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)
necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Marbury v. Madison clause
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
McDonald v. Chicago question
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
6th amendment, right to an attorney
Baker v. Carr facts
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)
Citizens United v. FEC clause
1st Amendment freedom of speech
established judicial review
Marbury v. Madison question
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Baker v. Carr clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
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)
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
Engel v. Vitale clause
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Shaw v. Reno ruling
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)
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
McDonald v. Chicago impact
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
religion trumps schooling
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
US v. Lopez ruling
Roe v. Wade clause
US v. Lopez clause
Commerce Clause
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
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 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)
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
