SCOTUS Mapper Library: 5th/14th Amend

This network features the major "one person, one vote" cases cited by Evenwel. To see all the cases in the network, click on "view original" and change "Degrees of Separation" to 3.

This map shows a line of equal protection cases concerning children of unmarried parents. Click the image to open a full-sized version of the map with links to Supreme Court Database information for each case. For more information about these cases, see this blog post.

In Brady v. Maryland, decided in 1963, a majority of the Supreme Court found that criminal defendants had a due process right to receive exculpatory evidence in the possession of prosecutors. This map shows the evolution of Brady doctrine up until Smith v. Cain (2012).

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This map charts the due-process origins of Brady v. Maryland  (1963) and its subsequent development. For extended academic discussion of this map, please click here.

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In McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010), a majority of the Supreme Court held that the 14th Amendment incorporated the Second Amendment so that it applies in the states. In dissent, Justice Stevens argued that the Second Amendment right should not be incorporated.This map shows the history of the relevant Due Process incorporation debate. For academic discussion of this map, please click here.

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In West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (1937), a majority of the Supreme Court famously reversed its precedent, which had impeded New Deal economic legislation. This map shows the origins of this historic debate over economic liberty. For academic discussion of this map, please click here.

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