MCLE Audio

As a service to practicing attorneys (and to the general public), Quo Jure is pleased to offer readings of selected cases in American jurisprudence. You'll also find links to the full written opinions, and to other pages of interest:

Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition
Is "Romeo and Juliet" really child pornography?
Brown v. Board of Education
In honor of its 50th anniversary, the landmark case that overturned Plessy.
Bush v. Gore
Need we say more? (Includes Justice Bader-Ginsburg's dissent.)
Gonzales v. Carhart
Upholding the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. (Includes dissent.)
Clinton v. Jones
A sitting President must defend against a civil suit based on his acts before taking office.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Notorious case holding that African-Americans cannot be citizens.
Epperson v. Arkansas
Arkansas cannot prohibit schools from teaching the theory of evolution
Griswold v. Connecticut
Privacy is a constitutional right
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
The Executive is bound to comply with the Rule of Law, even in Guantanamo.
Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
Justice O'Connor's parting shot: War does not give the President a blank check to detain citizens without due process.
Hustler Magazine v. Falwell
Sorry Jerry, but even Hustler is entitled to the First Amendment's protection
Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District [USDC MD Pa]
The district court conclusively demolishes "Intelligent Design" as an alternative to Darwinian evolution in public schools.
Lawrence v. Texas
States cannot criminalize the private sexual conduct of consenting adults
Lemon v. Kurtzman
Setting standards for separation of church and state under the First Amendment
Marbury v. Madison
Justice John Marshall's 1803 opinion establishing that the United States Supreme Court has the final say on questions of constitutionality.
Miranda v. Arizona
"You have the right to remain silent." Law enforcement officers must tell suspects their rights before custodial interrogation.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Infamous case establishing the racial "separate but equal" doctrine in public accommodation. Don't miss Justice Harlan's stinging dissent.
Roe v. Wade
A pregnant woman has the right to decide whether or not to have an abortion.
Segretti v. The State Bar of California [Cal. Sup. Ct.]
Because his political dirty tricks were unethical, attorney must take the Professional Responsibility Examination. [Legal ethics]
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer
Exploring the constitutional limits, if any, on presidential "war powers."

We will be expanding this list; please let us know if you have a favorite case you'd like us to add.

Quo Jure Corporation is a qualified California MCLE provider, which means that if you are a California attorney you can earn MCLE credit for this activity. When you've listened to all the audio files that make up each case, you'll be given a unique code number that attests to your having completed it. Just call 1-800-843-0660 with that code and your California bar number, and for $10 per credit hour (or free for current Quo Jure customers) we'll send you a California MCLE certificate.

Embedded citations are omitted, but the files contain the full text of majority opinions and some key dissenting or concurring opinions. The cases are, of course, in the public domain, but these readings are copyright 2002-2008 by Quo Jure Corporation. The reader is Jim Schenkel.

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