AP Gov SCOTUS duel

Baker v. Carr facts In Tennessee district boundaries were not being redrawn despite unequal spread of voters. Baker, a Tennessee citizen, sued on the grounds that the district lines made rural votes worth more than urban ones. (1962)

Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)

states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

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 impact established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress

Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger

Gideon v. Wainwright impact Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case

Wisconsin v. Yoder facts

New York Times v. US clause 1st amendment freedom of press

Baker v. Carr impact

US v. Lopez impact limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

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)

5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states

Schenck v. US clause

New York Times v. US impact protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing

unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases

New York Times v. US question can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?

Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?

Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?

Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?

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

Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected

Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause

Brown v. Board of Education impact overruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation

Citizens United v. FEC impact

McDonald v. Chicago clause 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause

Engel v. Vitale impact

Schenck v. US question Did Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?

Shaw v. Reno facts In 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)

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)

US v. Lopez question Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?

states cannot infringe on the right to bear arms

Brown v. Board of Education ruling 9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause

Baker v. Carr ruling

Engel v. Vitale clause

Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first

Gideon v. Wainwright impact Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case

Baker v. Carr facts

Marbury V. Madison impact

Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause

McDonald v. Chicago clause 2nd 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?

Citizens United v. FEC impact used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech

Marbury v. Madison question

Shaw v. Reno question Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?

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)

McDonald v. Chicago ruling 5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states

Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling 7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise 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)

Roe v. Wade question Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?

religion trumps schooling

Baker v. Carr question Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?

Wisconsin v. Yoder clause 1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?

Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion

US v. Lopez impact limited commerce clause, lessened federal power

Engel v. Vitale impact School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause

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

End this game?