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 clauseCommerce Clause
Shaw v. Reno impact
Shaw v. Reno clause
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
6th amendment, right to an attorney
Citizens United v. FEC facts
New York Times v. US ruling6:3 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
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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)
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Brown v. Board of Education question
US v. Lopez impact
Schenck v. US question
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
New York Times v. US clause
Baker v. Carr factsIn 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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
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)
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Wisconsin v. Yoder factsFor 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)
Marbury v. Madison clause
Brown v. Board of Education impact
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
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Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Roe v. Wade clause
Shaw v. Reno question
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?
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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 clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment 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)
Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
New York Times v. US ruling
Engel v. Vitale ruling
Schenck v. US ruling
Citizens United v. FEC impactused as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
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 factsIn 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)
Tinker v. Des Moines factsStudents 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)
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
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
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?