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)
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
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)
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
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)
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Engel v. Vitale facts
Brown v. Board of Education impact
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
6th amendment, right to an attorney
Engel v. Vitale impact
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
Gideon was convicted for a felony in florida where there were no state laws protecting right to an attorney. in prison he researched law and sued citing violations of his 6th amendment rights (1963)
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Brown v. Board of Education facts
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
Marbury V. Madison impact
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Shaw v. Reno question
Does the federal government have implied powers?
Marbury v. Madison ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
religion trumps schooling
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)
McCulloch v. Maryland 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
1st Amendment freedom of speech
US v. Lopez facts
US v. Lopez clause
Commerce Clause
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
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
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?
McCulloch v. Maryland impact
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
