US v. Lopez question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Engel v. Vitale question
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
religion trumps schooling
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
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)
Shaw v. Reno facts
In an attempt to create an additional legislative district with a majority of African-American voters, the state of North Carolina created a district connecting pockets of minority voters by nothing more than the width of the freeway. Shaw, a republican from NC, sued the US Attorney General who had forced the changes on 14th amendment violations (1993)
Roe v. Wade impact
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Baker v. Carr impact
Engel v. Vitale clause
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?
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Marbury v. Madison clause
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
McCulloch v. Maryland question
Does the federal government have implied powers?
McDonald v. Chicago clause
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Shaw v. Reno impact
claims 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
14th amendment equal protection clause
Schenck v. US clause
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Brown v. Board of Education impact
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
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?
Marbury v. Madison ruling
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Marbury V. Madison impact
Citizens United v. FEC facts
US v. Lopez impact
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
McCulloch v. Maryland impact
US v. Lopez clause
Commerce Clause
