Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
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free speech clause
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)
Citizens United v. FEC clause1st Amendment freedom of speech
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
New York Times v. US clause
Brown v. Board of Education ruling9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Citizens United v. FEC impact
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Schenck v. US question
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Schenck v. US clause
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Roe v. Wade clause
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)
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
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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?
US v. Lopez ruling
New York Times v. US impactprotected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Schenck v. US impactuntil it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
US v. Lopez factsLopez, 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 clauseappellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
Gideon v. Wainwright question
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 questionDo the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
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
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)
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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)
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)
Wisconsin v. Yoder question
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
McDonald v. Chicago clause2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Citizens United v. FEC ruling5:4 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
Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
New York Times v. US factsThe 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)
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
New York Times v. US impact
5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
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Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
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?
Engel v. Vitale factsPublic schools in New York began the school day by having students to recite a nondenominational prayer each morning. Engel, a parent at the school sued the district for violating the establishment clause (1962)
Engel v. Vitale question
Shaw v. Reno impact
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
1st Amendment freedom of speech
US v. Lopez facts
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?