Roe v. Wade ruling
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Roe v. Wade impact
McDonald v. Chicago clause
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
McDonald v. Chicago question
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?
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
religion trumps schooling
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
Schenck v. US clause
Lopez, a senior brought a gun to his public high school, illegal under the federal Gun Free School Zones Act. He was arrested and tried in federal court. He sued saying that regulation on state property (schools) was state business. (1995)
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
US v. Lopez ruling
Engel v. Vitale facts
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)
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?
Baker v. Carr clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
Engel v. Vitale clause
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Engel v. Vitale impact
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
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)
US v. Lopez question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Marbury V. Madison impact
established judicial review
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
New York Times v. US clause
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)
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
McCulloch v. Maryland impact
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Brown v. Board of Education question
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
For religious reasons Amish families refused to send their children to high school citing a religious exemption, violating a Wisconsin law and were fined. They sued the state for violating their freedom of religion (1972)
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
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)
