Cases that conservatives and liberals love & hate

Constitutional Law
Liberals love:
Cohen v. California, 403 U.S. 15 (1971)
Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537 (1896) (J.Harlan, dissenting)


Conservatives hate:

Goldberg v. Kelly, 397 U.S. 254 (1970)
(2 votes) Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965)


Conservatives love:

Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992) (J.Scalia, dissenting)
R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul, 505 U.S. 377 (1992)
U.S. Term Limits v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995) (J. Thomas, dissenting)

Liberals hate:
Printz v. United States, 521 U.S. 898 (1997)
Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186 (1986)
Romer v. Evans, 517 U.S. 620 (1996) (J.Scalia, dissenting)

Constitutional Criminal Procedure
Liberals love:
Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961)
Florida v. Bostick, 501 U.S. 429 (1991) (J.Marshall, dissenting)
Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966)

Conservatives hate:

Katz v. U.S., 389 U.S. 347 (1967) (J.Black, dissenting)
(2 votes) Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966)


Conservatives love:

Dickerson v. United States, 530 U.S. 428 (2000) (J.Scalia, dissenting)
Illinois v. Wardlow, 528 US 119 (2000)
U.S. v. Leon, 468 U.S. 897 (1984)


Liberals hate:

Illinois v. Perkins, 496 U.S. 292 (1990)
(2 votes) Florida v. Bostick, 501 U.S. 429 (1991)


Property


Liberals love:

Shelley v. Kraemer, 334 U.S. 1 (1948)
International News Service v. Associated Press, 248 U.S. 215 (1918) (J.Brandeis, dissenting)
Southern Burlington County NAACP v. Township of Mount Laurel, 336 A.2d 713 (N.J. 1975)


Conservatives hate:

Matthew v. Bay Head Improvement Association, 471 A.2d 355 (NJ 1984)
(2 votes) Southern Burlington County NAACP v. Township of Mount Laurel, 336 A.2d 713 (N.J. 1975)


Conservatives love:

Lloyd Corp., Ltd. v. Tanner, 407 U.S. 551 (1972)
Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhanttan CATV Corp., 458 U.S. 419 (1982)
Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council, 505 U.S. 1003 (1992)


Liberals hate:

Village of Belle Terre v. Boraas, 416 U.S. 1 (1974)
City of Memphis v. Greene, 451 U.S. 100 (1981)
Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council, 505 U.S. 1003 (1992)


Torts


Liberals love:

Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. of Fresno, 150 P.2d 436 (Cal. 1944) (J.Traynor, concurring)
Boomer v. Atlantic, 257 N.E.2d 870 (N.Y. 1970) (J.Jasen, dissenting)
Tarasoff v. Regents of Univ. of Cal., 551 P.2d 334 (Cal. 1976)

Conservatives hate:
Mohr v. Williams, 104 N.W. 12 (Minn. 1905)
Tarasoff v. Regents of Univ. of Cal., 551 P.2d 334 (Cal. 1976)
Daly v. General Motors Corp., 575 P.2d 1162 (Cal. 1978) (J.Mosk, dissenting)


Conservatives love:

Ploof v. Putnam, 71 A. 188 (Vt. 1908)
U.S. v. Carroll Towing Co., 159 F.2d 169 (2d Cir. 1947)
Linegar v. Armour of America, Ltd., 909 F.2d 1150 (8th Cir. 1990)

Liberals hate:

Fontainebleau Hotel Corp. v. Forty-Five Twenty-Five, Inc., 114 So.2d 357 (Fla. App. 1959)
BMW of North America v. Gore, 517 U.S. 559 (1996)
Buch v. Amory Mfg. Co., 44 A. 809 (N.H. 1897)

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