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)
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can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
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?
14th amendment equal protection clause
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Shaw v. Reno impact
Marbury v. Madison ruling
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Shaw v. Reno facts
Schenck v. US clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
New York Times v. US ruling
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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
Tinker v. Des Moines question
US v. Lopez questionUnder the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Citizens United v. FEC ruling5:4 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
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Brown v. Board of Education question
McCulloch v. Maryland question
Gideon v. Wainwright factsGideon 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)
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
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)
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Baker v. Carr ruling
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)
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)
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Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
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?
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Baker v. Carr facts
McDonald v. Chicago impact
McCulloch v. Maryland question
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Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
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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?
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 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
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
McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Citizens United v. FEC clause
Roe v. Wade clause
McDonald v. Chicago question
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)
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
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?
Shaw v. Reno facts
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
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?
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
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