Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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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)
Marbury V. Madison impact
Citizens United v. FEC question
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
New York Times v. US question
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
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Schenck v. US question Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
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
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling 7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
Marbury v. Madison clause
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
New York Times v. US clause 1st amendment freedom of press
Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
6:3 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
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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?
Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Baker v. Carr question Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
McCulloch v. Maryland clause necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
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)
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)
Tinker v. Des Moines impact students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Does banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
McCulloch v. Maryland facts Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
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 question
Baker v. Carr facts
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Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
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Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
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)
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
14th amendment equal protection clause
Shaw v. Reno question
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)
New York Times v. US facts The Nixon administration attempted to prevent several newspapers from publishing materials belonging to a classified Defense Department study, known as the Pentagon Papers, detailing US actions in Vietnam. The president argued that prior restraint was necessary to protect national security. NYTimes sued on 1st amendment grounds (1971)
US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
McCulloch v. Maryland question Does the federal government have implied powers?
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?
6:3 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
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?
Baker v. Carr question Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
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?
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
Marbury v. Madison clause
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
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
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McCulloch v. Maryland ruling unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Shaw v. Reno ruling
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)
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