AP Gov SCOTUS duel

unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases

US v. Lopez ruling

Engel v. Vitale facts

Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?

Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?

Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?

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)

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 ruling 6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

McCulloch v. Maryland question Does the federal government have implied powers?

used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech

Engel v. Vitale impact School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

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

6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause

New York Times v. US clause

Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

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

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?

Shaw v. Reno facts In an attempt to create an additional legislative district with a majority of African-American voters, the state of North Carolina created a district connecting pockets of minority voters by nothing more than the width of the freeway. Shaw, a republican from NC, sued the US Attorney General who had forced the changes on 14th amendment violations (1993)

New York Times v. US question

Gideon v. Wainwright question Does the 6th Amendment's right to counsel in criminal cases extend to defendants in state courts, even in cases in which the death penalty is not at issue?

Roe v. Wade ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion

Roe v. Wade facts 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)

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?

free speech clause

New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing

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

New York Times v. US ruling

Tinker v. Des Moines facts

Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger

Does the federal government have implied powers?

Citizens United v. FEC facts

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

US v. Lopez impact limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger

a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially

Brown v. Board of Education impact overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation

Gideon v. Wainwright clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney

9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

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)

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)

Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling

Brown v. Board of Education 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

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?

Baker v. Carr ruling 6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

Shaw v. Reno question Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?

New York Times v. US clause

Schenck v. US impact until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions

5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states

McCulloch v. Maryland ruling unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution

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?

Baker v. Carr question

McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress

protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing

Schenck v. US question Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?

Engel v. Vitale clause

In an attempt to create an additional legislative district with a majority of African-American voters, the state of North Carolina created a district connecting pockets of minority voters by nothing more than the width of the freeway. Shaw, a republican from NC, sued the US Attorney General who had forced the changes on 14th amendment violations (1993)

New York Times v. US question can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?

Citizens United v. FEC impact used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech

End this game?