Shaw v. Reno ruling
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Commerce Clause
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)
US v. Lopez facts
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Citizens United v. FEC impact
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
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 facts
Marbury v. Madison ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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?
New York Times v. US ruling
McDonald v. Chicago question
Does 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?
Brown v. Board of Education impact
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
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)
McDonald v. Chicago clause
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
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)
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
Engel v. Vitale impact
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
US v. Lopez ruling
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Shaw v. Reno question
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Schenck v. US impact
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
McDonald v. Chicago impact
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 clause
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Does the federal government have implied powers?
Brown v. Board of Education question
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
