overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
McDonald v. Chicago factsThe 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)
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
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Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Brown v. Board of Education factsBrown 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
Baker v. Carr factsIn Tennessee district boundaries were not being redrawn despite unequal spread of voters. Baker, a Tennessee citizen, sued on the grounds that the district lines made rural votes worth more than urban ones. (1962)
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Schenck v. US ruling
Shaw v. Reno question
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Schenck v. US facts
Shaw v. Reno ruling
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Brown v. Board of Education clause
Engel v. Vitale factsPublic schools in New York began the school day by having students to recite a nondenominational prayer each morning. Engel, a parent at the school sued the district for violating the establishment clause (1962)
Marbury v. Madison ruling
McCulloch v. Maryland question
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
New York Times v. US factsThe 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)
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
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Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Brown v. Board of Education facts
Baker v. Carr clause
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)
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
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5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
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McDonald v. Chicago clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Citizens United v. FEC ruling5:4 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
New York Times v. US ruling
established judicial review
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Engel v. Vitale facts
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Engel v. Vitale impact
Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
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)
Roe v. Wade questionDoes the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Roe v. Wade facts
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Brown v. Board of Education impact
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?