5:4 for Citizens United, political ads by corporations/nonprofits are protected under free speech, giving money to a campaign doesn't necessarily mean that they will be biased towards you
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Schenck v. US factsDuring 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)
New York Times v. US ruling
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
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Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
Engel v. Vitale ruling
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Engel v. Vitale impactSchool sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
New York Times v. US questioncan the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Roe v. Wade impact
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Gideon was convicted for a felony in florida where there were no state laws protecting right to an attorney. in prison he researched law and sued citing violations of his 6th amendment rights (1963)
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
US v. Lopez ruling
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
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appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
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Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Citizens United v. FEC facts
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Engel v. Vitale impactSchool sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
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Shaw v. Reno impact
McCulloch v. Maryland factsMaryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Citizens United v. FEC impact
Gideon v. Wainwright factsGideon was convicted for a felony in florida where there were no state laws protecting right to an attorney. in prison he researched law and sued citing violations of his 6th amendment rights (1963)
McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
The Nixon administration attempted to prevent several newspapers from publishing materials belonging to a classified Defense Department study, known as the Pentagon Papers, detailing US actions in Vietnam. The president argued that prior restraint was necessary to protect national security. NYTimes sued on 1st amendment grounds (1971)
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
6th amendment, right to an attorney
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
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New York Times v. US question
Tinker v. Des Moines factsStudents 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)
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially