New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
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McDonald v. Chicago ruling
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
US v. Lopez questionUnder the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous 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 ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Citizens United v. FEC clause
Marbury V. Madison impact
Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
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)
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?
McCulloch v. Maryland clause
Schenck v. US facts
Citizens United v. FEC factsBCRA 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)
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?
Roe v. Wade ruling
Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
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 clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Shaw v. Reno impactclaims 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
Gideon v. Wainwright question
Citizens United v. FEC impactused as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Roe v. Wade factsRoe, 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)
McDonald v. Chicago impactstates cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Schenck v. US rulingunanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
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Citizens United v. FEC ruling5:4 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
Marbury v. Madison ruling
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Roe v. Wade ruling
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
US v. Lopez factsLopez, 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)
McDonald v. Chicago impact
Roe v. Wade factsRoe, 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 questionDoes 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?
1st Amendment freedom of speech
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)
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Shaw v. Reno ruling
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
McCulloch v. Maryland factsMaryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
Wisconsin v. Yoder questionDid Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise 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 clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Engel v. Vitale impactSchool sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Brown v. Board of Education factsBrown 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
Engel v. Vitale question
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
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)
free speech clause
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Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause