Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
Marbury v. Madison clauseappellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Wisconsin v. Yoder factsFor 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)
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McCulloch v. Maryland facts
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New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
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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)
Commerce Clause
religion trumps schooling
Citizens United v. FEC factsBCRA 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)
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
Brown v. Board of Education factsBrown 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
Schenck v. US factsDuring 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)
free speech clause
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Schenck v. US question
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
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Shaw v. Reno impactclaims 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 ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
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)
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
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?
McDonald v. Chicago factsThe 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 v. Board of Education question
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Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Schenck v. US factsDuring 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
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Citizens United v. FEC factsBCRA 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)
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until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
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Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
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)
Citizens United v. FEC questionDoes 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?
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Engel v. Vitale ruling
McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
McDonald v. Chicago facts
Citizens United v. FEC clause
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Roe v. Wade ruling
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)
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
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
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?
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
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)
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
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?