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US v. Lopez
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Gun Free School Zones Act exceeded Congress' authority to regulate interstate commerce.
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Shaw v. Reno
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The Court ruled that although it was a legitimate goal for state legislatures to take race into account when they draw electoral districts in order to increase the voting strength of minorities, they may not make race the sole reason for drawing district lines.
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Baker v. Carr
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"one man one vote". created guidelines for drawing up congresional districts and guaranteed a more equitable system of representation to the citizens of each state
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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Maryland was trying to tax the national bank and Supreme Court ruled that federal law was stronger than the state law
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Marbury v. Madison
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This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review
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Tinker v. Des Moines
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Students have the right to symbolic speech at school as long as it is not disruptive
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Wisconsin v. Yoder
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Amish do not have to attend school after 8th grade - right to freedom of expression
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Engel v. Vitale
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banned formal prayer in schools, government would not make any religion the 'official' religion.
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Citizens United v. FEC
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corporate funding of independent political broadcasts can't be limited
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Shneck v. US
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freedom of speech is not absolute; free speech could be limited if its exercise presented a "clear and present danger."
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New York Times v. US
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Eliminated prior restraint. protected freedom of the press by allowing the New York Times to publish the "Pentagon Papers" despite the Justice Department's order to restrict it.
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Roe v. Wade
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legalized abortion on the basis of a woman's right to privacy
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Brown v. Board of Education
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overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal, and ordered all public schools desegregated.
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McDonald v. Chicago
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Incorporated the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms to the states
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Gideon v. Wainwright
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A person who cannot afford an attorney may have one appointed by the government
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