Case Briefs – 1900-1940

Facts of the Case The seller, who was a white person, brought suit for specific performance against the purchaser, who was a… Continued

Facts of the Case Plaintiff incurred tax liability under the Child Labor Tax Law (Law), 40 Stat. 1057, 1138 (1919), by permitting… Continued

Facts of the Case Petitioner citizens claimed that the Oklahoma Act, providing for the immediate location of the capital at… Continued

Facts of the Case In January, 1925, the Legislature of Kansas adopted a resolution rejecting a proposed amendment to the United… Continued

Facts of the Case In a state bribery investigation, a recording device was placed in an office by ex parte order of a justice of… Continued

Facts of the Case Defendant sought review of a judgment from the Supreme Court of the State of Alabama, which upheld the… Continued

Why is the case important? Nebbia, owner of a grocery store, was convicted for selling milk at a price below the minimum fixed by… Continued

Why is the case important? New Jersey’s law providing that a jury may draw an unfavorable inference from a criminal… Continued

Why is the case important? A New York labor law required employees to work no more than sixty hours in one week. Facts of the… Continued

Why is the case important? The conversations of various individuals involved in illegal liquor sales were tapped. Facts of the… Continued