Schenck v. US impact until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
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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
US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
Schenck v. US question
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
Schenck v. US facts
Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Engel v. Vitale clause
established judicial review
Shaw v. Reno clause
McCulloch v. Maryland impact
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?
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Roe v. Wade ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
McCulloch v. Maryland question Does the federal government have implied powers?
Baker v. Carr impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
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)
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New York Times v. US facts The 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)
14th amendment equal protection clause
Shaw v. Reno facts
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)
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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder question Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
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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)
Brown v. Board of Education clause 14th amendment equal protection clause
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Marbury v. Madison question
US v. Lopez impact
Schenck v. US clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech
Shaw v. Reno question Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Brown v. Board of Education facts
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Gideon v. Wainwright question Does 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?
McDonald v. Chicago facts 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)
Roe v. Wade clause
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
Citizens United v. FEC impact used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
14th amendment equal protection clause
Engel v. Vitale clause
New York Times v. US impact
Tinker v. Des Moines question
Citizens United v. FEC question
US v. Lopez question
Baker v. Carr question Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Schenck v. US impact until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
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New York Times v. US clause 1st amendment freedom of press
McCulloch v. Maryland question Does the federal government have implied powers?
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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling
Roe v. Wade question Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
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