Schenck v. US impact
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Roe v. Wade facts
Schenck v. US clause
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Does banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?
Brown v. Board of Education clause
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
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
Schenck v. US question
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
McDonald v. Chicago question
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)
Schenck v. US ruling
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
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)
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
6th amendment, right to an attorney
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
US v. Lopez clause
Commerce Clause
McDonald v. Chicago facts
The Chicago system for obtaining gun permits was so annoying that it was almost impossible to obtain one. McDonald sued Chicago for violating his 2nd amendment rights (2010)
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Marbury v. Madison question
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Shaw v. Reno impact
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
US v. Lopez ruling
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
McCulloch v. Maryland impact
Marbury v. Madison ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Roe v. Wade impact
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
