Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
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free speech clause
New York Times v. US clause
Gideon v. Wainwright question 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?
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
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)
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Tinker v. Des Moines impact students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
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)
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?
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)
Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment 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)
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)
Brown v. Board of Education facts 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 facts 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)
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Brown v. Board of Education clause 14th amendment equal protection 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)
New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
established judicial review
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?
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process 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?
Citizens United v. FEC impact used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
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Baker v. Carr impact
Citizens United v. FEC impact
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
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
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)
US v. Lopez question Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
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Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Engel v. Vitale impact School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
US v. Lopez impact limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Baker v. Carr question
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Engel v. Vitale question
Marbury V. Madison impact
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?
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
Commerce Clause
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
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 ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
McDonald v. Chicago clause 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Gideon v. Wainwright question 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?
14th amendment equal protection clause
Baker v. Carr ruling 6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
6th amendment, right to an attorney
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
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