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)
Gideon v. Wainwright question
Does 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?
US v. Lopez clause
Commerce Clause
6:3 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
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
US v. Lopez ruling
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Baker v. Carr ruling
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
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?
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment 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 impact
states 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
Roe v. Wade clause
Baker v. Carr question
Brown v. Board of Education question
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
Marbury v. Madison clause
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Shaw v. Reno clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
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)
US v. Lopez facts
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)
Engel v. Vitale clause
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
McCulloch v. Maryland impact
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
