Schenck v. US question
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
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)
Shaw v. Reno impact
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?
Baker v. Carr clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
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
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)
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Engel v. Vitale ruling
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
McDonald v. Chicago facts
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)
Citizens United v. FEC question
Does 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?
Shaw v. Reno question
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
Marbury v. Madison ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Baker v. Carr ruling
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Engel v. Vitale clause
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
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
14th amendment equal protection clause
religion trumps schooling
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Baker v. Carr impact
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
1st Amendment freedom of speech
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?
Marbury v. Madison question
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Baker v. Carr question
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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)
Shaw v. Reno clause
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)
