4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
McCulloch v. Maryland 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?
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Gideon v. Wainwright questionDoes 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?
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Shaw v. Reno ruling
Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Gideon v. Wainwright factsGideon 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)
Citizens United v. FEC question
US v. Lopez factsLopez, 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)
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
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 impactreligion trumps schooling
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Roe v. Wade questionDoes the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Schenck v. US factsDuring 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)
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
14th amendment equal protection clause
Citizens United v. FEC ruling5:4 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
New York Times v. US clause
Baker v. Carr question
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
New York Times v. US impact
Shaw v. Reno impact
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)
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Schenck v. US impact
Schenck v. US ruling
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
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14th amendment equal protection clause
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)
Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Baker v. Carr impact
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)
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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)
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
established judicial review
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?
Brown was a student at a Topeka school. She had to travel much farther to the nearest black school than she would to the white one. With support from the NAACP Brown sued (1954
free speech clause
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
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?
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Wisconsin v. Yoder questionDid Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech