Tinker v. Des Moines questionDoes banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?
1st amendment freedom of press
McCulloch v. Maryland question
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
New York Times v. US ruling
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
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 impact
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
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5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
New York Times v. US factsThe 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)
US v. Lopez ruling
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
McDonald v. Chicago factsThe 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)
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)
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)
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Roe v. Wade factsRoe, 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)
6th amendment, right to an attorney
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
McDonald v. Chicago impact
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
US v. Lopez questionUnder the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Gideon v. Wainwright question
Citizens United v. FEC factsBCRA 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)
Citizens United v. FEC questionDoes 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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Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
McCulloch v. Maryland factsMaryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
New York Times v. US ruling
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Roe v. Wade factsRoe, 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)
Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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?
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US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
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Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
Shaw v. Reno factsIn 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)
Shaw v. Reno impactclaims 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
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
McDonald v. Chicago facts
14th amendment equal protection clause
McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy 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
Schenck v. US facts
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
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?
Engel v. Vitale factsPublic 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)
Schenck v. US clause
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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)
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
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4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first