Brown v. Board of Education clause
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
McDonald v. Chicago impact
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
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)
Schenck v. US 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?
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
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)
Baker v. Carr ruling
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
In 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)
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Schenck v. US clause
US v. Lopez clause
Commerce Clause
Schenck v. US facts
Roe v. Wade clause
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
established judicial review
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)
US v. Lopez question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
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 question
Does the federal government have implied powers?
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
Public schools in New York began the school day by having students to recite a nondenominational prayer each morning. Engel, a parent at the school sued the district for violating the establishment clause (1962)
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
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
Baker v. Carr question
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
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
