Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
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Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Gideon v. Wainwright question
New York Times v. US question
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
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)
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Citizens United v. FEC impact
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 clauseCommerce Clause
McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
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?
Shaw v. Reno ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
US v. Lopez question
Marbury v. Madison clauseappellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Brown v. Board of Education impact
Shaw v. Reno factsIn an attempt to create an additional legislative district with a majority of African-American voters, the state of North Carolina created a district connecting pockets of minority voters by nothing more than the width of the freeway. Shaw, a republican from NC, sued the US Attorney General who had forced the changes on 14th amendment violations (1993)
Engel v. Vitale impact
Citizens United v. FEC clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
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)
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)
Does the federal government have implied powers?
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)
Baker v. Carr question
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Wisconsin v. Yoder factsFor 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)
14th amendment equal protection clause
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
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Engel v. Vitale facts
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
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Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Shaw v. Reno impact
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
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?
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
Wisconsin v. Yoder factsFor 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)
Commerce Clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
New York Times v. US facts
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Shaw v. Reno ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Citizens United v. FEC clause
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
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?
Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Schenck v. US facts
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
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 ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Does the federal government have implied powers?
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)