5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
US v. Lopez question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
6th amendment, right to an attorney
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Marbury v. Madison clause
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
claims of racial redistricting must be held to a standard of strict scrutiny. laws that results in classification by race must have a compelling state interest or a clear 14th amendment violation
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
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)
Schenck v. US facts
During 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 question
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?
McDonald v. Chicago clause
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
US v. Lopez ruling
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
US v. Lopez impact
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Baker v. Carr facts
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Baker v. Carr clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
New York Times v. US facts
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
McDonald v. Chicago question
Does 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?
Schenck v. US question
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Roe v. Wade ruling
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
McCulloch v. Maryland question
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Engel v. Vitale impact
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
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)
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)
