4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
Shaw v. Reno question Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
US v. Lopez ruling 5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Roe v. Wade question
McCulloch v. Maryland question
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
14th amendment equal protection clause
McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Citizens United v. FEC impact used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
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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)
Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
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
necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Schenck v. US facts
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
Schenck v. US question Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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?
McDonald v. Chicago question
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
14th amendment equal protection clause
Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Baker v. Carr question
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
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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
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
Baker v. Carr facts
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
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?
McDonald v. Chicago facts
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
Shaw v. Reno facts
Shaw v. Reno clause
Brown v. Board of Education question
Engel v. Vitale ruling
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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 ruling 7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
McCulloch v. Maryland clause necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause
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US v. Lopez question Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
New York Times v. US impact
McDonald v. Chicago question 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?
New York Times v. US clause 1st amendment freedom of press
established judicial review
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Marbury v. Madison 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)
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McCulloch v. Maryland ruling unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Citizens United v. FEC question
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
free speech clause
Shaw v. Reno ruling
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