14th amendment equal protection clause
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
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
Citizens United v. FEC question
Does a law that limits the ability of corporations and labor unions to spend their own money to advocate the election or defeat of a candidate violate the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech?
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)
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
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?
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)
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
Marbury v. Madison ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Engel v. Vitale facts
Shaw v. Reno ruling
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
US v. Lopez clause
Commerce Clause
Does the 2nd Amendment apply to state and local governments through the 14th Amendment's due process clause and thus prevent states from banning gun ownership?
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
Shaw v. Reno clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise 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?
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
New York Times v. US clause
US v. Lopez facts
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
New York Times v. US impact
Engel v. Vitale ruling
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
McDonald v. Chicago impact
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Citizens United v. FEC facts
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
