Schenck v. US rulingunanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
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Citizens United v. FEC impactused as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
New York Times v. US questioncan the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
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Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Marbury V. Madison impact
US v. Lopez impact
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
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)
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Marbury v. Madison question
Wisconsin v. Yoder factsFor 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)
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Schenck v. US clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
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5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
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
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)
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
free speech clause
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McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
established judicial review
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McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
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?
New York Times v. US factsThe 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)
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
Citizens United v. FEC facts
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
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?
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Marbury v. Madison ruling
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 ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
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)
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)
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Schenck v. US factsDuring 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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
Engel v. Vitale impactSchool sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
US v. Lopez ruling
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
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)
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?