AP Gov SCOTUS duel

Citizens United v. FEC question

5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states

McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

Brown v. Board of Education question

Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause

Shaw v. Reno question Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?

Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

Baker v. Carr clause

Tinker v. Des Moines facts 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)

Brown v. Board of Education clause

Marbury v. Madison question Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?

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)

used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech

Tinker v. Des Moines question

Citizens United v. FEC ruling 5:4 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

can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?

1st Amendment freedom of speech

Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?

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

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 ruling 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

Shaw v. Reno ruling

Citizens United v. FEC facts 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)

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)

School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

Roe v. Wade impact

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)

Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?

Brown v. Board of Education ruling

Roe v. Wade facts

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?

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?

US v. Lopez impact limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

In 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)

McCulloch v. Maryland ruling

Brown v. Board of Education ruling

Tinker v. Des Moines ruling 7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?

Marbury v. Madison question Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?

1st Amendment Establishment Clause

US v. Lopez question

4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional

Baker v. Carr ruling

Tinker v. Des Moines clause

McDonald v. Chicago impact

Gideon v. Wainwright ruling unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases

Baker v. Carr question Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?

Baker v. Carr impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities

Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?

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)

Schenck v. US question

Brown v. Board of Education clause

New York Times v. US ruling 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

Tinker v. Des Moines question 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?

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

Baker v. Carr facts

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)

End this game?