Brown v. Board of Education impact
Citizens United v. FEC impact
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
6th amendment, right to an attorney
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)
14th amendment equal protection clause
US v. Lopez ruling
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the 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?
US v. Lopez question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Citizens United v. FEC question
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?
Engel v. Vitale question
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
Shaw v. Reno impact
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
Shaw v. Reno clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
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
Shaw v. Reno ruling
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
New York Times v. US impact
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
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?
Brown v. Board of Education question
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Engel v. Vitale impact
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment 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)
6:3 for NYTimes, except in the case of a Clear and Present danger the US government does not have the power of prior restraint over the press
Baker v. Carr question
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Gideon 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)
Marbury V. Madison impact
Engel v. Vitale clause
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
US v. Lopez impact
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
Baker v. Carr facts
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)
