can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Students were suspended for wearing black armbands as a symbol to protest the Vietnam War after being told that wearing the armbands would result in punishment. Their parents sued the school system for violating the students right to free speech (1969)
Shaw v. Reno impactclaims 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
Baker v. Carr clause
US v. Lopez ruling
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
6th amendment, right to an attorney
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)
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
1st amendment freedom of press
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
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?
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)
McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Wisconsin v. Yoder questionDid Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
McDonald v. Chicago facts
14th amendment equal protection clause
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Marbury v. Madison clauseappellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the 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?
McDonald v. Chicago clause
Citizens United v. FEC ruling5:4 for Citizens United, political ads by corporations/nonprofits are protected under free speech, giving money to a campaign doesn't necessarily mean that they will be biased towards you
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
Citizens United v. FEC facts
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
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Boost!
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Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Commerce Clause
McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
Engel v. Vitale question
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
McDonald v. Chicago clause
Engel v. Vitale impactSchool sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Citizens United v. FEC impactused as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Citizens United v. FEC question
Baker v. Carr factsIn 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)
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
14th amendment equal protection clause
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
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
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
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)
McDonald v. Chicago facts
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Citizens United v. FEC clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
Shaw v. Reno impact
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
Engel v. Vitale facts
US v. Lopez facts
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?