Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Engel v. Vitale impactSchool sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
New York Times v. US questioncan the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
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
US v. Lopez question
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)
Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th 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?
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Baker v. Carr facts
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
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?
Does the federal government have implied powers?
Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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)
New York Times v. US impact
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Roe v. Wade ruling
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?
Citizens United v. FEC clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
Marbury V. Madison impact
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)
Frozen!
Frozen!
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)
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Students were suspended for wearing black armbands as a symbol to protest the Vietnam War after being told that wearing the armbands would result in punishment. Their parents sued the school system for violating the students right to free speech (1969)
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
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)
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 ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Schenck v. US clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
Citizens United v. FEC impactused as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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?
Boost!
Boost!
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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)
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
Citizens United v. FEC clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
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)
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
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?
Schenck v. US rulingunanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's 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
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?