US v. Lopez ruling
US v. Lopez facts
McDonald v. Chicago impact
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
During World War I, Schenck, secretary of the socialist party, mailed a pamphlets to draftees declaring that the Thirteenth Amendment prohibition against involuntary servitude meant that the draft was unconstitutional. He was charged with violation of the Espionage Act and sued saying that he was just exercising free speech (1919)
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Brown was a student at a Topeka school. She had to travel much farther to the nearest black school than she would to the white one. With support from the NAACP Brown sued (1954
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
free speech clause
Engel v. Vitale clause
Tinker v. Des Moines question
Does banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?
Citizens United v. FEC facts
BCRA law banned Citizens United from showing an ad they made casting Hilary Clinton in a negative light calling it "electioneering" and thus against the BCRA. Citizens United appealed that the ad fell under their right to free speech and thus the BCRA was unconstitutional (2010)
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
New York Times v. US ruling
6:3 for NYTimes, except in the case of a Clear and Present danger the US government does not have the power of prior restraint over the press
US v. Lopez question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Students were suspended for wearing black armbands as a symbol to protest the Vietnam War after being told that wearing the armbands would result in punishment. Their parents sued the school system for violating the students right to free speech (1969)
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Baker v. Carr ruling
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Engel v. Vitale ruling
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Baker v. Carr question
New York Times v. US impact
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Roe, a Texas resident, sought to terminate her pregnancy by abortion. Texas law prohibited abortions except to save the pregnant woman's life, Roe sued "on behalf of all women" (1973)
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Shaw v. Reno impact
claims of racial redistricting must be held to a standard of strict scrutiny. laws that results in classification by race must have a compelling state interest or a clear 14th amendment violation
McDonald v. Chicago facts
The Chicago system for obtaining gun permits was so annoying that it was almost impossible to obtain one. McDonald sued Chicago for violating his 2nd amendment rights (2010)
McCulloch v. Maryland question
Schenck v. US ruling
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
