Baker v. Carr clause
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Gideon v. Wainwright question
Does 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?
Schenck v. US impact
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Engel v. Vitale ruling
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Shaw v. Reno ruling
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
5:4 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
Engel v. Vitale clause
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Baker v. Carr question
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
Students 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)
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Brown v. Board of Education question
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Engel v. Vitale facts
Public schools in New York began the school day by having students to recite a nondenominational prayer each morning. Engel, a parent at the school sued the district for violating the establishment clause (1962)
US v. Lopez question
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
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)
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Schenck v. US facts
Brown v. Board of Education facts
New York Times v. US ruling
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
Tinker v. Des Moines question
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?
Roe v. Wade facts
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)
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)
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
New York Times v. US facts
Citizens United v. FEC facts
BCRA 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)
New York Times v. US impact
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
McCulloch v. Maryland question
Does the federal government have implied powers?
