US v. Lopez clause
Commerce Clause
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
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)
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)
Shaw v. Reno question
Citizens United v. FEC impact
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
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
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
US v. Lopez facts
Lopez, 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)
Brown v. Board of Education question
New York Times v. US facts
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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder question
Did 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 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?
New York Times v. US impact
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
McCulloch v. Maryland impact
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Baker v. Carr impact
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
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)
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Baker v. Carr facts
McCulloch v. Maryland question
New York Times v. US ruling
Baker v. Carr clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Roe v. Wade 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?
US v. Lopez question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
religion trumps schooling
Marbury v. Madison clause
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
