US v. Lopez questionUnder the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
US v. Lopez ruling
Tinker v. Des Moines facts
McCulloch v. Maryland impact
Shaw v. Reno ruling
Schenck v. US ruling
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
Brown v. Board of Education impact
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Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Gideon v. Wainwright factsGideon 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 questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
New York Times v. US clause1st amendment freedom of press
Shaw v. Reno questionDoes redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
McDonald v. Chicago question
McCulloch v. Maryland rulingunanimous for McCulloch, the federal government has implied powers, states can't tax a federal institution
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
New York Times v. US facts
Citizens United v. FEC facts
Baker v. Carr facts
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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
Engel v. Vitale impactSchool sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment clause
Marbury v. Madison ruling
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Marbury v. Madison ruling4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Wisconsin v. Yoder facts
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
New York Times v. US ruling
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)
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Baker v. Carr impactestablishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
Brown v. Board of Education clause
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)
Marbury v. Madison clause
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Wisconsin v. Yoder ruling7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
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
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
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)
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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)
Marbury V. Madison impactestablished judicial review
Does redrawing district lines based solely on race violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment?
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
New York Times v. US facts
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
Engel v. Vitale 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)
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
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
Citizens United v. FEC impactused as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
Schenck v. US factsDuring 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)
1st Amendment freedom of speech
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)
Engel v. Vitale questionDoes the reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violate the establishment clause of the First Amendment?
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?