Citizens United v. FEC impactused as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection 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
Engel v. Vitale ruling
Citizens United v. FEC ruling5:4 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
Citizens United v. FEC clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
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US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
Public 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)
Citizens United v. FEC facts
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?
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Baker v. Carr impact
14th amendment equal protection clause
Brown v. Board of Education question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Roe v. Wade facts
McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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?
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
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Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Baker v. Carr clause
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Baker v. Carr facts
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Brown v. Board of Education factsBrown 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
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
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)
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)
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Wisconsin v. Yoder factsFor 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)
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Gideon v. Wainwright questionDoes 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?
Shaw v. Reno ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing