McDonald v. Chicago ruling
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
McCulloch v. Maryland question
Does the federal government have implied powers?
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Baker v. Carr ruling
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Marbury v. Madison question
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
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)
New York Times v. US impact
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Tinker v. Des Moines question
Marbury v. Madison clause
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Marbury v. Madison ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
US v. Lopez ruling
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
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)
Engel v. Vitale ruling
Commerce Clause
Shaw v. Reno ruling
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Engel v. Vitale clause
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
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
McDonald v. Chicago question
Does the 2nd Amendment apply to state and local governments through the 14th Amendment's due process clause and thus prevent states from banning gun ownership?
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
14th amendment equal protection clause
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
religion trumps schooling
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)
Shaw v. Reno clause
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
US v. Lopez question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
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)
