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?
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?
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
McDonald v. Chicago impact
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
New York Times v. US question
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Citizens United v. FEC clause
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
6th amendment, right to an attorney
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
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Engel v. Vitale ruling
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
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?
US v. Lopez ruling
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
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
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?
Does the federal government have implied powers?
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 question
Schenck v. US facts
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)
US v. Lopez impact
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
New York Times v. US clause
1st amendment freedom of press
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
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
free speech clause
Baker v. Carr clause
Engel v. Vitale impact
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment 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)
