AP Gov SCOTUS duel

Shaw v. Reno impact 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

Shaw v. Reno question Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?

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

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)

McDonald v. Chicago ruling

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

Citizens United v. FEC clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech

unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases

Baker v. Carr impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities

Schenck v. US clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech

Roe v. Wade impact Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion

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

Tinker v. Des Moines facts

Roe v. Wade question

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?

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

Engel v. Vitale question Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?

Roe v. Wade facts 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)

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

Shaw v. Reno ruling

Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?

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

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

7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

New York Times v. US clause

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

Roe v. Wade ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion

Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

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

Schenck v. US impact

Baker v. Carr impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities

Brown v. Board of Education question

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

Gideon v. Wainwright question

Roe v. Wade ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion

Engel v. Vitale ruling 6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause

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)

Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

1st amendment freedom of press

Marbury v. Madison question

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?

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

religion trumps schooling

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

1st Amendment Establishment Clause

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

states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

US v. Lopez facts

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

McCulloch v. Maryland clause necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause

1st Amendment freedom of speech

Gideon v. Wainwright impact Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case

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

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)

New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing

Marbury V. Madison impact

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)

Roe v. Wade question

End this game?