Marbury V. Madison impact
established judicial review
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
6th amendment, right to an attorney
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Schenck v. US ruling
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
5:4 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
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Brown v. Board of Education impact
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
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
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Shaw v. Reno clause
Schenck v. US question
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
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)
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Marbury v. Madison question
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Schenck v. US impact
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
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?
Baker v. Carr impact
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Baker v. Carr facts
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Gideon v. Wainwright question
Shaw v. Reno question
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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)
US v. Lopez facts
Wisconsin v. Yoder question
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
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?
Brown v. Board of Education clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
Roe v. Wade ruling
