Topic Case Libraries
Curated case lists for every major legal topic. Use these hubs to focus your study on the most frequently-tested cases.
Negligence
Cases establishing and refining the elements of negligence: duty, breach, causation, and damages.
Due Process
Cases defining the scope of procedural and substantive due process under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments.
Personal Jurisdiction
Cases defining when courts have power over parties, including minimum contacts and purposeful availment.
Free Speech
First Amendment cases establishing the boundaries of protected expression.
Products Liability
Cases on manufacturer and seller liability for defective products.
Contract Formation
Cases on offer, acceptance, and the requirements for forming a binding agreement.
Consideration
Cases exploring what constitutes valid consideration for a contract.
Equal Protection
Cases interpreting the Equal Protection Clause and establishing tiers of scrutiny.
Adverse Possession
Cases on acquiring title through open, notorious, continuous, and hostile possession.
Strict Liability
Cases imposing liability without fault for abnormally dangerous activities and other contexts.
Hearsay
Cases interpreting the hearsay rule and its exceptions under the Federal Rules of Evidence.
Search & Seizure
Fourth Amendment cases on the reasonableness of searches and seizures.
Commerce Clause
Cases defining the scope of congressional power to regulate interstate commerce.
Eminent Domain & Takings
Cases on government power to take private property and the limits of regulatory takings.
Self-Defense
Criminal law cases on when force is justified in self-defense.
Proximate Cause
Cases on foreseeability, directness, and the limits of liability in negligence.
Miranda Rights
Cases interpreting the right against self-incrimination during custodial interrogation.
Class Actions
Cases on the requirements and management of class action lawsuits.
Defamation
Cases on libel, slander, and the First Amendment limits on defamation claims.
Contract Damages
Cases on expectation, reliance, and restitution damages for breach of contract.
Erie Doctrine
Cases on the application of state vs. federal law in federal courts sitting in diversity.
Unconscionability
Cases on contracts that are so one-sided they shock the conscience.
Promissory Estoppel
Cases where a promise is enforced despite lack of consideration to prevent injustice.
Separation of Powers
Cases on the constitutional boundaries between the branches of government.
Landlord-Tenant
Property law cases on the rights and obligations of landlords and tenants.
Expert Testimony
Cases on the admissibility standards for expert witness testimony.
Standing
Cases on the constitutional requirement of standing to bring a lawsuit in federal court.
Res Judicata & Collateral Estoppel
Cases on claim preclusion and issue preclusion doctrines.
Felony Murder
Cases on the felony murder rule and its limitations.
Business Judgment Rule
Corporate law cases on judicial deference to board decisions.