Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Marbury v. Madison question
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
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)
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Shaw v. Reno ruling
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?
14th amendment equal protection clause
New York Times v. US questioncan the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
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?
Roe v. Wade 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)
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?
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)
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
1st Amendment freedom of speech
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)
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
New York Times v. US ruling6:3 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
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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 impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Frozen!
Frozen!
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
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
Citizens United v. FEC clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
Citizens United v. FEC questionDoes 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?
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Does the federal government have implied powers?
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
McDonald v. Chicago impact
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Baker v. Carr question
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)
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
McDonald v. Chicago clause
Boost!
Boost!
Schenck v. US rulingunanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Citizens United v. FEC ruling5:4 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
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)
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Shaw v. Reno ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 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
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)
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
Engel v. Vitale impact
Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?