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
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Citizens United v. FEC clause
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
free speech clause
Schenck v. US ruling
Brown v. Board of Education impact
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Schenck v. US impact
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
religion trumps schooling
Roe v. Wade clause
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Shaw v. Reno clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Citizens United v. FEC impact
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?
Engel v. Vitale impact
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
14th amendment equal protection clause
Baker v. Carr question
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
McDonald v. Chicago question
Does the 2nd Amendment apply to state and local governments through the 14th Amendment's due process clause and thus prevent states from banning gun ownership?
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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Marbury V. Madison impact
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)
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Roe v. Wade facts
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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
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)
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Baker v. Carr impact
Roe v. Wade impact
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
