Today in Supreme Court History: May 14, 1973

5/14/1973: Frontiero v. Richardson decided.

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[Dan Schiavetta]

Josh got this one right. Frontiero v. Richardson was probably the most important case decided on May 14.

These cases are, I hope, candidates for his next May 14 post. They were all decided on the same day, May 14, 2018:

Murphy v. NCAA, 584 U.S. --- (decided May 14, 2018): federal government has no power under the Constitution to regulate state sponsorship or operation of sports gambling (invalidating the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act)

Byrd v. United States, 584 U.S. --- (decided May 14, 2018): evidence of heroin found in rented car after warrantless search suppressed because driver who was not listed by renter as an authorized driver but who was driving with her permission was entitled to Fourth Amendment expectation of privacy

Dahda v. United States, 584 U.S. --- (decided May 14, 2018): District Court warrant that improperly authorized some wiretaps outside the District's jurisdiction was still valid as to those within

McCoy v. Louisiana, 584 U.S. --- (decided May 14, 2018): defendant in murder trial was denied Sixth Amendment Assistance of Counsel when his experienced attorney strategically decided to admit to the murders and pursue mental instability defense despite defendant's repeated insistence that he did not commit them

United States v. Sanchez-Gomez, 584 U.S. --- (decided May 14, 2018): challenge to District Court policy permitting gratuitous use of full body restraints on defendants attending nonjury proceedings was not a "functional class action" and therefore dismissed as moot when challengers' criminal cases were resolved

[DaivdBehar]

Cappie. I enjoy your cases in the Comments. Did you attend an Ivy law school?

[Dan Schiavetta]

Thanks!

No, though I applied to a couple.