Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
Schenck v. US facts
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
14th amendment equal protection 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
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?
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 questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Schenck v. US ruling
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
McCulloch v. Maryland question
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection 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?
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Schenck v. US clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
New York Times v. US facts
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
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?
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
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?
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
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Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
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)
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
6th amendment, right to an attorney
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
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Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Baker v. Carr ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Schenck v. US clause
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Citizens United v. FEC question
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Tinker v. Des Moines questionDoes banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?
Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
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)
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)
14th amendment equal protection clause
Roe v. Wade facts
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
US v. Lopez impact
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Engel v. Vitale questionDoes the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
Engel v. Vitale factsPublic 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)
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger