Roe v. Wade impact
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
religion trumps schooling
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
Shaw v. Reno facts
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)
necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
Baker v. Carr impact
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
McDonald v. Chicago clause
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Roe v. Wade ruling
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
6th amendment, right to an attorney
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
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
1st Amendment freedom of speech
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
US v. Lopez clause
Commerce Clause
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Engel v. Vitale clause
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
Gideon 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)
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?
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
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)
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Brown v. Board of Education question
Brown v. Board of Education impact
Schenck v. US facts
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection 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?
Baker v. Carr facts
In Tennessee district boundaries were not being redrawn despite unequal spread of voters. Baker, a Tennessee citizen, sued on the grounds that the district lines made rural votes worth more than urban ones. (1962)
