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)
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Gideon v. Wainwright clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
McDonald v. Chicago question
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)
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?
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
McDonald v. Chicago ruling 5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Citizens United v. FEC clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech
Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
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New York Times v. US ruling 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
Wisconsin v. Yoder question
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
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)
US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause
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)
Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
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
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)
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
Citizens United v. FEC impact
Baker v. Carr question
McCulloch v. Maryland impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Baker v. Carr ruling 6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Citizens United v. FEC impact used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
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Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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)
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
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?
US v. Lopez question
Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Engel v. Vitale ruling 6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
US v. Lopez impact limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
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
Brown v. Board of Education clause
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Marbury v. Madison question
During World War I, Schenck, secretary of the socialist party, mailed a pamphlets to draftees declaring that the Thirteenth Amendment prohibition against involuntary servitude meant that the draft was unconstitutional. He was charged with violation of the Espionage Act and sued saying that he was just exercising free speech (1919)
1st Amendment freedom of speech
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Roe v. Wade impact Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Marbury V. Madison impact
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
14th amendment equal protection clause
Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
McDonald v. Chicago impact states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
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