Baker v. Carr facts
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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)
New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Roe v. Wade impact Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
US v. Lopez question Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Citizens United v. FEC clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech
Does the federal government have implied powers?
Roe v. Wade clause
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts 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)
Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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)
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?
New York Times v. US question
New York Times v. US clause 1st amendment freedom of press
Gideon v. Wainwright impact Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
US v. Lopez ruling 5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
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Gideon v. Wainwright ruling unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Schenck v. US clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech
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)
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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?
McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Baker v. Carr impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
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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
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
US v. Lopez ruling
McDonald v. Chicago facts
14th amendment equal protection clause
Marbury v. Madison question Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
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McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
McDonald v. Chicago clause
Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment equal protection clause
Tinker v. Des Moines impact students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Engel v. Vitale facts 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)
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Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Roe v. Wade ruling
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?
Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Engel v. Vitale impact School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
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Tinker v. Des Moines ruling 7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
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)
Schenck v. US clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
1st amendment freedom of press
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
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
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