US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Engel v. Vitale impact
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)
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Roe v. Wade facts
New York Times v. US questioncan the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
US v. Lopez question
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
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?
US v. Lopez clause
New York Times v. US facts
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Marbury V. Madison impact
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
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)
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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
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 impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Schenck v. US ruling
Baker v. Carr question
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)
New York Times v. US clause
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 ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Frozen!
Frozen!
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Boost!
Boost!
Tinker v. Des Moines question
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
1st amendment freedom of press
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
Brown v. Board of Education factsBrown 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
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
Shaw v. Reno impact
Marbury V. Madison impact
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
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 impact
Citizens United v. FEC clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
US v. Lopez factsLopez, 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)
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Roe v. Wade question
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
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)
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)
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Shaw v. Reno facts
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation