Baker v. Carr impact
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
New York Times v. US ruling
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Gideon v. Wainwright question
Shaw v. Reno question
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
Engel v. Vitale ruling
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
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)
Roe v. Wade ruling
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Engel v. Vitale impact
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Engel v. Vitale clause
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
For 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)
Schenck v. US question
Roe v. Wade question
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
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)
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)
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)
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
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)
Roe v. Wade clause
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
Citizens United v. FEC clause
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
McDonald v. Chicago impact
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
