Judith L. Holdsworth
Lecturer
English Legal Terminology
Case Studies
| Topic | Case |
| Basic elements of a valid contract | Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. [1893] 1 QB
256; Court of Appeal, 1892 Dec. 6, 7 Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Consumer contracts - USA | Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Company, 121
U.S. App. D.C. 315; 350 F.2d 445 (1965) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Retention of title in sales | Usinor Industeel v. Leeco Steel., Inc., 209 F.
Supp. 2d 880 (2202) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Letter of credit | Voest-Alpine Trading USA Corp., v. Bank of China,
288 F.3d 262 (2002) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| The tort of negligence | Donoghue v. Stevenson [1932] Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Punitive damages | BMW of North America v. Gore, 517 U.S. 559
(1995) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Punitive damages | State Farm v. Campbell, 123 S. Ct. 1513 (2003) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Parliamentary sovereignty | Dr. Bonham's Case, 8 Co. Rep. 107a, 114a C.P.
(1610) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Judicial review | Marbury v. Madison, 3 U.S. 137; 1 Cranch 137 (1803) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Article III territory judges on appellate court panels | Nguyen v. United States, 123 S. Ct. 2130 (2003) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| U.S. elections | Bush v. Gore, 531 U.S. 98 (2000) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Presidential immunity | Clinton v Jones, 520 U.S. 681 (1997) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| State sovereignty & central bank | McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. 316; 4 Wheat. 316
(1819) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Civil rights & interstate commerce | Katzenbach v. McClung, 379 U.S. 294 (1964) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| State autonomy | South Central Bell Telephone co. v. Alabama, 526
U.S. 160 (1999) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Age discrimination | Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents, 528 U.S. 62
(2000) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| State immunity & Federal family leave law | Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs,
123 S. Ct. 1972 (2003) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Sovereign immunity of Native American tribes | Inyo County v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians, 123 S.
Ct. 1887 (2003) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Free speech & cross burning | Virginia v. Black,123 S. Ct. 1536 (2003) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| State anti-sodomy laws | Lawrence v. Texas, 123 S. Ct. 2472 (2003) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Right to legal counsel | Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Ineffective legal counsel | Massaro v. United States, 123 S. Ct. 1690 (2003) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Privilege against self-incrimination | Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Double jeopardy | United States v. Lanza, 260 U.S. 377 (1922) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Capital punishment - cruel and unusual | Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Capital punishment - only juries can decide | Ring v. Arizona, 536 U.S. 584 (2002) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Capital punishment - not for the mentally retarded | Atkins v. Virginia, 536 U.S. 304 (2002) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Anti-terrorism & Effective Death Penalty Act | Woodford v. Garceau, 538 U.S. 202 (2003) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| Jurisdiction for detainees held at Guantanamo Bay | Al Odah v. United States, 321 F.3d 1134 (2003) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| U.S. Patriot Act | Muslim Community of Ann Arbor v. John Ashcroft, Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |
| International civil procedure | Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale v United States
District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, 482 U.S. 522 (1987) Full text (pdf) Condensed version (pdf) |