14th amendment equal protection clause
US v. Lopez ruling
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
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?
Baker v. Carr facts
In Tennessee district boundaries were not being redrawn despite unequal spread of voters. Baker, a Tennessee citizen, sued on the grounds that the district lines made rural votes worth more than urban ones. (1962)
McDonald v. Chicago clause
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Marbury v. Madison clause
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
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 ruling
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Schenck v. US ruling
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Brown v. Board of Education 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)
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Schenck v. US impact
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
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?
Marbury V. Madison impact
Shaw v. Reno question
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
Citizens United v. FEC impact
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Engel v. Vitale clause
1st Amendment Establishment 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?
Brown v. Board of Education impact
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
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)
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Baker v. Carr clause
New York Times v. US clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder question
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
