New York Times v. US impact
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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)
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 question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
McDonald v. Chicago impact
states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms
Marbury V. Madison impact
established judicial review
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
McDonald v. Chicago clause
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
free speech clause
Engel v. Vitale question
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
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)
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)
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
Shaw v. Reno impact
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
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?
Tinker v. Des Moines question
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 facts
Roe v. Wade facts
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Baker v. Carr impact
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Baker v. Carr clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
US v. Lopez impact
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
US v. Lopez clause
Brown v. Board of Education impact
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
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?
necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Engel v. Vitale impact
School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Does the 2nd Amendment apply to state and local governments through the 14th Amendment's due process clause and thus prevent states from banning gun ownership?
Citizens United v. FEC clause
1st Amendment freedom of speech
