US v. Lopez facts
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)
Baker v. Carr clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
US v. Lopez question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
Roe v. Wade ruling
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Brown v. Board of Education clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
New York Times v. US question
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Shaw v. Reno facts
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Schenck v. US ruling
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
free speech clause
Gideon was convicted for a felony in florida where there were no state laws protecting right to an attorney. in prison he researched law and sued citing violations of his 6th amendment rights (1963)
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
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)
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
US v. Lopez impact
Brown v. Board of Education question
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Brown v. Board of Education impact
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Shaw v. Reno clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
Engel v. Vitale facts
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)
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Baker v. Carr ruling
The 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)
Shaw v. Reno question
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
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)
Shaw v. Reno ruling
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Does the 6th Amendment's right to counsel in criminal cases extend to defendants in state courts, even in cases in which the death penalty is not at issue?
