Marbury v. Madison question
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
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
Baker v. Carr ruling
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
McDonald v. Chicago clause
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Baker v. Carr impact
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)
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
established judicial review
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Public schools in New York began the school day by having students to recite a nondenominational prayer each morning. Engel, a parent at the school sued the district for violating the establishment clause (1962)
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
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?
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?
Baker v. Carr clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
Baker v. Carr question
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Engel v. Vitale question
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
McDonald v. Chicago impact
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
religion trumps schooling
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
US v. Lopez question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Brown v. Board of Education clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
Shaw v. Reno impact
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)
Engel v. Vitale clause
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
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
McDonald v. Chicago question
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)
Schenck v. US facts
During World War I, Schenck, secretary of the socialist party, mailed a pamphlets to draftees declaring that the Thirteenth Amendment prohibition against involuntary servitude meant that the draft was unconstitutional. He was charged with violation of the Espionage Act and sued saying that he was just exercising free speech (1919)
free speech clause
