Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
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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?
Engel v. Vitale impact
14th amendment equal protection clause
Shaw v. Reno question
Wisconsin v. Yoder questionDid Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
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
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
New York Times v. US questioncan the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Marbury v. Madison ruling
US v. Lopez question
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
Brown v. Board of Education impact
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
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Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Schenck v. US facts
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Citizens United v. FEC impactused as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
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)
McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
1st Amendment freedom of speech
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
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
Engel v. Vitale question
religion trumps schooling
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Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
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Engel v. Vitale facts
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Gideon v. Wainwright question
Wisconsin v. Yoder factsFor religious reasons Amish families refused to send their children to high school citing a religious exemption, violating a Wisconsin law and were fined. They sued the state for violating their freedom of religion (1972)
Roe v. Wade clause
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
New York Times v. US facts
Citizens United v. FEC impactused as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
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?
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Baker v. Carr facts
Citizens United v. FEC clause
Roe v. Wade question
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)
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Wisconsin v. Yoder questionDid 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 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)
Citizens United v. FEC factsBCRA 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)
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
McDonald v. Chicago question
Brown v. Board of Education question
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech 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
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities