US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
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McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
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?
Tinker v. Des Moines question
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
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 questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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)
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Marbury v. Madison questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Roe v. Wade questionDoes the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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?
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Schenck v. US clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
Marbury v. Madison clauseappellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Engel v. Vitale impact
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
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?
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
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?
Roe v. Wade facts
McDonald v. Chicago impact
Gideon v. Wainwright question
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unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Shaw v. Reno ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
In 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)
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
McDonald v. Chicago question
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Baker v. Carr clause
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)
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
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)
Schenck v. US rulingunanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
Citizens United v. FEC questionDoes 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?
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
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?
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
14th amendment equal protection clause
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?