Shaw v. Reno factsIn 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)
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Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
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)
Roe v. Wade impact
Engel v. Vitale question
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Citizens United v. FEC clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
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 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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
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)
Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Schenck v. US clause
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
McDonald v. Chicago question
US v. Lopez impact
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
McDonald v. Chicago impact
McDonald v. Chicago factsThe 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)
Marbury v. Madison clauseappellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
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)
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Shaw v. Reno question
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
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)
McDonald v. Chicago clause
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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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)
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
US v. Lopez question
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Engel v. Vitale impactSchool sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
New York Times v. US ruling
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Does the federal government have implied powers?
McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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Citizens United v. FEC impact
14th amendment equal protection clause
religion trumps schooling
Citizens United v. FEC question
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Gideon v. Wainwright questionDoes 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?
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
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Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?