6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
14th amendment equal protection clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Roe v. Wade clause
Marbury V. Madison impact
established judicial review
Does the federal government have implied powers?
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
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
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)
Engel v. Vitale clause
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
1st amendment freedom of press
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
free speech clause
Engel v. Vitale facts
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
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?
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)
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 question
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Engel v. Vitale ruling
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
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)
Marbury v. Madison ruling
New York Times v. US impact
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
6th amendment, right to an attorney
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Shaw v. Reno ruling
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
