Roe v. Wade ruling 7:2 for Roe, women have the right to an abortion
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Gideon v. Wainwright clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
Schenck v. US facts
New York Times v. US question
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)
Shaw v. Reno impact 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
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
protected freedom of press, government cannot stop printing
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
Roe v. Wade clause a bunch, 9th implied rights, 14th due process especially
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Schenck v. US clause
Tinker v. Des Moines clause free speech clause
Citizens United v. FEC clause 1st Amendment freedom of speech
Gideon v. Wainwright question
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Citizens United v. FEC impact used as precedent to declare the cap on campaign funding unconstitutional, now money=free speech
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
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Marbury v. Madison ruling 4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
Wisconsin v. Yoder question Did Wisconsin's requirement that all parents send their children to school at until age 16 violate the First Amendment's free exercise clause?
Baker v. Carr impact
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)
US v. Lopez ruling 5:4 for Lopez, the state cannot regulate guns on school property under the commerce clause
McDonald v. Chicago impact
Engel v. Vitale clause
McDonald v. Chicago clause 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Brown v. Board of Education question Do state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment?
1st amendment freedom of press
until it was overturned decades later, Schenck v. US was used to uphold the Espionage Act, causing many other convictions
Maryland tried to tax federal banks in the state, McCulloch, the chief cashier in the Baltimore branch refused to pay. the state sued. (1819)
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)
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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 clause 14th amendment equal protection clause
McDonald v. Chicago 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
Marbury V. Madison impact established judicial review
can the executive branch block the publication of classified government documents without violating the first amendment freedom of press clause?
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)
religion trumps schooling
Baker v. Carr clause 14th amendment equal protection clause
Shaw v. Reno question
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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)
Marbury v. Madison ruling
McDonald v. Chicago impact
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)
Gideon v. Wainwright clause 6th amendment, right to an attorney
Tinker v. Des Moines ruling
7:0 for Yoder, forcing people to go to school despite a religious disagreement violated the free exercise clause
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Shaw v. Reno impact 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
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
New York Times v. US facts
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?
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
Does the federal government have implied powers?
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)
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)
5:4 for McDonald, the right to bear arms applies to the states
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
Engel v. Vitale impact School sponsorship of religious activities violates the establishment 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?
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