5:4 for Shaw, factoring race into redistricting is unconstitutional
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McCulloch v. Maryland question
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Wisconsin v. Yoder question
Baker v. Carr facts
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
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
Citizens United v. FEC facts
US v. Lopez clauseCommerce Clause
Brown v. Board of Education clause
Roe v. Wade impactExtended the right of privacy to a woman's right to an abortion
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Shaw v. Reno facts
Brown v. Board of Education facts
McCulloch v. Maryland clausenecessary and proper clause and supremacy clause
Tinker v. Des Moines clausefree speech clause
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Engel v. Vitale clause1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
Marbury v. Madison question
Tinker v. Des Moines impact
7:2 for Tinker, symbolic speech is protected under freedom of speech, students have free speech rights
Wisconsin v. Yoder impactreligion trumps schooling
Shaw v. Reno clause14th amendment equal protection clause
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Brown v. Board of Education impactoverruled "sperate but equal" (from Plessy v. Ferguson) and gave legal precedent for desegregation
McDonald v. Chicago questionDoes the 2nd Amendment apply to state and local governments through the 14th Amendment's due process clause and thus prevent states from banning gun ownership?
claims of racial redistricting must be held to a standard of strict scrutiny. laws that results in classification by race must have a compelling state interest or a clear 14th amendment violation
Engel v. Vitale ruling6:1 for Engel, since it was a public school, it does violate the establishment clause
New York Times v. US questioncan the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
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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)
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?
McCulloch v. Maryland impactestablished supremacy of federal laws and the implied powers of congress
McDonald v. Chicago impact
1st Amendment freedom of speech
Gideon v. Wainwright clause6th amendment, right to an attorney
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
Schenck v. US questionDid Schenck's conviction under the Espionage Act for criticizing the draft violate his freedom of speech?
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)
US v. Lopez impactlimited commerce clause, lessened federal power
McCulloch v. Maryland questionDoes the federal government have implied powers?
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)
Tinker v. Des Moines clause
Baker v. Carr ruling6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
Brown v. Board of Education questionDo state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
Tinker v. Des Moines impactstudents have free speech rights, symbolic speech is speech and protected
Gideon v. Wainwright rulingunanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Schenck v. US rulingunanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Roe v. Wade clausea bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
McCulloch v. Maryland facts
Lopez, 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)
Brown v. Board of Education clause14th amendment equal protection clause
5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
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)
Citizens United v. FEC questionDoes 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?
Does the Texas laws banning abortions violate the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and a woman's constitutional right to an abortion?
Baker v. Carr questionCan the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?