Schenck v. US facts During World War I, Schenck, secretary of the socialist party, mailed a pamphlets to draftees declaring that the Thirteenth Amendment prohibition against involuntary servitude meant that the draft was unconstitutional. He was charged with violation of the Espionage Act and sued saying that he was just exercising free speech (1919)
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necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Marbury v. Madison clause appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III
McDonald v. Chicago question
Citizens United v. FEC ruling
Gideon v. Wainwright clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney
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)
Citizens United v. FEC clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech
established judicial review
Marbury v. Madison question Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment 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)
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
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Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Shaw v. Reno ruling
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)
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
McDonald v. Chicago impact
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
US v. Lopez ruling
Roe v. Wade clause
US v. Lopez clause Commerce Clause
Gideon v. Wainwright impact Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Engel v. Vitale question Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
McDonald v. Chicago facts 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)
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
Citizens United v. FEC question Does a law that limits the ability of corporations and labor unions to spend their own money to advocate the election or defeat of a candidate violate the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech?
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Schenck v. US question
9:0 for Brown, school segregation violates the equal protection clause
McDonald v. Chicago ruling 5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Gideon v. Wainwright question
Engel v. Vitale ruling
Roe v. Wade impact Extended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Citizens United v. FEC facts
Brown v. Board of Education impact
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review
Roe v. Wade ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
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
Does the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
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 ruling 6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Marbury v. Madison question
Baker v. Carr impact establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Schenck v. US ruling unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Schenck v. US clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
New York Times v. US facts
McDonald v. Chicago clause
Engel v. Vitale clause 1st Amendment Establishment Clause
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?
Citizens United v. FEC clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech
McCulloch v. Maryland question Does the federal government have implied powers?
Wisconsin v. Yoder impact religion trumps schooling
Marbury v. Madison ruling
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