AP Gov SCOTUS duel

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

Tinker v. Des Moines facts

a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially

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

Gideon v. Wainwright ruling

Wisconsin v. Yoder question

6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause

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)

Shaw v. Reno facts

established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress

1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion

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

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

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

Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review

unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger

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

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)

Shaw v. Reno ruling

US v. Lopez ruling 5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause

Gideon v. Wainwright clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney

Engel v. Vitale facts

Gideon v. Wainwright facts

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

Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause

McCulloch v. Maryland question Does the federal government have implied powers?

Baker v. Carr facts In 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)

Baker v. Carr ruling 6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

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?

Baker v. Carr facts

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

McCulloch v. Maryland question Does the federal government have implied powers?

Roe v. Wade question

McDonald v. Chicago question

Citizens United v. FEC impact

Schenck v. US clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech

Gideon v. Wainwright ruling unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases

Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger

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)

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

Baker v. Carr clause

Tinker v. Des Moines ruling 7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause

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)

Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?

McCulloch v. Maryland ruling

Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

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

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

Schenck v. US facts During 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)

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

US v. Lopez question Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?

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)

Engel v. Vitale facts

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

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

appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

1st Amendment Establishment Clause

Brown v. Board of Education impact overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation

End this game?