US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
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Citizens United v. FEC clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
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?
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Engel v. Vitale factsPublic 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)
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Does the federal government have implied powers?
Shaw v. Reno facts
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
Engel v. Vitale impactSchool sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
1st amendment freedom of press
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
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)
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Schenck v. US clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
Brown v. Board of Education impact
Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
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)
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
free speech clause
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Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
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?
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
New York Times v. US ruling
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
US v. Lopez factsLopez, 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 clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
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Shaw v. Reno ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
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)
14th amendment equal protection clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling
Tinker v. Des Moines factsStudents 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)
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
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Gideon v. Wainwright factsGideon 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)
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
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Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
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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)
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?
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
Citizens United v. FEC impactused as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Tinker v. Des Moines questionDoes banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?
Marbury v. Madison question
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
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
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
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)
Schenck v. US rulingunanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Baker v. Carr ruling
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McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress