AP Gov SCOTUS duel

Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause

Schenck v. US facts 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)

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

McDonald v. Chicago facts

McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

McDonald v. Chicago ruling 5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states

religion trumps schooling

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

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

Citizens United v. FEC facts BCRA 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)

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

Citizens United v. FEC clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech

Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

Shaw v. Reno impact

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

5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional

McCulloch v. Maryland facts

Gideon v. Wainwright impact Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case

Tinker v. Des Moines clause

Shaw v. Reno clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

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)

Brown v. Board of Education clause

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

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?

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?

Does the federal government have implied powers?

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)

1st amendment freedom of press

Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?

Shaw v. Reno impact

McCulloch v. Maryland clause necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause

5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

Baker v. Carr impact

Tinker v. Des Moines clause

a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially

1st Amendment Establishment Clause

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?

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)

Engel v. Vitale question

Citizens United v. FEC clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech

Schenck v. US clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech

US v. Lopez question Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?

Shaw v. Reno ruling

Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?

Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

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)

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)

Gideon v. Wainwright clause

Gideon v. Wainwright question

14th amendment equal protection clause

until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions

established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress

Engel v. Vitale impact

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)

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

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

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)

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

End this game?