Tinker v. Des Moines facts
Students were suspended for wearing black armbands as a symbol to protest the Vietnam War after being told that wearing the armbands would result in punishment. Their parents sued the school system for violating the students right to free speech (1969)
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Shaw v. Reno question
McDonald v. Chicago impact
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
Schenck v. US ruling
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
New York Times v. US ruling
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
14th amendment equal protection clause
Roe v. Wade impact
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Commerce Clause
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
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?
McDonald v. Chicago clause
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
6th amendment, right to an attorney
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Roe v. Wade clause
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
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)
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?
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
Shaw v. Reno facts
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)
Brown v. Board of Education impact
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Citizens United v. FEC impact
Roe v. Wade ruling
Marbury v. Madison clause
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
New York Times v. US impact
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
