AP Gov SCOTUS duel

1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause

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

established supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress

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)

New York Times v. US impact

Tinker v. Des Moines impact students have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected

Shaw v. Reno ruling

Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?

Brown v. Board of Education facts

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

Engel v. Vitale ruling

religion trumps schooling

US v. Lopez ruling 5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause

unanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution

Baker v. Carr facts

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

Marbury v. Madison ruling

2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause

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

Gideon v. Wainwright question 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?

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?

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

Baker v. Carr impact

1st Amendment Establishment Clause

Tinker v. Des Moines clause

Baker v. Carr question

Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially

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)

Citizens United v. FEC impact

Gideon v. Wainwright facts

appellate jurisdiction clause of Article III

Shaw v. Reno ruling

New York Times v. US facts The 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)

McDonald v. Chicago ruling

Citizens United v. FEC impact

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

Gideon v. Wainwright question 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?

US v. Lopez question

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?

Tinker v. Des Moines impact

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)

Baker v. Carr ruling 6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts

Baker v. Carr impact

Tinker v. Des Moines facts Students 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)

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?

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?

Engel v. Vitale facts Public 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)

McCulloch v. Maryland clause

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)

New York Times v. US ruling 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

McCulloch v. Maryland ruling

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

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

Shaw v. Reno impact

Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review

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)

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)

Schenck v. US impact until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions

Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment equal protection clause

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