US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
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established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Schenck v. US rulingunanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Baker v. Carr ruling
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
1st Amendment freedom of speech
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
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
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?
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)
Gideon v. Wainwright question
Shaw v. Reno question
Marbury v. Madison ruling
Shaw v. Reno ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
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)
Schenck v. US impact
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)
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
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)
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
New York Times v. US clause
Baker v. Carr impact
religion trumps schooling
Does the federal government have implied powers?
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)
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McDonald v. Chicago ruling
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
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)
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)
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
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Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Schenck v. US clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
Citizens United v. FEC ruling5:4 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
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
6th amendment, right to an attorney
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Engel v. Vitale impactSchool sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
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?
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
14th amendment equal protection clause
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Does the federal government have implied powers?
Shaw v. Reno impactclaims of racial redistricting must be held to a standard of strict scrutiny. laws that results in classification by race must have a compelling state interest or a clear 14th amendment violation
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
McDonald v. Chicago clause
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
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)
14th amendment equal protection clause
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation