AP Gov SCOTUS duel

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)

Gideon v. Wainwright impact Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case

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)

Roe v. Wade impact

Engel v. Vitale question

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

Citizens United v. FEC clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech

New York Times v. US ruling 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

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)

Wisconsin v. Yoder 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)

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

Schenck v. US clause

Marbury v. Madison question Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?

McDonald v. Chicago question

US v. Lopez impact

US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause

McDonald v. Chicago impact

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)

Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

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

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)

Brown v. Board of Education clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

Shaw v. Reno question

Citizens United v. FEC ruling

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

Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially

Tinker v. Des Moines impact students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected

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)

McDonald v. Chicago clause

Students were suspended for wearing black armbands as a symbol to protest the Vietnam War after being told that wearing the armbands would result in punishment. Their parents sued the school system for violating the students right to free speech (1969)

US v. Lopez ruling 5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause

14th amendment equal protection clause

limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation

students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected

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

US v. Lopez question

Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?

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

New York Times v. US ruling

Gideon v. Wainwright ruling unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases

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

states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

Does the federal government have implied powers?

McDonald v. Chicago ruling 5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states

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

Citizens United v. FEC impact

14th amendment equal protection clause

religion trumps schooling

Citizens United v. FEC question

Roe v. Wade impact Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion

5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional

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?

Baker v. Carr impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities

Brown v. Board of Education clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

New York Times v. US clause 1st amendment freedom of press

Citizens United v. FEC ruling

Baker v. Carr question Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?

End this game?