Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
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4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
US v. Lopez ruling
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Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Citizens United v. FEC impact
Engel v. Vitale facts
1st Amendment freedom of speech
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
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)
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
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
Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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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)
Roe v. Wade questionDoes the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Wisconsin v. Yoder questionDid Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
New York Times v. US factsThe 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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Citizens United v. FEC clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
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 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)
McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
US v. Lopez question
Commerce Clause
Baker v. Carr impact
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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
Tinker v. Des Moines factsStudents were suspended for wearing black armbands as a symbol to protest the Vietnam War after being told that wearing the armbands would result in punishment. Their parents sued the school system for violating the students right to free speech (1969)
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
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)
Gideon v. Wainwright question
Shaw v. Reno factsIn 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)
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
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Shaw v. Reno question
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
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?
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)
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Roe v. Wade impact
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Shaw v. Reno impact
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Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion