5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
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Schenck v. US factsDuring 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)
Roe v. Wade question
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)
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Engel v. Vitale question
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)
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
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?
New York Times v. US factsThe 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)
free speech clause
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Citizens United v. FEC impact
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)
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Wisconsin v. Yoder factsFor 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)
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
Baker v. Carr ruling
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
New York Times v. US impact
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
14th amendment equal protection clause
Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
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US v. Lopez clause
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Roe v. Wade clause
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)
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Engel v. Vitale clause
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
religion trumps schooling
Roe v. Wade question
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Roe, 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)
Citizens United v. FEC question
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?
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Brown v. Board of Education facts
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
US v. Lopez impact
In 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)
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause