Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
New York Times v. US impact
Schenck v. US question
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Shaw v. Reno question
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
McDonald v. Chicago question
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
US v. Lopez facts
Lopez, 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)
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
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?
US v. Lopez ruling
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
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 v. Wainwright question
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
US v. Lopez impact
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Baker v. Carr ruling
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
McDonald v. Chicago facts
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 clause
Marbury v. Madison question
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Baker v. Carr impact
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Engel v. Vitale clause
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Shaw v. Reno impact
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
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
Schenck v. US ruling
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Roe v. Wade ruling
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
