McDonald v. Chicago question
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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?
McDonald v. Chicago facts The 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)
Schenck v. US clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech
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
US v. Lopez question Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Tinker v. Des Moines facts 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)
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Marbury v. Madison ruling
Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment equal protection clause
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
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?
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
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
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
14th amendment equal protection clause
Roe v. Wade question Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
Shaw v. Reno ruling
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
US v. Lopez impact
Shaw v. Reno clause 14th amendment equal protection clause
Brown v. Board of Education impact
Shaw v. Reno facts
Roe v. Wade clause
Roe v. Wade facts 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)
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)
1st Amendment freedom of speech
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
New York Times v. US 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)
US v. Lopez impact limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
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Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Baker v. Carr question Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Engel v. Vitale facts
Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Baker v. Carr impact
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)
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)
McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Baker v. Carr clause
McDonald v. Chicago ruling 5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Gideon v. Wainwright question Does 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?
Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Citizens United v. FEC impact used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
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unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Tinker v. Des Moines facts 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)
Baker v. Carr facts
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling 7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
14th amendment equal protection clause
Citizens United v. FEC question Does 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?
Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
US v. Lopez clause
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Brown v. Board of Education question
Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
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)
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
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