AP Gov SCOTUS duel

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)

7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

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)

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

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?

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

Citizens United v. FEC ruling

Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause

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)

Citizens United v. FEC clause

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

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

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)

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

Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause

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

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

Tinker v. Des Moines facts

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

Roe v. Wade ruling

McCulloch v. Maryland impact

Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)

Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion

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

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

New York Times v. US impact

Marbury v. Madison ruling

Roe v. Wade question

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?

Brown v. Board of Education impact

appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause

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

Roe v. Wade clause

Citizens United v. FEC facts

religion trumps schooling

New York Times v. US facts 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)

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

Tinker v. Des Moines ruling 7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

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

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

7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion

Citizens United v. FEC impact

Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review

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

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

US v. Lopez question

Engel v. Vitale facts

Engel v. Vitale clause

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

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

Tinker v. Des Moines clause

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)

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?

Roe v. Wade question Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?

US v. Lopez facts

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)

Tinker v. Des Moines question

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