Roe v. Wade clause
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)
Schenck v. US ruling
unanimous for US, Schenck's encouragement of draft dodging was a clear and present danger
Gideon v. Wainwright ruling
unanimous for Gideon, the right to an attorney applies to felony cases
Baker v. Carr ruling
6:2 for Baker, SCOTUS has the power to rule on congressional districts
2nd Amendment right to bear arms, 14th amendment due process clause
Baker v. Carr impact
establishes One Person-One Vote principle which expands the rights of minorities
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)
Marbury v. Madison question
Do the plaintiffs have a right to their commissions?
Under the commerce clause, does congress have the power to regulate guns near schools?
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)
US v. Lopez 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)
Schenck v. US clause
1st Amendment freedom of speech
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
Wisconsin v. Yoder clause
1st Amendment Free Exercise Clause
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)
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?
New York Times v. US clause
1st amendment freedom of press
Citizens United v. FEC clause
Does banning the wearing of armbands in public school, as a form of protest, violate the students' freedom of speech guaranteed in the First Amendment?
Marbury v. Madison ruling
4:0 for Marbury, kinda. Marbury does deserve his commision, but SCOTUS shouldn't have heard the case first
US v. Lopez impact
limited commerce clause, lessened federal power
McCulloch v. Maryland question
Does the federal government have implied powers?
Gideon v. Wainwright impact
Guaranteed the right to an attorney for the poor or indigent in a state felony case
Engel v. Vitale clause
1st Amendment Establishment Clause
Marbury v. Madison clause
Can the supreme court rule on issues of legislative districts?
McDonald v. Chicago question
Does 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?
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?
Brown v. Board of Education ruling
