AP Gov SCOTUS duel

6:3 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

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)

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)

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?

Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?

Schenck v. US facts

Roe v. Wade clause

Shaw v. Reno ruling 5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional

Gideon v. Wainwright ruling unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases

Marbury V. Madison impact

Citizens United v. FEC facts BCRA law banned Citizens United from showing an ad they made casting Hilary Clinton in a negative light calling it "electioneering" and thus against the BCRA. Citizens United appealed that the ad fell under their right to free speech and thus the BCRA was unconstitutional (2010)

Marbury v. Madison question Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?

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)

Gideon v. Wainwright impact

Baker v. Carr clause

US v. Lopez facts

New York Times v. US clause 1st amendment freedom of press

Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause

14th amendment equal protection clause

Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

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)

Tinker v. Des Moines facts

claims of racial redistricting must be held to a standard of strict scrutiny. laws that results in classification by race must have a compelling state interest or a clear 14th amendment violation

Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

Gideon v. Wainwright question

Roe v. Wade impact Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion

4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

Does the federal government have implied powers?

Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause

Gideon v. Wainwright facts

Tinker v. Des Moines ruling 7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights

New York Times v. US ruling

Schenck v. US question Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?

During 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)

McDonald v. Chicago ruling

Does the 6th Amendment's right to counsel in criminal cases extend to defendants in state courts, even in cases in which the death penalty is not at issue?

Shaw v. Reno ruling

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)

6th amendment, right to an attorney

Schenck v. US ruling

Baker v. Carr ruling 6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause

1st Amendment freedom of speech

Gideon v. Wainwright impact Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case

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 question Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?

Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling

McCulloch v. Maryland ruling

McCulloch v. Maryland question Does the federal government have implied powers?

Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

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)

Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

Brown v. Board of Education facts

14th amendment equal protection clause

Shaw v. Reno clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

McDonald v. Chicago clause 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause

School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

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