McDonald v. Chicago question
Engel v. Vitale question
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
McDonald v. Chicago facts
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)
Schenck v. US clause
1st Amendment freedom of speech
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
US v. Lopez question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
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)
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Marbury v. Madison ruling
Baker v. Carr clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
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?
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Shaw v. Reno impact
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
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
14th amendment equal protection clause
Roe v. Wade question
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
Shaw v. Reno ruling
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
US v. Lopez impact
Shaw v. Reno clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
Brown v. Board of Education impact
Shaw v. Reno facts
Roe v. Wade clause
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)
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 speech
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
New York Times v. US clause
Baker v. Carr facts
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)
