Tinker v. Des Moines ruling 7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
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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
Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Citizens United v. FEC question
Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Tinker v. Des Moines impact students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
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Baker v. Carr ruling
Gideon v. Wainwright impact Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Baker v. Carr facts
Marbury v. Madison clause
Schenck v. US question Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
McCulloch v. Maryland facts Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
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)
Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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)
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)
Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
US v. Lopez impact limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Roe v. Wade clause
Baker v. Carr question
McDonald v. Chicago question 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?
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Roe v. Wade ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
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?
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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
6th amendment, right to an attorney
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)
During 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)
New York Times v. US question can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
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)
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review
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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)
Marbury v. Madison 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
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
The 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)
religion trumps schooling
McCulloch v. Maryland question
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
Engel v. Vitale facts Public 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)
Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
McDonald v. Chicago clause
Schenck v. US question Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling 7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
McDonald v. Chicago question 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?
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)
US v. Lopez ruling 5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech 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)
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