Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
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Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
New York Times v. US impact
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Schenck v. US clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
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
Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
Marbury v. Madison ruling
Engel v. Vitale impactSchool sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
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?
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
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
New York Times v. US question
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Citizens United v. FEC facts
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
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)
Engel v. Vitale factsPublic 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)
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 clause
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)
McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
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?
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establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
US v. Lopez question
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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)
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
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)
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Engel v. Vitale factsPublic 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)
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Brown v. Board of Education facts
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?
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
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)
Citizens United v. FEC 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?
Citizens United v. FEC clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
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)
McDonald v. Chicago ruling5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Marbury v. Madison ruling
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Citizens United v. FEC impact
Gideon v. Wainwright factsGideon 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)
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
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling