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?
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Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Schenck v. US clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
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 questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
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)
Citizens United v. FEC question
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Wisconsin v. Yoder factsFor 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)
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
Engel v. Vitale impact
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Shaw v. Reno ruling
Engel v. Vitale factsPublic 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 questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
US v. Lopez factsLopez, 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)
Citizens United v. FEC impactused as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Shaw v. Reno factsIn 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)
Baker v. Carr facts
New York Times v. US impact
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Marbury v. Madison ruling
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
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
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
established judicial review
Roe v. Wade factsRoe, 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)
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)
Roe v. Wade impact
Marbury v. Madison clauseappellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
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Gideon v. Wainwright factsGideon 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)
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Engel v. Vitale impactSchool sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
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?
McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Citizens United v. FEC factsBCRA 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)
Schenck v. US rulingunanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
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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 ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Engel v. Vitale questionDoes the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially