Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
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)
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Roe v. Wade ruling
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Marbury v. Madison question
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Marbury v. Madison ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Citizens United v. FEC clause
1st Amendment freedom of speech
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)
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
Roe v. Wade facts
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)
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?
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
5:4 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
New York Times v. US impact
Marbury V. Madison impact
established judicial review
McDonald v. Chicago question
Does 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?
Roe v. Wade impact
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
Baker v. Carr ruling
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
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)
McDonald v. Chicago impact
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Baker v. Carr facts
Schenck v. US question
Brown v. Board of Education question
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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?
Citizens United v. FEC impact
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
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?
