Shaw v. Reno ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
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free speech clause
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
US v. Lopez clause
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)
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1st Amendment freedom of speech
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)
Citizens United v. FEC factsBCRA 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)
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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Roe v. Wade clause
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
Engel v. Vitale questionDoes the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
Engel v. Vitale impactSchool sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
McCulloch v. Maryland question
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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)
Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
New York Times v. US questioncan the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
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Shaw v. Reno impactclaims 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
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
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1st amendment freedom of press
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Citizens United v. FEC clause
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Brown v. Board of Education impact
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
US v. Lopez questionUnder the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
McCulloch v. Maryland impact
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
Marbury v. Madison clause
New York Times v. US facts
Citizens United v. FEC questionDoes a law that limits the ability of corporations and labor unions to spend their own money to advocate the election or defeat of a candidate violate the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech?
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
Engel v. Vitale factsPublic schools in New York began the school day by having students to recite a nondenominational prayer each morning. Engel, a parent at the school sued the district for violating the establishment clause (1962)
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?
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Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
McCulloch v. Maryland question
New York Times v. US question
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
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)
Shaw v. Reno impactclaims 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
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
14th amendment equal protection clause
Marbury v. Madison question
McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
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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 rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution