Marbury v. Madison question Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
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Wisconsin v. Yoder facts 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)
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Baker v. Carr question Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
McDonald v. Chicago facts
free speech clause
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Schenck v. US question Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
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Tinker v. Des Moines question
New York Times v. US ruling
Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
14th amendment equal protection clause
Gideon v. Wainwright question
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
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)
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Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review
McDonald v. Chicago ruling 5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Shaw v. Reno impact
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
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)
New York Times v. US clause 1st amendment freedom of press
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause
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until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Engel v. Vitale impact School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Tinker v. Des Moines impact students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Gideon v. Wainwright clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney
Citizens United v. FEC clause
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Baker v. Carr impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Baker v. Carr facts
McCulloch v. Maryland question Does the federal government have implied powers?
Marbury v. Madison ruling
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
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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?
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Engel v. Vitale facts Public 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)
McCulloch v. Maryland clause necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
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US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause
Roe v. Wade ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Roe v. Wade clause
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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)
Shaw v. Reno question Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
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?
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