McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
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Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
New York Times v. US ruling6:3 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
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
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)
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Baker v. Carr factsIn 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)
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
Schenck v. US clause
Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Engel v. Vitale question
McCulloch v. Maryland impact
Gideon v. Wainwright question
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
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?
McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
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Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Citizens United v. FEC factsBCRA 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)
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
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
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
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Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
Citizens United v. FEC questionDoes 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?
Marbury v. Madison clauseappellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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)
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Marbury v. Madison ruling
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)
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Roe v. Wade questionDoes the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
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)
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Wisconsin v. Yoder question
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
Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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)
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)
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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 clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
religion trumps schooling
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
New York Times v. US clause
McCulloch v. Maryland factsMaryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)