5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Schenck v. US ruling
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?
Baker v. Carr factsIn 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)
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Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
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
Citizens United v. FEC factsBCRA 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)
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
14th amendment equal protection clause
Engel v. Vitale factsPublic 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)
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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)
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Engel v. Vitale clause
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
Roe v. Wade impact
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
Citizens United v. FEC questionDoes 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?
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Roe v. Wade factsRoe, 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)
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
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
14th amendment equal protection clause
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
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)
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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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)
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?
US v. Lopez questionUnder the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
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Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Citizens United v. FEC impactused as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Engel v. Vitale impact
Tinker v. Des Moines factsStudents 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)
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)
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?
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
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McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
McCulloch v. Maryland impact
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McCulloch v. Maryland factsMaryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
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
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Engel v. Vitale factsPublic 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 impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
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?
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause