New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
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Gideon v. Wainwright factsGideon 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)
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
Engel v. Vitale impactSchool sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Marbury V. Madison impact
Marbury v. Madison clauseappellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
New York Times v. US questioncan the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Marbury v. Madison question
religion trumps schooling
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
Baker v. Carr facts
Engel v. Vitale questionDoes the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
Brown v. Board of Education facts
Citizens United v. FEC question
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free speech clause
Citizens United v. FEC factsBCRA 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)
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
New York Times v. US ruling6:3 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
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)
6th amendment, right to an attorney
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Gideon v. Wainwright questionDoes 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
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
Roe v. Wade questionDoes the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
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McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Brown v. Board of Education question
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
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Marbury v. Madison question
US v. Lopez questionUnder the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
Brown v. Board of Education factsBrown 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
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Citizens United v. FEC questionDoes 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?
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
Marbury v. Madison clauseappellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
McDonald v. Chicago clause
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Shaw v. Reno factsIn 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)
Roe v. Wade factsRoe, 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)
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Engel v. Vitale facts
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Does banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?
Shaw v. Reno ruling
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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)
Schenck v. US ruling
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
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Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
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?
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)
free speech clause
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
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Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first