Baker v. Carr factsIn Tennessee district boundaries were not being redrawn despite unequal spread of voters. Baker, a Tennessee citizen, sued on the grounds that the district lines made rural votes worth more than urban ones. (1962)
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Marbury V. Madison impact
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
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
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Schenck v. US clause
1st amendment freedom of press
Citizens United v. FEC impactused as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Schenck v. US factsDuring 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)
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?
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)
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
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
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
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)
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
Citizens United v. FEC question
14th amendment equal protection clause
Citizens United v. FEC clause
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
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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
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?
Roe v. Wade 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)
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
McCulloch v. Maryland impact
McDonald v. Chicago facts
Citizens United v. FEC clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
Engel v. Vitale impactSchool sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
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)
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Engel v. Vitale clause
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
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?
Baker v. Carr facts
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McDonald v. Chicago impact
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Engel v. Vitale factsPublic schools in New York began the school day by having students to recite a nondenominational prayer each morning. Engel, a parent at the school sued the district for violating the establishment clause (1962)
New York Times v. US clause
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
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
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)
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions