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
Frozen!
Frozen!
Engel v. Vitale facts
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
McDonald v. Chicago questionDoes 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?
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Schenck v. US clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
1st Amendment freedom of speech
14th amendment equal protection clause
Baker v. Carr 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?
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
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)
Engel v. Vitale ruling
Boost!
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5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
14th amendment equal protection clause
Shaw v. Reno facts
claims 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
McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Roe v. Wade impact
Engel v. Vitale questionDoes the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
1st Amendment Establishment 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
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Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Frozen!
Frozen!
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Brown v. Board of Education clause
McCulloch v. Maryland question
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
Schenck v. US clause
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
New York Times v. US questioncan the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
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
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Roe v. Wade clause
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
Brown v. Board of Education factsBrown was a student at a Topeka school. She had to travel much farther to the nearest black school than she would to the white one. With support from the NAACP Brown sued (1954
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)
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
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)
Baker v. Carr facts
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
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?
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first