Tinker v. Des Moines factsStudents 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)
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McCulloch v. Maryland factsMaryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
Marbury v. Madison clauseappellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
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5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment 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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Brown v. Board of Education facts
McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy 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
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Roe v. Wade question
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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?
New York Times v. US ruling6:3 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
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)
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Roe v. Wade facts
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
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Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Shaw v. Reno clause
Shaw v. Reno facts
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?
Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
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In Tennessee district boundaries were not being redrawn despite unequal spread of voters. Baker, a Tennessee citizen, sued on the grounds that the district lines made rural votes worth more than urban ones. (1962)
US v. Lopez questionUnder the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
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5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Citizens United v. FEC facts
Marbury V. Madison impact
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Roe v. Wade question
Baker v. Carr ruling
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)
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
1st amendment freedom of press
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
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)
Citizens United v. FEC impactused as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
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)
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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
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Citizens United v. FEC ruling
Tinker v. Des Moines questionDoes banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
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)
Schenck v. US facts
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Schenck v. US ruling
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution