9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
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Brown v. Board of Education clause
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Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Marbury v. Madison question
US v. Lopez 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
Citizens United v. FEC questionDoes 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?
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
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New York Times v. US impact
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
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
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 questionUnder the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
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?
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?
Citizens United v. FEC impactused as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Roe v. Wade question
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
Engel v. Vitale 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)
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
New York Times v. US ruling
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)
established judicial review
6th amendment, right to an attorney
Citizens United v. FEC facts
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Tinker v. Des Moines question
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Roe v. Wade clause
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
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?
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
US v. Lopez ruling
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)
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appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
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)
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
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)
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Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
Shaw v. Reno ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
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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)
McCulloch v. Maryland question
New York Times v. US factsThe Nixon administration attempted to prevent several newspapers from publishing materials belonging to a classified Defense Department study, known as the Pentagon Papers, detailing US actions in Vietnam. The president argued that prior restraint was necessary to protect national security. NYTimes sued on 1st amendment grounds (1971)
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause