Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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Engel v. Vitale question
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Shaw v. Reno impact
Gideon v. Wainwright factsGideon 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)
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
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?
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
1st Amendment freedom of speech
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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)
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
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)
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Baker v. Carr impact
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)
Citizens United v. FEC facts
Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
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
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Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
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)
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
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1st Amendment freedom of speech
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Schenck v. US impact
New York Times v. US ruling
Baker v. Carr ruling
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)
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
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
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
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?
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Engel v. Vitale clause
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process 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)
Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
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Marbury v. Madison 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)