McDonald v. Chicago impact
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
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)
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)
Schenck v. US clause
New York Times v. US facts
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)
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)
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Engel v. Vitale ruling
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Marbury v. Madison clause
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Citizens United v. FEC impact
Baker v. Carr ruling
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
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?
Baker v. Carr clause
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
US v. Lopez question
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
In 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)
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
6th amendment, right to an attorney
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Marbury V. Madison impact
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?
New York Times v. US impact
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
McCulloch v. Maryland question
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
free speech clause
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
US v. Lopez ruling
Marbury v. Madison question
