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)
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Schenck v. US impact
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
6:3 for NYTimes, except in the case of a Clear and Present danger the US government does not have the power of prior restraint over the press
Citizens United v. FEC clause
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Baker v. Carr clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Engel v. Vitale ruling
Tinker v. Des Moines question
McDonald v. Chicago impact
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
Baker v. Carr impact
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
14th amendment equal protection clause
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Marbury v. Madison ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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?
Shaw v. Reno question
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
6th amendment, right to an attorney
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
religion trumps schooling
US v. Lopez impact
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
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)
US v. Lopez clause
Commerce Clause
