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)
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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?
Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause
Commerce Clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
McDonald v. Chicago impact
Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review
Schenck v. US question Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
Shaw v. Reno question Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Engel v. Vitale impact
Roe v. Wade facts 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)
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
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
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
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)
Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
McCulloch v. Maryland 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)
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
Baker v. Carr ruling
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
New York Times v. US facts The 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)
Brown v. Board of Education clause
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?
Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Shaw v. Reno clause 14th amendment equal protection clause
6th amendment, right to an attorney
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)
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Schenck v. US impact until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Engel v. Vitale question Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
Baker v. Carr question
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US v. Lopez clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
McCulloch v. Maryland clause necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Baker v. Carr impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
US v. Lopez ruling 5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder question
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Schenck v. US clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
1st amendment freedom of press
Marbury v. Madison question Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
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)
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?
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
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
Brown v. Board of Education clause 14th amendment equal protection clause
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