AP Gov SCOTUS duel

Schenck v. US facts

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder question Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?

7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

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

US v. Lopez impact limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

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)

free speech clause

Citizens United v. FEC facts BCRA law banned Citizens United from showing an ad they made casting Hilary Clinton in a negative light calling it "electioneering" and thus against the BCRA. Citizens United appealed that the ad fell under their right to free speech and thus the BCRA was unconstitutional (2010)

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

New York Times v. US clause 1st amendment freedom of press

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

Baker v. Carr ruling

Baker v. Carr impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities

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?

Baker v. Carr clause

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

McDonald v. Chicago question

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?

1st Amendment Establishment Clause

Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially

US v. Lopez question Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?

Roe v. Wade ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion

Gideon v. Wainwright ruling

6th amendment, right to an attorney

Baker v. Carr facts In Tennessee district boundaries were not being redrawn despite unequal spread of voters. Baker, a Tennessee citizen, sued on the grounds that the district lines made rural votes worth more than urban ones. (1962)

Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress

Brown v. Board of Education facts 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

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling

New York Times v. US clause

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)

Schenck v. US impact until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions

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

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?

Baker v. Carr impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities

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

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause

US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause

Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review

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?

14th amendment equal protection clause

Shaw v. Reno clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

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

Schenck v. US clause

McDonald v. Chicago ruling 5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states

Engel v. Vitale 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)

Gideon v. Wainwright question

Tinker v. Des Moines question Does banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?

In Tennessee district boundaries were not being redrawn despite unequal spread of voters. Baker, a Tennessee citizen, sued on the grounds that the district lines made rural votes worth more than urban ones. (1962)

unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution

Brown v. Board of Education clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

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)

Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially

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 v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

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