Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
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Schenck v. US question Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Baker v. Carr ruling
Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
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?
McDonald v. Chicago ruling 5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
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
The Chicago system for obtaining gun permits was so annoying that it was almost impossible to obtain one. McDonald sued Chicago for violating his 2nd amendment rights (2010)
Baker v. Carr impact
Engel v. Vitale ruling
McCulloch v. Maryland question Does the federal government have implied powers?
Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
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)
Tinker v. Des Moines question Does banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?
Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause
Brown v. Board of Education facts 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
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?
New York Times v. US ruling
Roe v. Wade ruling
Engel v. Vitale impact School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
US v. Lopez ruling
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)
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)
Schenck v. US impact
Brown v. Board of Education impact overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
Marbury v. Madison ruling
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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?
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)
Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
McDonald v. Chicago clause 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
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?
US v. Lopez clause
New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
McDonald v. Chicago facts The Chicago system for obtaining gun permits was so annoying that it was almost impossible to obtain one. McDonald sued Chicago for violating his 2nd amendment rights (2010)
Tinker v. Des Moines impact students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Shaw v. Reno ruling
McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Baker v. Carr impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Brown v. Board of Education clause 14th amendment equal protection clause
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?
Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
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?
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)
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)
Citizens United v. FEC impact used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Marbury v. Madison question Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
US v. Lopez ruling 5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Roe v. Wade ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Baker v. Carr question
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)
Gideon v. Wainwright question
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