Shaw v. Reno ruling
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
New York Times v. US clause
1st amendment freedom of press
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Roe v. Wade impact
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
New York Times v. US impact
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Roe v. Wade facts
Schenck v. US impact
Engel v. Vitale ruling
Schenck v. US question
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Roe v. Wade ruling
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Marbury v. Madison clause
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)
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
free speech clause
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)
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)
Baker v. Carr clause
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
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?
Citizens United v. FEC clause
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?
Brown v. Board of Education impact
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
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)
Engel v. Vitale question
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
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?
McCulloch v. Maryland impact
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
McDonald v. Chicago clause
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Engel v. Vitale impact
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
US v. Lopez clause
Commerce Clause
