Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
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)
McDonald v. Chicago factsThe 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)
Citizens United v. FEC clause
Tinker v. Des Moines factsStudents 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 questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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Roe v. Wade ruling
McCulloch v. Maryland factsMaryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Citizens United v. FEC impact
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
Shaw v. Reno ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
New York Times v. US clause
McDonald v. Chicago clause
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?
Schenck v. US clause
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Baker v. Carr clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Gideon v. Wainwright question
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
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Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
Citizens United v. FEC impact
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
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?
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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?
Tinker v. Des Moines questionDoes banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?
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US v. Lopez factsLopez, 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)
Engel v. Vitale question
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?
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 ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
Citizens United v. FEC facts
New York Times v. US impact
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McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
New York Times v. US ruling
McDonald v. Chicago factsThe 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)
US v. Lopez question
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
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
Citizens United v. FEC clause
McCulloch v. Maryland factsMaryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
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)