Schenck v. US 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)
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Brown v. Board of Education impact
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
New York Times v. US clause
1st amendment freedom of press
Marbury v. Madison question
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
14th amendment equal protection clause
US v. Lopez impact
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
US v. Lopez ruling
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
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)
Baker v. Carr impact
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
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
Brown v. Board of Education question
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
McCulloch v. Maryland ruling
unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
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
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?
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
Baker v. Carr ruling
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Roe v. Wade ruling
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Baker v. Carr question
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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)
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
New York Times v. US ruling
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
Engel v. Vitale ruling
6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
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
Gideon v. Wainwright question
