Brown v. Board of Education impact overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
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7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
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)
Tinker v. Des Moines question 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?
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)
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
McDonald v. Chicago facts
Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Schenck v. US question
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)
Engel v. Vitale impact
New York Times v. US clause
Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling 7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Citizens United v. FEC impact
Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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
Tinker v. Des Moines impact students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Shaw v. Reno question Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
McDonald v. Chicago clause
Engel v. Vitale ruling
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Does the federal government have implied powers?
Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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?
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
McCulloch v. Maryland clause necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
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McDonald v. Chicago clause 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
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)
Roe v. Wade clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
Citizens United v. FEC ruling 5:4 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
Baker v. Carr ruling 6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
McDonald v. Chicago ruling 5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Wisconsin v. Yoder question Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause
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
free speech clause
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)
Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
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)
Schenck v. US clause
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Roe v. Wade facts
Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause
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)
McCulloch v. Maryland question
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
Engel v. Vitale impact School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
New York Times v. US question
Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
McCulloch v. Maryland clause necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Schenck v. US question Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
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