Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Brown v. Board of Education factsBrown 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
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
McCulloch v. Maryland factsMaryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Shaw v. Reno facts
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
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?
Wisconsin v. Yoder factsFor 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)
Baker v. Carr facts
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
McCulloch v. Maryland impact
Engel v. Vitale clause
New York Times v. US ruling6:3 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
1st Amendment freedom of speech
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Marbury v. Madison clause
McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
McDonald v. Chicago facts
Schenck v. US question
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
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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)
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
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)
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
Marbury v. Madison clauseappellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Roe v. Wade factsRoe, 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)
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
McDonald v. Chicago facts
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)
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Citizens United v. FEC facts
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New York Times v. US questioncan the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
US v. Lopez clause
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
New York Times v. US ruling6:3 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
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
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 clause14th amendment equal protection clause
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McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress