Citizens United v. FEC questionDoes 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?
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)
Citizens United v. FEC clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
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?
Shaw v. Reno question
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
New York Times v. US facts
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Brown v. Board of Education facts
Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
Engel v. Vitale facts
Engel v. Vitale clause
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Schenck v. US rulingunanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
14th amendment equal protection clause
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Frozen!
Frozen!
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Frozen!
Frozen!
McDonald v. Chicago impact
Baker v. Carr factsIn Tennessee district boundaries were not being redrawn despite unequal spread of voters. Baker, a Tennessee citizen, sued on the grounds that the district lines made rural votes worth more than urban ones. (1962)
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
Schenck v. US impact
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
Boost!
Boost!
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
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
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
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)
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
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)
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
established judicial review
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
Frozen!
Frozen!
Engel v. Vitale facts
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Does the federal government have implied powers?
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Commerce Clause
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause