AP Gov SCOTUS duel

McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress

School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

New York Times v. US clause 1st amendment freedom of press

appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

McCulloch v. Maryland ruling unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution

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

McDonald v. Chicago facts

Shaw v. Reno question

religion trumps schooling

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion

Schenck v. US impact until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions

New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing

Engel v. Vitale facts

9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

Wisconsin v. Yoder question

McCulloch v. Maryland clause

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)

Citizens United v. FEC question 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?

Citizens United v. FEC facts 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)

Tinker v. Des Moines ruling 7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

Shaw v. Reno facts 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)

Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?

Tinker v. Des Moines facts 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)

14th amendment equal protection clause

Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?

Wisconsin v. Yoder facts

McCulloch v. Maryland facts

Gideon v. Wainwright facts 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)

Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially

6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

Citizens United v. FEC impact used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech

Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case

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

Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?

unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases

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?

Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional

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)

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?

US v. Lopez question Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?

Roe v. Wade ruling

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?

Baker v. Carr impact

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)

Engel v. Vitale ruling 6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause

Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially

Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger

Baker v. Carr facts In 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)

1st Amendment freedom of speech

US v. Lopez clause

free speech clause

Gideon v. Wainwright question 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?

McDonald v. Chicago facts The 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)

6th amendment, right to an attorney

Marbury v. Madison ruling

Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review

Brown v. Board of Education ruling

Tinker v. Des Moines impact

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

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