Tinker v. Des Moines facts 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)
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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
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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
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Shaw v. Reno clause 14th amendment equal protection clause
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
New York Times v. US clause 1st amendment freedom of press
Wisconsin v. Yoder 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
McDonald v. Chicago facts 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)
US v. Lopez impact limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
Tinker v. Des Moines question
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Shaw v. Reno question Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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 ruling 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
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
free speech clause
New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Engel v. Vitale ruling 6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Brown v. Board of Education clause 14th amendment equal protection clause
Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review
McDonald v. Chicago question
US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling
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Engel v. Vitale clause
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Citizens United v. FEC ruling
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New York Times v. US impact
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
Marbury v. Madison ruling
Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment equal protection clause
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Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Roe v. Wade clause
Engel v. Vitale ruling 6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
McCulloch v. Maryland facts Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts For 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 question
Schenck v. US clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech
Baker v. Carr impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
US v. Lopez facts 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)
The 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)
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
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?
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
1st Amendment freedom of speech
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
Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
US v. Lopez impact limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
McDonald v. Chicago question
Roe v. Wade impact
6th amendment, right to an attorney
Baker v. Carr question Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Marbury V. Madison impact
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