Tinker v. Des Moines clause
free speech clause
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Commerce Clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
New York Times v. US clause
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Baker v. Carr ruling
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
6th amendment, right to an attorney
Brown v. Board of Education clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce 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?
Roe v. Wade facts
US v. Lopez question
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
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 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)
New York Times v. US question
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Schenck v. US question
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Shaw v. Reno clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
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
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
New York Times v. US ruling
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
Roe v. Wade impact
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 impact
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
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)
