AP Gov SCOTUS duel

Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional

Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?

Baker v. Carr question Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?

until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions

Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause

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)

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)

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

Gideon v. Wainwright facts Gideon was convicted for a felony in florida where there were no state laws protecting right to an attorney. in prison he researched law and sued citing violations of his 6th amendment rights (1963)

Brown v. Board of Education impact

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)

Marbury v. Madison ruling

Gideon v. Wainwright clause

Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review

Schenck v. US question

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?

Roe v. Wade clause

McDonald v. Chicago ruling 5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states

Tinker v. Des Moines facts

Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause

Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

US v. Lopez ruling

Tinker v. Des Moines question 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 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)

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)

Tinker v. Des Moines clause

McDonald v. Chicago clause 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause

Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling

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

Brown v. Board of Education clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

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)

Tinker v. Des Moines question 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?

Marbury v. Madison question Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?

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)

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)

can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?

US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause

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

Shaw v. Reno clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

Engel v. Vitale ruling

Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional

McDonald v. Chicago clause 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause

establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities

Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

Shaw v. Reno facts In an attempt to create an additional legislative district with a majority of African-American voters, the state of North Carolina created a district connecting pockets of minority voters by nothing more than the width of the freeway. Shaw, a republican from NC, sued the US Attorney General who had forced the changes on 14th amendment violations (1993)

McDonald v. Chicago question

New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing

School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially

Gideon v. Wainwright impact Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case

Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?

Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

Schenck v. US clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech

Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause

established judicial review

7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

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