Free Case Brief Library
Welcome to our comprehensive free case brief library featuring 300+ of the most important 1L and bar-tested cases in American law. Each case brief follows proper law school format with detailed analysis of facts, issues, holdings, rules, and reasoning. These carefully curated case briefs cover essential landmark decisions that every law student must master, organized by subject area for efficient study and review. Whether you're preparing for class, studying for exams, or reviewing for the bar, our case brief collection provides the foundational knowledge you need to succeed in law school and legal practice.
Contracts
Alaska Packers v. Domenico
Complete Alaska Packers v.
Allegheny College v. National Chautauqua Bank
Allegheny College v.
Austin Instrument, Inc. v. Loral Corp.
Key contracts case
Austin v. Burge
Key contracts case
Bailey v. West
Key contracts case
Batsakis v. Demotsis
Complete Batsakis v.
Beachcomber Coins, Inc. v. Boskett
Key contracts case
Boone v. Coe
Key contracts case
Britton v. Turner
Key contracts case
Brown Machine, Inc. v. Hercules, Inc.
Key contracts case
Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz
Key contracts case
Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co.
Key contracts case
City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co.
Key contracts case
Crabtree v. Elizabeth Arden Sales Corp.
Key contracts case
Drennan v. Star Paving
Key contracts case
Embry v. Hargadine
Key contracts case
Gay Jenson Farms Co. v. Cargill, Inc.
Key contracts case
Hadley v. Baxendale
Key contracts case
Hamer v. Sidway
Key contracts case
Hawkins v. McGee
Key contracts case
Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.
Key contracts case
Hill v. Gateway 2000
Key contracts case
Hochster v. De La Tour
Key contracts case
Hoffman v. Red Owl Stores, Inc.
Key contracts case
Howard v. Federal Crop Insurance Corp.
Key contracts case
Industrial America, Inc. v. Fulton Industries, Inc.
Key contracts case
Jacob & Youngs v. Kent
Complete Jacob & Youngs v.
James Baird Co. v. Gimbel Bros.
Key contracts case
Lefkowitz v. Great Minneapolis Surplus Store
Key contracts case
Leonard v. PepsiCo
Key contracts case
Lochner v. New York
Key contracts case
Locke v. Warner Bros., Inc.
Key contracts case
Lonergan v. Scolnick
Key contracts case
Lucy v. Zehmer
Key contracts case
MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co. Case Brief | Product Liability Law
Comprehensive case brief of MacPherson v.
Mills v. Wyman
Key contracts case
Mineral Park Land Co. v. Howard
Key contracts case
Neri v. Retail Marine Corp.
Key contracts case
NIPSCO v. Carbon County Coal
Key contracts case
Nursing Care Services, Inc. v. Dobos
Key contracts case
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. v. Oppenheim, Appel, Dixon & Co.
Key contracts case
Raffles v. Wichelhaus
Key contracts case
SEC v. W. J. Howey Co.
Key contracts case
Sherwood v. Walker
Complete Sherwood v.
Sullivan v. O\'Connor
Complete Sullivan v.
Taylor v. Caldwell
Key contracts case
Transatlantic Financing Corp. v. United States
Key contracts case
United States v. Winstar Corp.
Key contracts case
Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Co.
Complete Williams v.
Wood v. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon
Key contracts case
Torts
Addis v. Grammer
Key torts case
Anns v. Merton London Borough Council Case Brief | Two-Stage Test for Duty of Care
Comprehensive case brief of Anns v.
Baker v. Fenneman & Brown Properties, LLC
Key torts case
Barker v. Kallash
Key torts case
Barker v. Lull Engineering Co., Inc.
Key torts case
Behrens v. Bertram Mills Circus Ltd
Key torts case
Berger v. Shapiro
Key torts case
Blyth v. Birmingham Waterworks Co.
Key torts case
Bolton v. Stone
Key torts case
Boomer v. Atlantic Cement
Key torts case
Cambridge Water Co Ltd v Eastern Counties Leather plc
Examining House of Lords held that foreseeability of damage is a prerequisite for liability in private nuisance and under Rylands v Fletcher, defeating a water supplier’s claim for solvent contamination from a tannery.
Caparo Industries v. Dickman Case Brief | Three-Stage Test for Duty of Care
Comprehensive case brief of Caparo Industries v.
Donoghue v. Stevenson Case Brief | Neighbor Principle & Duty of Care
Comprehensive case brief of Donoghue v.
Enright v. Eli Lilly & Co.
Key torts case
Farwell v. Keaton
Key torts case
Feres v. United States
Key torts case
Garratt v. Dailey
Key torts case
Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co.
Key torts case
Heaven v. Pender
Key torts case
Herman v. Wesgate
Key torts case
Kelly v. Gwinnell
Key torts case
Kremen v. Cohen
Key torts case
Lubitz v. Wells
Key torts case
Manning v. Grimsley
Key torts case
Moore v. Regents of the University of California
Key torts case
Murphy v. Brentwood District Council Case Brief | Overruling Anns & Economic Loss
Comprehensive case brief of Murphy v.
O'Brien v. Cunard Steamship Co.
Key torts case
Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad
Complete Palsgraf v.
Ploof v. Putnam
Key torts case
Rowland v. Christian
Key torts case
Rowley v. City of Los Angeles
Key torts case
Rylands v. Fletcher (U.S. Strict Liability Context)
Key torts case
Simpson v. Calivas
Key torts case
Soule v. General Motors Corp.
Key torts case
Spano v. Perini Corp.
Key torts case
Tarleton v. M'Gawley
Key torts case
Ultramares Corp. v. Touche Case Brief | Professional Negligence & Third Party Liability
Comprehensive case brief of Ultramares Corp.
Vaughan v. Menlove
Key torts case
Vincent v. Lake Erie Transportation
Key torts case
Weirum v. RKO General, Inc.
Key torts case
White v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Key torts case
Property
Armory v. Delamirie
Key property case
Baker v. Weedon
Key property case
Clarification needed: Which 'State v. Brown'?
Key property case
Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill
Key property case
Dolan v. City of Tigard Case Brief | Rough Proportionality Test
Comprehensive case brief of Dolan v.
Hadacheck v. Sebastian
Key property case
Harper v. Paradise (clarification needed)
Key property case
Harvey v. Harvey
Key property case
Hinman v. Pacific Air Transport
Key property case
Jacque v. Steenberg Homes, Inc.
Key property case
Johnson v. Cowell
Key property case
Johnson v. M\'Intosh
Key property case
Keeble v. Hickeringill
Key property case
Kelo v. City of New London Case Brief | Eminent Domain & Public Use
Comprehensive case brief of Kelo v.
Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp.
Key property case
Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council Case Brief | Regulatory Takings
Comprehensive case brief of Lucas v.
Nollan v. California Coastal Commission Case Brief | Conditional Takings
Comprehensive case brief of Nollan v.
Penn Central Transportation v. New York City Case Brief | Regulatory Takings Test
Comprehensive case brief of Penn Central Transportation v.
Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon
Key property case
People v. Jaffe
Key property case
Pierson v. Post
Key property case
Popov v. Hayashi
Key property case
Shapira v. Union National Bank
Key property case
State v. Shack
Key property case
United States v. Causby
Key property case
Van Valkenburgh v. Lutz
Key property case
Warsaw v. Chicago Metallic Ceilings, Inc.
Key property case
White v. Samsung Electronics
Key property case
Willard v. First Church of Christ, Scientist, Pacifica
Key property case
Criminal Law
Arizona v. Gant
Key criminal law case
Batson v. Kentucky
Key criminal law case
Bruton v. United States
Key criminal law case
Colorado v. Connelly
Key criminal law case
Commonwealth v. Malone
Key criminal law case
Crawford v. Washington
Key criminal law case
Davis v. United States
Key criminal law case
Florida v. Jardines
Key criminal law case
Hudson v. Michigan
Key criminal law case
Maryland v. Shatzer
Key criminal law case
Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts
Key criminal law case
Midgett v. State
Key criminal law case
North Carolina v. Butler
Key criminal law case
Ohio v. Roberts
Key criminal law case
People v. Acosta
Key criminal law case
People v. Conley
Key criminal law case
People v. Eulo
Key criminal law case
People v. Goetz
Key criminal law case
People v. Rizzo
Key criminal law case
People v. Russell
Key criminal law case
Regina v. Cunningham
Key criminal law case
Regina v. Faulkner
Key criminal law case
Regina v. Prince
Key criminal law case
State v. Guthrie
Key criminal law case
State v. Norman
Key criminal law case
Terry v. Ohio
Key criminal law case
United States v. Balint
Key criminal law case
United States v. Jackson
Key criminal law case
United States v. Jewell
Key criminal law case
United States v. Wade
Key criminal law case
Williams v. Illinois
Key criminal law case
Civil Procedure
Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor
Key civil procedure case
Ashcroft v. Iqbal
Key civil procedure case
Atlantic Marine Construction Co., Inc. v. U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Key civil procedure case
Barsotti v. Barsotti
Key civil procedure case
Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly
Key civil procedure case
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court
Key civil procedure case
Celotex Corp. v. Catrett
Key civil procedure case
Clarification needed
Examining Multiple cases titled Commonwealth v.
Conley v. Gibson
Key civil procedure case
Daimler AG v. Bauman
Key civil procedure case
Erie Railroad v. Tompkins
Key civil procedure case
Gonzalez v. Thaler
Key civil procedure case
Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S.A. v. Brown
Key civil procedure case
Hanson v. Denckla
Key civil procedure case
Hertz Corp. v. Friend
Key civil procedure case
International Shoe v. Washington
Key civil procedure case
Miranda v. Arizona (1966) - Case Brief | CaseBriefly
Key civil procedure case
Pennoyer v. Neff
Key civil procedure case
Peralta v. Heights Medical Center, Inc.
Key civil procedure case
Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Shutts
Key civil procedure case
Piper Aircraft Co. v. Reyno
Key civil procedure case
Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency
Key civil procedure case
Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P.A. v. Allstate Insurance Co.
Key civil procedure case
Taylor v. Sturgell
Key civil procedure case
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes
Key civil procedure case
Walker v. Armco Steel Corp.
Key civil procedure case
World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson
Key civil procedure case
Zubulake v. UBS Warburg (I–V)
Key civil procedure case
Constitutional Law
Atwater v. City of Lago Vista
Key constitutional law case
Birchfield v. North Dakota
Key constitutional law case
Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Key constitutional law case
Bowers v. Hardwick
Key constitutional law case
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Key constitutional law case
Bush v. Gore
Key constitutional law case
California v. Acevedo
Key constitutional law case
Carpenter v. United States
Key constitutional law case
Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire
Key constitutional law case
District of Columbia v. Heller
Key constitutional law case
Employment Division v. Smith
Key constitutional law case
Fernandez v. California
Key constitutional law case
Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc.
Key constitutional law case
Georgia v. Randolph
Key constitutional law case
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) - Case Brief | CaseBriefly
Key constitutional law case
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) - Case Brief | CaseBriefly
Key constitutional law case
Goldman v. Weinberger
Key constitutional law case
Graham v. Connor
Key constitutional law case
Gratz v. Bollinger
Key constitutional law case
Grutter v. Bollinger
Key constitutional law case
Harlow v. Fitzgerald
Key constitutional law case
Hodel v. Irving
Key constitutional law case
Illinois v. Gates
Key constitutional law case
Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Chadha
Key constitutional law case
In re Winship
Examining The Supreme Court held that the Due Process Clause requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt of every element in juvenile delinquency proceedings based on criminal conduct.
Katz v. United States
Key constitutional law case
Korematsu v. United States
Complete Korematsu v.
Lawrence v. Texas
Complete Lawrence v.
Loving v. Virginia
Key constitutional law case
Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife
Key constitutional law case
Marbury v. Madison
Key constitutional law case
Maryland v. King
Key constitutional law case
Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
Key constitutional law case
Mathews v. Eldridge
Key constitutional law case
McCulloch v. Maryland
Key constitutional law case
McDonald v. City of Chicago
Key constitutional law case
Michael H. v. Gerald D.
Key constitutional law case
Minnesota v. Olson
Key constitutional law case
Moore v. City of East Cleveland
Key constitutional law case
Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.
Key constitutional law case
National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius
Key constitutional law case
New Jersey v. T.L.O.
Key constitutional law case
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964) - Case Brief | CaseBriefly
Key constitutional law case
New York v. United States
Key constitutional law case
Obergefell v. Hodges
Key constitutional law case
Oregon v. Mathiason
Key constitutional law case
Palmore v. Sidoti
Key constitutional law case
Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1
Key constitutional law case
Payton v. New York
Key constitutional law case
Plessy v. Ferguson
Key constitutional law case
Printz v. United States
Key constitutional law case
Reed v. Town of Gilbert
Key constitutional law case
Riley v. California
Key constitutional law case
Rock v. Arkansas
Key constitutional law case
Roe v. Wade
Key constitutional law case
Rucho v. Common Cause
Key constitutional law case
Safford Unified School District No. 1 v. Redding
Key constitutional law case
Santosky v. Kramer
Key constitutional law case
Schmerber v. California
Key constitutional law case
Shaw v. Reno
Key constitutional law case
Shelby County v. Holder
Key constitutional law case
Shelley v. Kraemer
Key constitutional law case
Slaughter-House Cases
Examining The Supreme Court upheld a Louisiana slaughterhouse monopoly and narrowly construed the Fourteenth Amendment's Privileges or Immunities Clause to protect only rights of national citizenship.
South Dakota v. Dole
Key constitutional law case
Southern Pacific Co. v. Jensen
Key constitutional law case
Steagald v. United States
Key constitutional law case
Tennessee v. Garner
Key constitutional law case
Troxel v. Granville
Key constitutional law case
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC (Turner I & Turner II)
Key constitutional law case
United States v. Jones
Key constitutional law case
United States v. Lopez
Key constitutional law case
United States v. O'Brien
Key constitutional law case
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
Key constitutional law case
Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co.
Key constitutional law case
Whren v. United States
Key constitutional law case
Wickard v. Filburn (1942) - Case Brief | CaseBriefly
Key constitutional law case
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer (1952) - Case Brief | CaseBriefly
Key constitutional law case
Evidence
Bourjaily v. United States
Key evidence case
Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Key evidence case
Frye v. United States
Key evidence case
Huddleston v. United States
Key evidence case
Jaffee v. Redmond
Key evidence case
Kumho Tire Co., Ltd. v. Carmichael
Key evidence case
Old Chief v. United States
Key evidence case
Shepard v. United States
Key evidence case
Tome v. United States
Key evidence case
United States v. Abel
Key evidence case
Administrative Law
Auer v. Robbins
Key administrative law case
Bowen v. Georgetown University Hospital
Key administrative law case
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
Key administrative law case
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. Volpe
Key administrative law case
FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
Key administrative law case
FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
Key administrative law case
Heckler v. Campbell
Key administrative law case
Heckler v. Chaney
Key administrative law case
Kisor v. Wilkie
Key administrative law case
Michigan v. Environmental Protection Agency
Key administrative law case
Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association v. State Farm
Key administrative law case
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Costle
Key administrative law case
Perez v. Mortgage Bankers Association
Key administrative law case
Skidmore v. Swift & Co.
Key administrative law case
Universal Camera Corp. v. NLRB
Key administrative law case
Whitman v. American Trucking Associations, Inc.
Key administrative law case
Corporate Law
DeWitt Truck Brokers, Inc. v. W. Ray Flemming Fruit Co.
Key corporate law case
Dodge v. Ford Motor Co.
Key corporate law case
Donahue v. Rodd Electrotype Co. of New England, Inc.
Key corporate law case
Francis v. United Jersey Bank
Key corporate law case
In re Caremark International Inc. Derivative Litigation
Key corporate law case
In re Walt Disney Co. Derivative Litigation
Key corporate law case
Marx v. Akers
Key corporate law case
Revlon, Inc. v. MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc.
Key corporate law case
Shlensky v. Wrigley
Key corporate law case
Smith v. Van Gorkom (Trans Union)
Key corporate law case
Stone v. Ritter
Key corporate law case
Walkovszky v. Carlton
Key corporate law case
Zahn v. Transamerica Corp.
Key corporate law case
Zapata Corp. v. Maldonado
Key corporate law case
Other
Basic Inc. v. Levinson
Key other case
Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth
Key other case
Clarification needed: Which United States v. Clarke?
Key other case
Davis v. Davis
Key other case
Dirks v. SEC
Key other case
EPA v. EME Homer City Generation, L.P.
Key other case
Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis
Key other case
Escott v. BarChris Construction Corp.
Key other case
Faragher v. City of Boca Raton
Key other case
Gorton v. Doty
Key other case
Griggs v. Duke Power Co.
Key other case
Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States (1964) - Case Brief | CaseBriefly
Key other case
Hedley Byrne v. Heller Case Brief | Negligent Misstatement & Economic Loss
Comprehensive case brief of Hedley Byrne v.
Hoddeson v. Koos Bros.
Key other case
In re Estate of Duke
Examining California Supreme Court adopted the modern rule permitting reformation of an unambiguous will to correct a mistake upon clear and convincing evidence of the testator’s actual intent.
Mahoney v. Grainger
Key other case
Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency
Key other case
McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green
Key other case
Meinhard v. Salmon
Key other case
Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson
Key other case
NLRB v. J. Weingarten, Inc.
Key other case
O'Neill v. O'Neill
Key other case
Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
Key other case
Reading v. Regem (also reported as Reading v. Attorney-General)
Key other case
Ricci v. DeStefano
Key other case
Riggs v. Palmer
Key other case
Santa Fe Industries, Inc. v. Green
Key other case
Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill
Key other case
United States v. O'Hagan
Key other case
Winters v. United States Case Brief | Reserved Water Rights Doctrine
Comprehensive case brief of Winters v.