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)
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Gideon v. Wainwright questionDoes 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?
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)
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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)
Schenck v. US clause
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech 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
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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Shaw v. Reno impact
Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
McCulloch v. Maryland question
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?
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Schenck v. US rulingunanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Marbury v. Madison clause
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?
Citizens United v. FEC impact
Wisconsin v. Yoder questionDid Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
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Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Shaw v. Reno ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Baker v. Carr impact
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Marbury v. Madison question
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Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Gideon v. Wainwright question
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Citizens United v. FEC facts
Baker v. Carr question
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech 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)
McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
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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McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Engel v. Vitale facts
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Shaw v. Reno ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Marbury v. Madison clauseappellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
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
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)
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Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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)
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
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