A student reference
Look up any landmark decision and get the holding in plain English. The facts, the question, what the Court decided, and why it matters, in under a minute. Then listen to the full opinion as a free audiobook.
37 cases · Marbury (1803) to SFFA v. Harvard (2023) · updated October 2026
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Pick the case, add a page number and an optional audio timestamp, and get a citation you can paste straight into your brief or memo.
Audio pinpoint format follows the convention used in our SCOTUS audiobooks: cite the opinion page, then the timestamp where the passage is read.
The questions students ask most, answered the way a study-group partner would answer them.
The Court held unanimously that segregated public schools are unconstitutional: separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Read the full summary.
Police must warn suspects of their rights, to remain silent and to an attorney, before custodial interrogation, or the resulting statements cannot be used at trial. The vote was 5–4. Read the full summary.
The Court held 6–3 that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, overruling Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Read the full summary.
The basic form is: Case Name, Volume U.S. Page (Year). For example: Brown v. Bd. of Educ., 347 U.S. 483 (1954). Use the generator above for full, short-form, and id. citations with pinpoints.
Yes. Every case in this index is being produced as a free audiobook, majority, concurrences, and dissents read aloud. Browse the SCOTUS audiobook library or subscribe via podcast RSS.
Built by a 2L who got tired of briefing cases at midnight. Summaries are study aids, not legal advice, and they condense opinions that deserve a full read. If you spot an error, it is mine. The holdings above follow the U.S. Reports; citations follow the Bluebook (21st ed.).
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