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
established judicial review
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)
Marbury v. Madison ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
New York Times v. US facts
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
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?
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
McDonald v. Chicago clause
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process 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
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)
Brown v. Board of Education clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Baker v. Carr ruling
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
Brown v. Board of Education 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
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
US v. Lopez question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
Brown v. Board of Education question
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Schenck v. US facts
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)
Citizens United v. FEC clause
1st Amendment freedom of speech
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)
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)
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Marbury v. Madison ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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)
