AP Gov SCOTUS duel

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

McDonald v. Chicago ruling

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

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

Tinker v. Des Moines clause

overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation

New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing

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

McCulloch v. Maryland ruling unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution

14th amendment equal protection clause

Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

Citizens United v. FEC clause

Marbury V. Madison impact

Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling

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)

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 clause

Schenck v. US facts

Citizens United v. FEC facts 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)

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 ruling

Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause

Tinker v. Des Moines question 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?

Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially

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

Gideon v. Wainwright question

Citizens United v. FEC impact used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech

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)

McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

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

McDonald v. Chicago ruling

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

Marbury v. Madison ruling

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

Roe v. Wade ruling

McCulloch v. Maryland question Does the federal government have implied powers?

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)

McDonald v. Chicago impact

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?

1st Amendment freedom of speech

The 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)

unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases

Shaw v. Reno ruling

US v. Lopez impact limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

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)

Wisconsin v. Yoder question Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise 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

Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause

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

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

Brown v. Board of Education facts 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

Engel v. Vitale question

unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution

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

Gideon v. Wainwright facts 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)

free speech clause

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

Shaw v. Reno clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause

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