a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
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)
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Roe v. Wade facts
Does the federal government have implied powers?
McDonald v. Chicago impact
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Shaw v. Reno ruling
Wisconsin v. Yoder question
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Citizens United v. FEC question
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
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
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Gideon v. Wainwright question
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Schenck v. US question
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
US v. Lopez impact
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Schenck v. US facts
During 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)
Engel v. Vitale impact
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Marbury v. Madison question
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Baker v. Carr question
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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
US v. Lopez ruling
Citizens United v. FEC facts
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
6th amendment, right to an attorney
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)
