AP Gov SCOTUS cases backgrounds duel

Brown v. Board of Education A child had to take a bus to a segregated school, despite living near an all white school

Marbury v. Madison

Citizens United v. FEC Citizens united wanted to air "Hillary: the movie" despite FEC restrictions

Shneck v. United States

Shaw v. Reno

A nondenominational prayer was authorized to be said at the start of each day at local public schools.

Gideon v. Wainwright Gideon broke into a pool house and requested council, but was denied and convicted. Gideon wrote directly to the supreme court for an appeal

McDonald v. Chicago

Baker v. Carr

New york times co v. US The new york times wanted to publish leaked papers but president Nixon told them not to.

Lopez v. US Congress passed a law regulating guns in schools

McCulloch v. Maryland

Tinker v DeMoines independent School District Students wore arm bands to protest the Vietnam war, school didn't allow them to.

Roe v. Wade

Amish families wanted to pull their children out of school after 8th grade, despite Wisconsin law saying otherwise

McDonald v. Chicago McDonald wanted to have a gun in Chicago despite legal restrictions

New york times co v. US The new york times wanted to publish leaked papers but president Nixon told them not to.

Gideon v. Wainwright Gideon broke into a pool house and requested council, but was denied and convicted. Gideon wrote directly to the supreme court for an appeal

Engel v. Vitale A nondenominational prayer was authorized to be said at the start of each day at local public schools.

Shneck v. United States

Citizens united wanted to air "Hillary: the movie" despite FEC restrictions

Tinker v DeMoines independent School District Students wore arm bands to protest the Vietnam war, school didn't allow them to.

Congress passed a law regulating guns in schools

Wisconsin v. Yoder Amish families wanted to pull their children out of school after 8th grade, despite Wisconsin law saying otherwise

Brown v. Board of Education A child had to take a bus to a segregated school, despite living near an all white school

North Carolina's creation of a majority-minority congressional district with the intent of electing a black representative violated the Equal Protection Clause, but would be allowed if strict scrutiny's "compelling state interest" requirement was satisfied

Marbury wasn't given his commission by madison and he sued. The court was new and feared if they told Jefferson to hand over the commission, it would make the court look weak. They spun the case and made it about judicial review

Roe v. Wade

McCulloch v. Maryland

Baker v. Carr Tennessee had failed to redraw it's districts in 60 years despite population shift. A voter sued, saying this diluted his vote under the 14th amendment.

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