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15 SCOTUS cases Flashcards

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clause for marbury v madison

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article III - judicial review

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clause for mcculloh v maryland

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elastic clause/supremacy clause

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clause for schenck v US

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first amendment - free speech

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clause for brown v board

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14th amendment - equal protection clause

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clause for Baker v carr

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14th amendment - equal protection clause

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clause for Engle v vitale

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1st amendment - establishment clause

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clause for Gideon v wainwright

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6th amendment - right to counsel

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clause for tinker v des moines

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1st amendment - freedom of speech (symoblic speech)

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clause for NY times co v US

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1st amendment - freedom of press

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clause for Wisconsin v yoder

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1st amendment - free exercise clause

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clause for roe v wade

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14th amendment - due process clause
9th amendment - implied right of privacy

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clause for shaw v reno

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14th amendment - equal protection clause

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clause for US v lopez

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commerce clause

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clause for McDonald v chicago

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14th amendment - due process clause, privileges and immunities clause
2nd amendment

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clause for citizens united v FEC

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1st amendment - freedom of speech

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Marbury v Madison
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1803
The Supreme Court is allowed to nullify an act of the legislative or executive branch that violates the Constitution

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McCulloch v Maryland holding

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1819
Established supremacy of the US Constitution and federal laws over state laws

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Schenck v US

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1919
Speech creating a “clear and present danger” is not protected

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Brown v Board holding

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1954
Raced based segregation is illegal

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Baker v Carr holding

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1961
Established “one man, one vote” and opens door to courts to reviewing redistricting challenges

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Engle v Vitale holding

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1962
Schools cannot sponsor religious activities. No state sponsored prayer

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Gideon v. Wainwright holding

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1963
Guarantee of an attorney for the poor or indigent

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Tinker v Des Moines holding

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1969
Public school students have the right to wear black armbands in school to protest the Vietnam War because it does not cause a disruption

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NY Times Co. v. US holding

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1971
Establishes a “heavy presumption against prior restraint” even in cases involving national security

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Wisconsin v Yoder holding
1972 Cannot compel Amish students to attend school past the eighth grade
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Roe v Wade holding
1973 Protects the right of a woman to have an abortion
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Shaw v Reno holding
1993 Legislative redistricting must be conscious of race
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US v Lopez holding
1995 Congress may not use the commerce clause to make possession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime
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McDonald v Chicago holding
2010 Right to keep and bear arms for self-defense applies to the states
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Citizens United v FEC holding
2010 Political spending by corporations, associations, and labor unions is protected and cannot be limited by law; Money = Speech
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McCulloch v Maryland
several states, including Maryland, passed laws to tax the Bank of the US
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US v Lopez
a student in Texas brought an unloaded gun to school and was charged with violating the federal Gun Free School Zones Act of 1990
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Engel v Vitale
public schools in NY began the school day by inviting students to recite a non-denominational prayer each morning
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Wisconsin v Yoder
wisconsin had a law that mandated school attendance until age 16. Amish families refused for religious reasons to send their children to high school once they finished 8th grade
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Tinker v Des Moines
students were suspended for wearing black armbands as a symbol to protest the Vietnam War
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NY Times Co v US
the Nixon administration attempted to stop the publication of the Pentagon papers, a classified study of US activities in Vietnam, by the NY Times and Washington Post
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Schenck v US
Charles schenck, a socalist, distributed leaflets arguing that the military draft violated the 13th amendment. He was arrested for violating the espionage act by attempting to cause insubordination in the military and obstruct recruitment
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Gideon v Wainwright
Clarence Earl Gideon was charged with a felony and requested that the state court appointed a lawyer for him. The court denied his request because according to Florida state law, attorneys would only be appointed for a person in a capital case
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Roe v Wade
a texas state law prohibited abortions except to save the pregnant woman's life
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McDonald v Chicago
Residents of Chicago were invariably denied licenses for handguns, creating an effective ban on handguns. DC v Heller established an individual right to bear arms
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Brown v Board
black students in several states were denied admittance to certain public schools based on race
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Citizens United v FEC
BCRA banned corporations and unions from independent political spending within 60 days of a general election or 30 days of a primary election. BCRA also banned direct contributions from corporations to candidate campaigns or political parties. Citizens United was prevented by the FEC to show their anti Hillary movie
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Baker v Carr
Tennessee residents alleged that reapportionment didn't take into account population shifts, therefore one person's vote wasn't necessarily equal to another person vote
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Shaw v Reno
NC created a very bizarrely shaped majority minority district for the purpose of increasing black representation in Congress
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Marbury v Madison
William Marbury was appointed as Justice of the Peace in DC by Adams but didn't receive his commission, so he petitioned the SC to compel the Secretary of State, James Madison, to deliver his commission

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