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)
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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)
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)
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
Brown v. Board of Education facts
Schenck v. US impact until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Marbury v. Madison question Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Does the federal government have implied powers?
New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
US v. Lopez impact
Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review
McDonald v. Chicago ruling 5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Gideon v. Wainwright impact Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
1st Amendment Free Exercise 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)
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)
Shaw v. Reno impact
Gideon v. Wainwright facts 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)
14th amendment equal protection clause
Roe v. Wade ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
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
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
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Shaw v. Reno question Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Citizens United v. FEC impact
McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
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?
US v. Lopez question Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
Baker v. Carr question
6th amendment, right to an attorney
New York Times v. US facts
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
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
Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling
Shaw v. Reno clause
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
McCulloch v. Maryland question Does the federal government have implied powers?
Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Brown v. Board of Education impact overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
New York Times v. US clause
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
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New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Roe v. Wade facts
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)
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Marbury v. Madison 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?
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