Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
14th amendment equal protection clause
Marbury V. Madison impact
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
Wisconsin v. Yoder questionDid Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
New York Times v. US facts
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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)
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
claims 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
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
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?
Shaw v. Reno ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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?
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Citizens United v. FEC clause
US v. Lopez facts
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)
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
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 clause
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
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Commerce 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?
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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
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Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
US v. Lopez impact
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Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Engel v. Vitale impact
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?
Roe v. Wade impact
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
In an attempt to create an additional legislative district with a majority of African-American voters, the state of North Carolina created a district connecting pockets of minority voters by nothing more than the width of the freeway. Shaw, a republican from NC, sued the US Attorney General who had forced the changes on 14th amendment violations (1993)
Marbury v. Madison clauseappellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
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?
14th amendment equal protection clause
Schenck v. US clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
McCulloch v. Maryland question
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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)
Baker v. Carr facts
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
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)
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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
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review