New York Times v. US ruling6:3 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
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students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Citizens United v. FEC clause
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
Schenck v. US ruling
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Citizens United v. FEC impact
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 impact
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
14th amendment equal protection clause
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
McDonald v. Chicago questionDoes 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?
Tinker v. Des Moines factsStudents 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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Marbury V. Madison impact
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)
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
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)
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)
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Baker v. Carr impact
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
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Schenck v. US clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
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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?
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
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?
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
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Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
Roe v. Wade facts
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
US v. Lopez ruling
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
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
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)
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Baker v. Carr factsIn 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)
Citizens United v. FEC clause
Shaw v. Reno question
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
1st amendment freedom of press
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?
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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)
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?
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Gideon v. Wainwright questionDoes 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 impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion