Schenck v. US rulingunanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
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US v. Lopez ruling
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
1st Amendment freedom of speech
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
Gideon v. Wainwright questionDoes 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?
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
McDonald v. Chicago factsThe 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)
students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
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)
Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
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?
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
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
Citizens United v. FEC impact
1st amendment freedom of press
established judicial review
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
Schenck v. US question
McCulloch v. Maryland factsMaryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
New York Times v. US ruling6:3 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
Marbury v. Madison clause
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Baker v. Carr ruling
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
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)
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Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
McDonald v. Chicago ruling
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Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling
Roe v. Wade impact
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Gideon v. Wainwright clause
McDonald v. Chicago impact
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
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
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
1st Amendment freedom of speech
McDonald v. Chicago questionDoes 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?
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
US v. Lopez questionUnder the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
US v. Lopez ruling5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
14th amendment equal protection clause
Roe v. Wade questionDoes the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
McCulloch v. Maryland impact
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)
New York Times v. US ruling
Citizens United v. FEC impact
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?