Marbury v. Madison clause
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
Schenck v. US ruling
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Roe v. Wade clause
Brown v. Board of Education facts
Brown 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
McCulloch v. Maryland question
Baker v. Carr impact
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
6th amendment, right to an attorney
1st Amendment freedom of speech
US v. Lopez ruling
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce 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?
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)
Baker v. Carr facts
In 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)
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
religion trumps schooling
McCulloch v. Maryland impact
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
14th amendment equal protection clause
Citizens United v. FEC impact
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
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)
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
Brown v. Board of Education clause
Baker v. Carr ruling
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Shaw v. Reno clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
Tinker v. Des Moines question
New York Times v. US impact
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
McDonald v. Chicago clause
US v. Lopez facts
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)
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
