Shaw v. Reno question
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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
Schenck v. US facts
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
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
New York Times v. US clause
1st amendment freedom of press
Baker v. Carr question
Schenck v. US impact
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
Students 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)
New York Times v. US impact
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
New York Times v. US facts
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
McDonald v. Chicago clause
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Marbury V. Madison impact
Marbury v. Madison ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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?
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
McDonald v. Chicago impact
Shaw v. Reno ruling
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
For 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)
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
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
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?
Baker v. Carr facts
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)
Roe v. Wade clause
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
1st Amendment freedom of speech
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Baker v. Carr clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
