Gideon v. Wainwright facts
Engel v. Vitale facts
Public schools in New York began the school day by having students to recite a nondenominational prayer each morning. Engel, a parent at the school sued the district for violating the establishment clause (1962)
Engel v. Vitale impact
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Baker v. Carr ruling
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
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
Roe v. Wade ruling
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Marbury V. Madison impact
established judicial review
Engel v. Vitale ruling
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Roe v. Wade question
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Citizens United v. FEC clause
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
religion trumps schooling
US v. Lopez facts
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)
US v. Lopez impact
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
New York Times v. US facts
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)
Brown v. Board of Education question
McDonald v. Chicago facts
Shaw v. Reno impact
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
6th amendment, right to an attorney
Schenck v. US facts
McCulloch v. Maryland question
Does the federal government have implied powers?
