Supreme Court Cases

Cases

These are cases where this concept was identified as relevant. Click a case to view its summary, holding, and supporting syllabus excerpts.

• United States v. Skrmetti 18th June 2025
  The central issue in the case was whether Tennessee's law violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
• A. J. T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School Dist. No. 279 12th June 2025
  The case involves claims of discrimination based on disability, which is analyzed under the framework of equal protection.
• Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services 5th June 2025
  The case involves the application of Title VII, which is closely related to equal protection principles as it prohibits discrimination based on sex, among other characteristics.
• Catholic Charities Bureau, Inc. v. Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Comm’n. 5th June 2025
  The case involves a challenge to a law that treats religious organizations differently, which can be seen as an equal protection issue.
• Lackey v. Stinnie 25th February 2025
  The drivers argued that the statute violated the Equal Protection Clause as applied to individuals who cannot afford to pay fines due to their financial circumstances.
• Gonzalez v. Trevino 20th June 2024
  The case involves claims of differential treatment in enforcement of the law based on protected speech.
• Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP 23rd May 2024
  The case primarily deals with allegations of racial gerrymandering, which implicates the Equal Protection Clause.
• Muldrow v. City of St. Louis 17th April 2024
  The case involves a claim of sex-based discrimination in employment, which is central to the Equal Protection Clause.
• Allen v. Milligan 8th June 2023
  The case involves claims under the Equal Protection Clause regarding racial gerrymandering.
• Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization 24th June 2022
  The Court discusses and rejects the argument that the right to abortion is supported by the Equal Protection Clause.
• New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen 23rd June 2022
  The case involves equal protection concerns by addressing how laws treat individuals differently based on their ability to demonstrate a special need for self-defense.
• Carson v. Makin 21st June 2022
  Petitioners alleged that the 'nonsectarian' requirement violated the Equal Protection Clause, although the decision focused more on Free Exercise.
• United States v. Vaello Madero 21st April 2022
  The case primarily concerns whether the exclusion of Puerto Rican residents from the SSI program violates the equal protection component of the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause.