AP Gov SCOTUS duel

McCulloch v. Maryland question Does the federal government have implied powers?

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)

US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause

Brown v. Board of Education question

5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected

Gideon v. Wainwright impact

New York Times v. US clause 1st amendment freedom of press

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?

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)

7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise 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?

US v. Lopez impact

6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

McDonald v. Chicago facts 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)

Roe v. Wade facts 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)

Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion

Roe v. Wade ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion

Tinker v. Des Moines ruling

Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?

4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

Engel v. Vitale ruling 6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause

Schenck v. US clause

Shaw v. Reno clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

Schenck v. US impact until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions

Marbury v. Madison ruling

6:3 for NYTimes, except in the case of a Clear and Present danger the US government does not have the power of prior restraint over the press

Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)

McDonald v. Chicago ruling 5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states

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?

Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger

Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially

Baker v. Carr ruling 6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

Shaw v. Reno clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional

Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling

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?

School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing

McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?

until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions

McCulloch v. Maryland question Does the federal government have implied powers?

Gideon v. Wainwright impact

Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

Brown v. Board of Education clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

Schenck v. US facts

Citizens United v. FEC facts

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)

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)

1st Amendment freedom of speech

Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?

US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause

Roe v. Wade impact Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion

Citizens United v. FEC impact used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech

McDonald v. Chicago clause 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause

McCulloch v. Maryland impact

established judicial review

End this game?