Baker v. Carr 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)
New York Times v. US impact
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Roe v. Wade impact
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
US v. Lopez question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Citizens United v. FEC clause
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Does the federal government have implied powers?
Roe v. Wade clause
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 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)
Marbury v. Madison ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Brown v. Board of Education question
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
US v. Lopez facts
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)
Citizens United v. FEC question
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?
New York Times v. US question
New York Times v. US clause
1st amendment freedom of press
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
US v. Lopez ruling
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
McCulloch v. Maryland impact
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Schenck v. US clause
1st Amendment freedom of speech
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)
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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 impact
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Baker v. Carr impact
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
