Tinker v. Des Moines clause
Engel v. Vitale ruling
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Baker v. Carr facts
Marbury v. Madison question
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
US v. Lopez ruling
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
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)
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?
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?
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
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
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
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
Roe v. Wade clause
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Shaw v. Reno clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
US v. Lopez impact
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
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
Marbury v. Madison clause
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
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
Brown v. Board of Education impact
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Commerce Clause
Brown v. Board of Education question
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)
New York Times v. US clause
1st amendment freedom of press
