until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
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)
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
New York Times v. US question
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
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?
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
Roe v. Wade clause
New York Times v. US impact
McDonald v. Chicago facts
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?
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Marbury v. Madison question
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
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 ruling
Baker v. Carr question
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Marbury v. Madison clause
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Baker v. Carr ruling
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Schenck v. US facts
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)
Baker v. Carr impact
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
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
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
Brown v. Board of Education question
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
free speech clause
Roe v. Wade ruling
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
