New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
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Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Shaw v. Reno facts
McDonald v. Chicago clause
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Schenck v. US clause
Schenck v. US factsDuring 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)
New York Times v. US factsThe Nixon administration attempted to prevent several newspapers from publishing materials belonging to a classified Defense Department study, known as the Pentagon Papers, detailing US actions in Vietnam. The president argued that prior restraint was necessary to protect national security. NYTimes sued on 1st amendment grounds (1971)
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
McDonald v. Chicago factsThe 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)
Brown v. Board of Education facts
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
US v. Lopez clause
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McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
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)
Citizens United v. FEC facts
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
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US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
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 ruling
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
6th amendment, right to an attorney
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Engel v. Vitale questionDoes the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
New York Times v. US facts
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
Gideon v. Wainwright question
US v. Lopez facts
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?
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Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
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
Citizens United v. FEC clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
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)
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
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
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Marbury v. Madison clause
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Roe, a Texas resident, sought to terminate her pregnancy by abortion. Texas law prohibited abortions except to save the pregnant woman's life, Roe sued "on behalf of all women" (1973)