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
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)
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
McCulloch v. Maryland question
Does the federal government have implied powers?
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Citizens United v. FEC impact
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
US v. Lopez clause
Commerce Clause
Citizens United v. FEC facts
Roe v. Wade question
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Shaw v. Reno clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Shaw v. Reno 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)
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)
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Citizens United v. FEC question
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
Engel v. Vitale facts
Public schools in New York began the school day by having students to recite a nondenominational prayer each morning. Engel, a parent at the school sued the district for violating the establishment clause (1962)
