Schenck v. US clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
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1st amendment freedom of press
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
Engel v. Vitale question
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
US v. Lopez question
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
New York Times v. US facts
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
McDonald v. Chicago questionDoes 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?
McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Shaw v. Reno impact
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
Citizens United v. FEC ruling5:4 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
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
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 facts
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Brown v. Board of Education question
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
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McDonald v. Chicago impact
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Citizens United v. FEC ruling5:4 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
McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy 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)
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
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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)
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
McDonald v. Chicago questionDoes 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?
Citizens United v. FEC questionDoes 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?
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
US v. Lopez question
Engel v. Vitale facts
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Gideon v. Wainwright 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)
Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment 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)
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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?
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
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
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