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)
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Schenck v. US ruling
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
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Gideon v. Wainwright impact
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?
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
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)
Marbury v. Madison clauseappellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Engel v. Vitale facts
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
New York Times v. US ruling
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Brown v. Board of Education facts
Baker v. Carr facts
Marbury V. Madison impact
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Engel v. Vitale impactSchool sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Roe, 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)
Brown v. Board of Education question
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?
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
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US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
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Marbury v. Madison clause
Shaw v. Reno impactclaims 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 questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Brown v. Board of Education facts
14th amendment equal protection clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Does 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?
Schenck v. US factsDuring 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)
Shaw v. Reno ruling
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
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)
New York Times v. US facts
Public 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)
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
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?
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Shaw v. Reno facts
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
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?
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
14th amendment equal protection clause
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)
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)
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
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?
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?