AP Gov SCOTUS duel

McCulloch v. Maryland question

US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause

Schenck v. US question Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?

Tinker v. Des Moines ruling 7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?

Citizens United v. FEC clause

Schenck v. US impact

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

Tinker v. Des Moines clause

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

Shaw v. Reno facts 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)

Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger

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?

Tinker v. Des Moines impact students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected

Engel v. Vitale impact School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

Roe v. Wade facts

Brown v. Board of Education 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)

New York Times v. US impact

US v. Lopez impact

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

Roe v. Wade ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion

Shaw v. Reno question Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?

1st amendment freedom of press

Schenck v. US clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech

Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling

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)

McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress

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?

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)

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

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

Roe v. Wade impact Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion

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)

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)

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)

Shaw v. Reno ruling

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

1st Amendment Establishment Clause

1st Amendment freedom of speech

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)

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

Schenck v. US facts

New York Times v. US facts

Schenck v. US question Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?

Shaw v. Reno question

Baker v. Carr impact

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

Brown v. Board of Education impact overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation

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

Marbury V. Madison impact

US v. Lopez clause

Does banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?

US v. Lopez impact

9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected

14th amendment equal protection clause

Roe v. Wade ruling

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

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