AP Gov SCOTUS duel

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?

Gideon v. Wainwright clause

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?

7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion

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)

4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

McDonald v. Chicago ruling

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)

Roe v. Wade clause

US v. Lopez ruling 5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause

Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)

9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

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?

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

Citizens United v. FEC facts

Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?

McCulloch v. Maryland question

1st Amendment freedom of speech

New York Times v. US facts

Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

Citizens United v. FEC impact

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause

McDonald v. Chicago clause 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause

Engel v. Vitale facts

Wisconsin v. Yoder question

Citizens United v. FEC question 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 v. Board of Education clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause

Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger

Baker v. Carr ruling 6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

Gideon v. Wainwright question

Marbury v. Madison ruling

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?

McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

Citizens United v. FEC facts

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)

McCulloch v. Maryland facts

Baker v. Carr question Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?

Shaw v. Reno impact

Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger

Gideon v. Wainwright clause

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)

McCulloch v. Maryland ruling

Citizens United v. FEC ruling

Shaw v. Reno question

Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

McCulloch v. Maryland clause necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause

limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

Roe v. Wade facts

New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing

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)

Citizens United v. FEC impact used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech

Citizens United v. FEC clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech

14th amendment equal protection clause

2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause

Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling

6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause

Roe v. Wade impact Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

End this game?