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?
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Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Roe v. Wade question
1st amendment freedom of press
Citizens United v. FEC clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
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)
Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
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 clause14th amendment equal protection clause
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Shaw v. Reno ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Baker v. Carr facts
Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Baker v. Carr question
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
US v. Lopez questionUnder the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
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Tinker v. Des Moines impact
Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Marbury v. Madison ruling
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)
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)
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Schenck v. US impact
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
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)
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
McDonald v. Chicago questionDoes the 2nd Amendment apply to state and local governments through the 14th Amendment's due process clause and thus prevent states from banning gun ownership?
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?
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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)
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
Schenck v. US clause
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
US v. Lopez question
Shaw v. Reno facts
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
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)
New York Times v. US impact
McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
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Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
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
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?