AP Gov SCOTUS duel

Tinker v. Des Moines clause

Gideon v. Wainwright clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney

4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

New York Times v. US ruling

McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states

Engel v. Vitale question

US v. Lopez facts Lopez, a senior brought a gun to his public high school, illegal under the federal Gun Free School Zones Act. He was arrested and tried in federal court. He sued saying that regulation on state property (schools) was state business. (1995)

Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause

Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional

Schenck v. US facts

1st Amendment freedom of speech

Citizens United v. FEC impact used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech

Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?

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?

Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?

Gideon v. Wainwright impact

Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?

Roe v. Wade impact

Brown v. Board of Education facts

4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

Brown v. Board of Education question

Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger

unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution

necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause

McDonald v. Chicago facts 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)

Shaw v. Reno clause

School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

Baker v. Carr ruling 6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

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?

US v. Lopez question Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?

New York Times v. US clause

Tinker v. Des Moines ruling

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

Schenck v. US question Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?

Roe v. Wade question Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?

establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities

Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional

used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech

US v. Lopez impact

McCulloch v. Maryland clause

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?

Tinker v. Des Moines impact

Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)

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?

Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment 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)

overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation

Brown v. Board of Education clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

US v. Lopez ruling

Baker v. Carr facts

McDonald v. Chicago clause 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause

McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

Baker v. Carr ruling 6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

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)

McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress

Engel v. Vitale facts

McDonald v. Chicago facts 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)

New York Times v. US facts The Nixon administration attempted to prevent several newspapers from publishing materials belonging to a classified Defense Department study, known as the Pentagon Papers, detailing US actions in Vietnam. The president argued that prior restraint was necessary to protect national security. NYTimes sued on 1st amendment grounds (1971)

4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

End this game?