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| Case name | Citation | Summary |
| Michigan v. Jackson | 1986 | suspect confessions and the Sixth Amendment right to counsel |
| Goldman v. Weinberger | 1986 | religious headwear for military personnel under the Establishment Clause |
| Nix v. Whiteside | 1986 | presentation of perjured testimony at a criminal trial; Sixth Amendment right to counsel |
| Vasquez v. Hillery | 1986 | race discrimination in selecting grand juries |
| Heath v. Alabama | 1985 | the double jeopardy clause of the Fifth Amendment does not prevent one state from trying and punishing someone for an act for which he has already been convicted and sentenced by another state |
| United States v. Montoya de Hernandez | 1985 | constitutionality of body cavity searches at the border under the Fourth Amendment |
| City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc. | 1985 | equal protection for the mentally disabled |
| Aguilar v. Felton | 1985 | using federal funds to pay teachers in parochial schools under the Establishment Clause |
| Dowling v. United States | 1985 | copyright infringement as theft |
| Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc. | 1985 | First Amendment, libel in credit reporting |
| Aspen Skiing Co. v. Aspen Highlands Skiing Corp. | 1985 | antitrust and alteration of marketing cooperation agreement |
| Mitchell v. Forsyth | 1985 | civil liability for conducting warrantless wiretaps |
| Brockett v. Spokane Arcades, Inc. | 1985 | regulation of adult bookstores |
| McDonald v. Smith | 1985 | Petition Clause of First Amendment does not provide absolute immunity to charges of defamation |
| Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institute at Walpole v. Hill | 1985 | prison disciplinary decisions to revoke good-time credits must be supported by "some evidence" |
| Wallace v. Jaffree | 1985 | Court: United States Court of Appeals school sponsorship of voluntary religious observances |
| Harper & Row v. Nation Enterprises | 1985 | fair use of copyrighted material |
| Burger King v. Rudzewicz | 1985 | personal jurisdiction, "purposeful availment" |
| Tennessee v. Garner | 1985 | Restriction on the use of deadly force as part of the Fleeing felon rule. |
| Heckler v. Chaney | 1985 | forcing the Food and Drug Administration to determine whether it is legal to use certain drugs for lethal injection |