New York Times v. US facts
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?
US v. Lopez question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Engel v. Vitale impact
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
religion trumps schooling
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)
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)
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
Schenck v. US facts
During World War I, Schenck, secretary of the socialist party, mailed a pamphlets to draftees declaring that the Thirteenth Amendment prohibition against involuntary servitude meant that the draft was unconstitutional. He was charged with violation of the Espionage Act and sued saying that he was just exercising free speech (1919)
Marbury v. Madison question
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
McDonald v. Chicago clause
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process 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?
Engel v. Vitale clause
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Brown v. Board of Education clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Brown v. Board of Education question
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Marbury v. Madison ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Brown v. Board of Education facts
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
Roe v. Wade facts
Marbury V. Madison impact
established judicial review
US v. Lopez clause
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?
