Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
New York Times v. US clause
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Citizens United v. FEC questionDoes 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?
US v. Lopez factsLopez, 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)
New York Times v. US facts
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Marbury v. Madison ruling
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
1st Amendment freedom of speech
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
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
Gideon v. Wainwright question
Citizens United v. FEC factsBCRA law banned Citizens United from showing an ad they made casting Hilary Clinton in a negative light calling it "electioneering" and thus against the BCRA. Citizens United appealed that the ad fell under their right to free speech and thus the BCRA was unconstitutional (2010)
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Brown v. Board of Education facts
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
Schenck v. US factsDuring 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)
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
McDonald v. Chicago impact
McDonald v. Chicago question
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Citizens United v. FEC ruling5:4 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
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
McDonald v. Chicago facts
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Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Roe, a Texas resident, sought to terminate her pregnancy by abortion. Texas law prohibited abortions except to save the pregnant woman's life, Roe sued "on behalf of all women" (1973)
Schenck v. US factsDuring 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)
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Engel v. Vitale impact
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Schenck v. US clause
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US v. Lopez clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
Citizens United v. FEC impact
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Engel v. Vitale question
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
established judicial review
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necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Gideon v. Wainwright questionDoes 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?
Engel v. Vitale facts
Baker v. Carr factsIn 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)
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
McDonald v. Chicago factsThe 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)
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Roe, a Texas resident, sought to terminate her pregnancy by abortion. Texas law prohibited abortions except to save the pregnant woman's life, Roe sued "on behalf of all women" (1973)
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overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
McDonald v. Chicago questionDoes 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?