Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
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McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Citizens United v. FEC clause
Brown v. Board of Education clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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?
1st Amendment freedom of speech
McDonald v. Chicago ruling 5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
New York Times v. US ruling
Roe v. Wade ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Roe v. Wade clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review
Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
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)
McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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?
Does the federal government have implied powers?
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
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)
Gideon v. Wainwright clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Citizens United v. FEC facts BCRA 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)
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?
Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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
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US v. Lopez ruling 5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Engel v. Vitale facts
religion trumps schooling
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)
Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
BCRA 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)
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
Tinker v. Des Moines impact students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
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Schenck v. US clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech
Gideon v. Wainwright impact Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
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?
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
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?
Commerce Clause
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause
Baker v. Carr ruling 6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Schenck v. US ruling
New York Times v. US clause
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
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)
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
Brown v. Board of Education question
Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Brown v. Board of Education impact
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Shaw v. Reno clause
Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
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