1st amendment freedom of press
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McCulloch v. Maryland question
For 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)
US v. Lopez impact limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
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
Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review
Baker v. Carr impact
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)
14th amendment equal protection clause
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Baker v. Carr question
Brown v. Board of Education facts 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
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
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9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
McDonald v. Chicago clause 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
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Engel v. Vitale impact School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
US v. Lopez ruling 5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Engel v. Vitale ruling
Shaw v. Reno facts In 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)
Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Brown v. Board of Education clause 14th amendment equal protection clause
McDonald v. Chicago ruling 5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Marbury v. Madison question
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Engel v. Vitale ruling 6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
New York Times v. US question can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Baker v. Carr impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Brown v. Board of Education clause 14th amendment equal protection clause
US v. Lopez impact
Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Gideon v. Wainwright impact Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
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
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For 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)
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)
Brown v. Board of Education facts 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
McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
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)
Tinker v. Des Moines impact students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Citizens United v. FEC impact used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
US v. Lopez ruling 5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling 7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
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Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
Shaw v. Reno facts In 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 impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
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?
Schenck v. US facts
Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment equal protection clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
McCulloch v. Maryland clause necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
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