McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
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Tinker v. Des Moines factsStudents 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)
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
14th amendment equal protection clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Marbury v. Madison clauseappellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Shaw v. Reno factsIn 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)
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
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Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Wisconsin v. Yoder factsFor 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)
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Citizens United v. FEC factsBCRA 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)
Tinker v. Des Moines questionDoes banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?
Roe v. Wade ruling7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Gideon v. Wainwright impactGuaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Citizens United v. FEC question
New York Times v. US facts
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
New York Times v. US question
1st amendment freedom of press
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact
Schenck v. US facts
Baker v. Carr facts
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Marbury V. Madison impact
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
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Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Shaw v. Reno factsIn 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)
Brown v. Board of Education factsBrown 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
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?
Roe v. Wade factsRoe, 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)
Schenck v. US rulingunanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
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?
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
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Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
established judicial review
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
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New York Times v. US questioncan the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Schenck v. US question
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
Shaw v. Reno impactclaims 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
New York Times v. US ruling
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
Shaw v. Reno clause
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
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?
Gideon v. Wainwright facts
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause