Schenck v. US rulingunanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
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New York Times v. US ruling
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Marbury v. Madison clauseappellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Brown v. Board of Education factsBrown 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
McDonald v. Chicago impact
McDonald v. Chicago question
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
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Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Marbury v. Madison question
McDonald v. Chicago factsThe 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)
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy 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)
McCulloch v. Maryland factsMaryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
Engel v. Vitale ruling
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
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Citizens United v. FEC question
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Citizens United v. FEC impactused as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
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 ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
McDonald v. Chicago clause
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
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)
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?
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Commerce Clause
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Shaw v. Reno facts
New York Times v. US factsThe 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)
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Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Roe v. Wade questionDoes the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
Baker v. Carr question
14th amendment equal protection clause
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School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Shaw v. Reno impact
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
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
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)
McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
Schenck v. US clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
Citizens United v. FEC questionDoes 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?
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Shaw v. Reno ruling
Gideon v. Wainwright questionDoes 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?
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?