Baker v. Carr facts
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McDonald v. Chicago facts 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)
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
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
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until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
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
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Marbury v. Madison question Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
US v. Lopez impact
Shaw v. Reno clause 14th amendment equal protection clause
McDonald v. Chicago ruling 5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
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)
New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
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?
Gideon v. Wainwright clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney
McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
US v. Lopez clause
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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
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?
New York Times v. US clause 1st amendment freedom of press
Shaw v. Reno impact 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
Roe v. Wade facts 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 ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
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?
Gideon v. Wainwright impact Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Citizens United v. FEC impact used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
McCulloch v. Maryland question Does the federal government have implied powers?
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Schenck v. US question Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
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)
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
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Schenck v. US clause
necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Shaw v. Reno clause 14th amendment equal protection clause
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment equal protection clause
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Schenck v. US impact
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Roe v. Wade facts 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)
New York Times v. US clause
Citizens United v. FEC clause
US v. Lopez impact
Roe v. Wade ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
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
Citizens United v. FEC ruling 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
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
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?
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)
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
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?
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
14th amendment equal protection clause
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