US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
Brown v. Board of Education question
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
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Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
14th amendment equal protection clause
Brown v. Board of Education clause
Roe v. Wade factsRoe, 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)
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
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a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Tinker v. Des Moines factsStudents 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)
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
US v. Lopez questionUnder the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
religion trumps schooling
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
Gideon v. Wainwright question
New York Times v. US questioncan the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
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Tinker v. Des Moines impact
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Shaw v. Reno impactclaims 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
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Citizens United v. FEC impactused as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
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
McDonald v. Chicago questionDoes the 2nd Amendment apply to state and local governments through the 14th Amendment's due process clause and thus prevent states from banning gun ownership?
Tinker v. Des Moines 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)
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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Brown v. Board of Education factsBrown 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 impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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)
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Roe v. Wade impact
Wisconsin v. Yoder factsFor 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)
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
US v. Lopez factsLopez, 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)
Schenck v. US rulingunanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
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
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Engel v. Vitale impactSchool sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
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Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
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 ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause