Baker v. Carr factsIn 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)
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Citizens United v. FEC ruling5:4 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 impact
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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)
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New York Times v. US factsThe 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)
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech 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)
Marbury v. Madison ruling
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)
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
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?
Baker v. Carr clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
Schenck v. US rulingunanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
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students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
1st amendment freedom of press
Shaw v. Reno ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Citizens United v. FEC clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
Schenck v. US clause
Schenck v. US ruling
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Gideon v. Wainwright factsGideon 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)
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
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?
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?
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
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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)
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)
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)
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)
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
New York Times v. US impact
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
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Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Citizens United v. FEC clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
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
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress