Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Boost!
Boost!
Shaw v. Reno ruling
New York Times v. US ruling6:3 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
free speech clause
McDonald v. Chicago clause
Frozen!
Frozen!
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Shaw v. Reno question
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Citizens United v. FEC facts
Engel v. Vitale questionDoes the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
New York Times v. US question
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?
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
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?
Roe v. Wade questionDoes the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
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)
McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
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)
religion trumps schooling
McCulloch v. Maryland question
Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
Baker v. Carr ruling
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
McCulloch v. Maryland impact
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder questionDid Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
Citizens United v. FEC 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)
Frozen!
Frozen!
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Boost!
Boost!
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
US v. Lopez questionUnder the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Frozen!
Frozen!
Schenck v. US clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
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?
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
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
Gideon v. Wainwright questionDoes 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?
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Gideon v. Wainwright factsGideon 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)
New York Times v. US ruling6:3 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
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
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)
Shaw v. Reno ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Citizens United v. FEC clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
Tinker v. Des Moines questionDoes banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?
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)
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Roe v. Wade questionDoes 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 impactreligion trumps schooling
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review