AP Gov SCOTUS duel

established judicial review

Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?

Citizens United v. FEC facts

Roe v. Wade ruling

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)

McDonald v. Chicago ruling 5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states

7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

Tinker v. Des Moines facts Students were suspended for wearing black armbands as a symbol to protest the Vietnam War after being told that wearing the armbands would result in punishment. Their parents sued the school system for violating the students right to free speech (1969)

6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

McDonald v. Chicago question

Gideon v. Wainwright ruling unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases

School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

McCulloch v. Maryland ruling unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution

McDonald v. Chicago clause

9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

The 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)

New York Times v. US impact

Baker v. Carr question Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?

Gideon v. Wainwright impact

Engel v. Vitale ruling 6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause

Gideon v. Wainwright question 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?

Commerce Clause

Tinker v. Des Moines question

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

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)

Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially

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

McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

Baker v. Carr clause

Wisconsin v. Yoder facts

Gideon v. Wainwright question 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 clause

Schenck v. US question Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?

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?

Roe v. Wade clause

Brown v. Board of Education clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress

Marbury V. Madison impact

Gideon v. Wainwright ruling unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases

New York Times v. US impact

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)

2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause

Engel v. Vitale ruling

Marbury v. Madison clause

religion trumps schooling

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?

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)

overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation

Baker v. Carr impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities

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

Schenck v. US clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech

Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)

Engel v. Vitale question Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?

Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional

US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause

Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?

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

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