AP Gov SCOTUS duel

Wisconsin v. Yoder question

7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

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

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

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

4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)

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)

Brown v. Board of Education impact overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation

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

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

Shaw v. Reno facts

McDonald v. Chicago impact

Roe v. Wade ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion

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)

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

Schenck v. US clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech

McDonald v. Chicago clause 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause

Baker v. Carr question Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?

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?

Gideon v. Wainwright 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?

Tinker v. Des Moines question

Roe v. Wade question Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?

Shaw v. Reno question Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?

Marbury v. Madison question Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?

Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review

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

US v. Lopez ruling

religion trumps schooling

Roe v. Wade question Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?

Brown v. Board of Education question

US v. Lopez impact limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

US v. Lopez clause

Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?

McDonald v. Chicago clause

Brown v. Board of Education ruling

Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

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)

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)

Gideon v. Wainwright ruling

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?

Shaw v. Reno question

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

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder facts For 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)

Baker v. Carr ruling 6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing

McCulloch v. Maryland ruling

Shaw v. Reno clause

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)

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)

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

Gideon v. Wainwright clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney

Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause

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

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

1st Amendment freedom of speech

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