Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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Baker v. Carr impact
US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause
claims 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
Engel v. Vitale impact School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Gideon v. Wainwright facts 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)
Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Brown v. Board of Education impact overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
New York Times v. US clause
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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling
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 clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney
McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause
Roe v. Wade question
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Tinker v. Des Moines impact students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
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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?
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?
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)
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Shaw v. Reno facts
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Citizens United v. FEC 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)
New York Times v. US ruling
New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Engel v. Vitale facts Public 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)
Marbury V. Madison impact
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McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
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)
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling 7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Citizens United v. FEC ruling 5:4 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
US v. Lopez clause
Marbury v. Madison question Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
McDonald v. Chicago clause
Roe v. Wade impact Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Wisconsin v. Yoder question Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
Schenck v. US impact
Brown 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
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
Tinker v. Des Moines impact students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Shaw v. Reno question
McDonald v. Chicago question
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Engel v. Vitale impact
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?
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Citizens United v. FEC clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech
14th amendment equal protection clause
Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause
Baker v. Carr impact
Shaw v. Reno impact claims 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
McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
US v. Lopez ruling
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