Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
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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?
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Schenck v. US question
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
free speech clause
Commerce Clause
Baker v. Carr clause
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Shaw v. Reno factsIn 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)
McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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)
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Shaw v. Reno clause
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
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)
New York Times v. US ruling6:3 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
Citizens United v. FEC impact
McDonald v. Chicago impact
Engel v. Vitale impactSchool sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
Marbury v. Madison clause
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
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?
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)
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)
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McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Citizens United v. FEC question
McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
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?
Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
1st Amendment freedom of speech
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?
Tinker v. Des Moines factsStudents 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)
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
Shaw v. Reno ruling5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
6th amendment, right to an attorney
US v. Lopez questionUnder the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
Shaw v. Reno clause
Baker v. Carr clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
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)
Roe v. Wade ruling
New York Times v. US ruling6:3 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
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Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
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)