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?
Roe v. Wade impact
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
US v. Lopez impact
Schenck v. US ruling
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Shaw v. Reno facts
In an attempt to create an additional legislative district with a majority of African-American voters, the state of North Carolina created a district connecting pockets of minority voters by nothing more than the width of the freeway. Shaw, a republican from NC, sued the US Attorney General who had forced the changes on 14th amendment violations (1993)
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Schenck v. US clause
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
Baker v. Carr facts
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
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
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)
Engel v. Vitale facts
Roe v. Wade clause
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Marbury v. Madison ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Roe v. Wade ruling
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
US v. Lopez question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Shaw v. Reno question
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
6th amendment, right to an attorney
Brown v. Board of Education impact
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
McDonald v. Chicago question
Does the 2nd Amendment apply to state and local governments through the 14th Amendment's due process clause and thus prevent states from banning gun ownership?
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Engel v. Vitale impact
School sponsorship of religious activities violates 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)
Brown v. Board of Education question
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
