AP Gov SCOTUS duel

Tinker v. Des Moines question Does banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?

McCulloch v. Maryland question Does the federal government have implied powers?

Shaw v. Reno facts

Engel v. Vitale facts

US v. Lopez question Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?

Engel v. Vitale clause

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)

Wisconsin v. Yoder question Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise 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)

limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

Tinker v. Des Moines ruling

Baker v. Carr impact

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise 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

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)

Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?

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

New York Times v. US impact

Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

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?

Gideon v. Wainwright clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney

7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion

Gideon v. Wainwright question

Gideon v. Wainwright ruling unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases

Baker v. Carr ruling 6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

Baker v. Carr question Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?

Commerce Clause

Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review

Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

Brown v. Board of Education clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

Marbury v. Madison question

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)

Gideon v. Wainwright facts 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)

Tinker v. Des Moines impact students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected

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?

McDonald v. Chicago clause 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause

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 question Does banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?

Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

Baker v. Carr ruling

McDonald v. Chicago ruling

Tinker v. Des Moines facts

Roe v. Wade impact Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion

Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

Schenck v. US impact

Engel v. Vitale ruling 6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause

New York Times v. US clause

Baker v. Carr question Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?

Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause

Gideon v. Wainwright question 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?

Brown v. Board of Education impact overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation

Gideon v. Wainwright clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney

Gideon v. Wainwright impact Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case

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?

7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion

McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress

Engel v. Vitale facts 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)

Engel v. Vitale impact School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause

End this game?