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)
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
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Schenck v. US ruling
US v. Lopez questionUnder the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
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)
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
1st amendment freedom of press
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
McDonald v. Chicago clause
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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)
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Roe v. Wade clause
Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Public 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)
Baker v. Carr clause
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Wisconsin v. Yoder questionDid Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
Citizens United v. FEC impactused as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
free speech clause
Engel v. Vitale ruling
Brown v. Board of Education impact
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
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Schenck v. US clause
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?
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)
Schenck v. US rulingunanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Roe v. Wade facts
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
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Gideon v. Wainwright question
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Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
US v. Lopez questionUnder the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Tinker v. Des Moines questionDoes banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?
Brown v. Board of Education question
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)
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
Shaw v. Reno ruling
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
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
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)
Does the federal government have implied powers?
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected