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)
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Roe v. Wade impact
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Schenck v. US impact
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Does the federal government have implied powers?
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
Baker v. Carr facts
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)
Baker v. Carr impact
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Shaw v. Reno question
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Schenck v. US ruling
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
Engel v. Vitale impact
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
New York Times v. US facts
The 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)
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder question
Brown v. Board of Education facts
Baker v. Carr question
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?
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
Shaw v. Reno ruling
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Citizens United v. FEC question
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?
