plaintiff's attorneys..

  Gomillion v. Lightfoot Gomillion v. Lightfoot was an important 1960 Supreme Court verdict concerning the rights of African-Americans to vote in elections. The case had its origins in a 1957 piece of legislation passed by the Legislature of Alabama, known as Local Act No. 140. This act changed the boundaries of the city of Tuskegee from a four-sided figure to a..

Gonzales v. Raich: The BackgroundIn 2002, the United States Federal Government entered the property of Angel Raich and repossessed the woman’s medicinal marijuana. The Government entered Raich’s property through the Drug Enforcement Agency—agents of the DEA stormed Raich’s property to seize his illegal drugs. The one problem with the Drug Enforcement Agency’s efforts;..

  The Terri Shiavo Case   Schiavo collapsed in her home in 1990 and received massive brain damage after her heart stopped and oxygen was cut off to her brain.  Numerous doctors argued that Schiavo was in a vegetative state with no hopes of recovery, and there was conflict inside Schiavo’s family.  Her husband, Michael Schiavo, petitioned..

  Gregory Lee Johnson Gregory Lee Johnson was the central instigating figure behind the important 1989 Supreme Court case Texas v. Johnson, which established that the First Amendment protected the right to burn the flag.   The case had its origins in a 1984 protest held during the Republican National Convention, which was being held that year in Dal..

  Grove City College v. Bell: The Background Grove City College is a private, co-educational liberal arts school. In the early 1980’s Grove City College sought to preserve its institutional autonomy by perpetually refusing state and federal assistance. Grove City College; however, did enroll a number of students receiving Basic Educational Opportunity Gran..

  Gul Mohammed Gul Mohammed is one of the detainees held at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on whose behalf a petition for writ of habeas corpus was filed in the Washington D.C. court system in 2006. As of that year, Gul Mohammed was a citizen of Afghanistan who had been held in custody at that location. The petition in question was filed in the case of Ghulam Mo..

  Hague v. Committee for Industrial Organization   How much are municipal governments allowed to restrict their citizens' right to peaceably assemble on public streets and in public buildings?  That's the question that the Supreme Court answered in Hague v. Committee For Industrial Organization, a 1939 ruling that was made in response to ordi..

Hamilton Jordan Asbestos CaseWho is Hamilton Jordan?Born on September 21st of 1944, William Hamilton Jordan served as the Chief of Staff to United States President Jimmy Carter. Jordan was born in Charlotte, North Carolina but spent the majority of his childhood in Albany, Georgia. Hamilton attended the University of Georgia and graduated with a degree in Political Science..