Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
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)
Marbury v. Madison ruling
Roe v. Wade clause
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Schenck v. US question
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?
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Marbury V. Madison impact
established judicial review
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
6th amendment, right to an attorney
Brown v. Board of Education question
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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)
Citizens United v. FEC clause
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Roe v. Wade facts
Roe, a Texas resident, sought to terminate her pregnancy by abortion. Texas law prohibited abortions except to save the pregnant woman's life, Roe sued "on behalf of all women" (1973)
McDonald v. Chicago question
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?
US v. Lopez impact
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Schenck v. US impact
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Roe v. Wade impact
Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
US v. Lopez question
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
New York Times v. US impact
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)
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)
used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Baker v. Carr clause
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)
US v. Lopez ruling
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
