7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
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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)
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Schenck v. US question
Engel v. Vitale ruling 6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Shaw v. Reno question
Wisconsin v. Yoder question Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
US v. Lopez impact limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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?
Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
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 impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
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)
Tinker v. Des Moines question
Brown v. Board of Education clause 14th amendment equal protection clause
New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
McCulloch v. Maryland question Does the federal government have implied powers?
Gideon v. Wainwright clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Engel v. Vitale facts
Brown v. Board of Education impact overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
1st amendment freedom of press
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McDonald v. Chicago facts
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)
Does 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?
Baker v. Carr ruling 6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
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?
Baker v. Carr clause
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)
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Baker v. Carr facts
Marbury v. Madison ruling
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
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Schenck v. US impact until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Commerce Clause
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
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5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
US v. Lopez ruling
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
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?
Gideon v. Wainwright clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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?
Marbury v. Madison 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
1st Amendment freedom of speech
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 ruling 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
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)
Baker v. Carr impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
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