establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
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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
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)
Commerce Clause
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
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?
Wisconsin v. Yoder factsFor 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)
Brown v. Board of Education question
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
14th amendment equal protection clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
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)
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 impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
McDonald v. Chicago impact
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Baker v. Carr question
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Schenck v. US question
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Engel v. Vitale question
Roe v. Wade questionDoes the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
Does 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
Tinker v. Des Moines questionDoes banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
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Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Brown v. Board of Education factsBrown 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
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
Roe v. Wade ruling
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
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)
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?
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)
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
New York Times v. US question
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Gideon v. Wainwright questionDoes 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?
Marbury v. Madison ruling
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Baker v. Carr impact
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
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
McCulloch v. Maryland impact
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
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?
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms