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?
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?
Engel v. Vitale impact
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
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?
New York Times v. US clause
1st amendment freedom of press
Marbury v. Madison clause
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
US v. Lopez ruling
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
McDonald v. Chicago facts
Roe v. Wade facts
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
religion trumps schooling
Baker v. Carr ruling
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
New York Times v. US facts
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)
Roe v. Wade impact
Brown v. Board of Education facts
Roe v. Wade clause
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
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)
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
US v. Lopez clause
Commerce Clause
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Schenck v. US ruling
US v. Lopez question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
New York Times v. US ruling
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
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)
Marbury v. Madison ruling
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
14th amendment equal protection clause
Citizens United v. FEC impact
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
