McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
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established judicial review
McDonald v. Chicago factsThe 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)
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?
Shaw v. Reno ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
religion trumps schooling
Citizens United v. FEC impact
Schenck v. US factsDuring 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)
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Tinker v. Des Moines questionDoes 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 Establishment Clause
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
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?
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Schenck v. US clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
Marbury v. Madison ruling
New York Times v. US 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 ruling
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Commerce Clause
Citizens United v. FEC facts
McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
Engel v. Vitale question
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise 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
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
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Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
New York Times v. US factsThe 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)
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
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)
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
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
McDonald v. Chicago clause
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)
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
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?
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
McDonald v. Chicago facts
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause