1st Amendment Establishment Clause
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
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?
Engel v. Vitale facts
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Shaw v. Reno impact
Shaw v. Reno question
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
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)
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)
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?
US v. Lopez impact
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Baker v. Carr clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
US v. Lopez facts
Lopez, 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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
New York Times v. US clause
Schenck v. US question
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
The 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)
Marbury V. Madison impact
established judicial review
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
Gideon 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)
