| Case name |
Citation |
Summary |
| United States v. United Mine Workers |
1947 |
injunction against a strike action |
| U.S. Public Workers v. Mitchell |
1947 |
Hatch Act of 1940 |
| Everson v. Board of Education |
1947 |
First Amendment, establishment of religion |
| Hickman v. Taylor |
1947 |
work-product doctrine |
| United States v. Carmack |
1946 |
land held by a local government is still subject to eminent domain by the federal government |
| Anderson v. Mt. Clemens Pottery Co. |
1946 |
Preliminary work activities are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act |
| Pinkerton v. United States |
1946 |
the doctrine of conspiracy, Pinkerton Liability |
| Colegrove v. Green |
1946 |
federal courts had no power to become involved in state legislative apportionment—later overruled by Baker v. Carr |
| Securities and Exchange Commission v. W. J. Howey Co. |
1946 |
definition of "investment contract" under the Securities Act of 1933 |
| United States v. Causby |
1946 |
the ancient common law doctrine of ad coelum has no legal effect "in the modern world." |
| Girouard v. United States |
1946 |
pacifism is not a reason to deny an immigrant citizenship. Overturned United States v. Schwimmer (1929). |
| Lavender v. Kurn |
1946 |
sufficiency of evidence to send a case to a jury |
| Commissioner v. Wilcox |
1946 |
embezzled funds not considered taxable income, later overruled by James v. United States |
| Duncan v. Kahanamoku |
1946 |
constitutionality of military tribunals under the Hawaiian Organic Act |
| Estep v. United States |
1946 |
judicial review of draft board determinations |
| Tucker v. Texas |
1946 |
Local ordinance prohibiting distribution of religious literature violated Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment |
| Marsh v. Alabama |
1946 |
First and Fourteenth Amendments still applicable against a company town |
| Commissioner v. Flowers |
1946 |
tax deduction for travel expenses under the Internal Revenue Code |
| International Shoe Co. v. Washington |
1945 |
personal jurisdiction of states over corporations in other states |
| Guaranty Trust Co. v. York |
1945 |
Interpretation of the Erie Doctrine |