Public policy cases Flashcards
National Federation of Independant business NFIB v sebelius (2012)
Description: ACA was constitutional as congress has right to raise taxes, which doesn’t contravene states power
Outcome: Roberts sided with liber justices in 5-4 decision which upheld ACA
Trump V Hawaii (2018)
Description: upheld EO trumps muslim travel ban due to terrorism concerns
Outcome: courts upheld trumps EO in a 5-4 decision
Trump V Hawaii (2018)
No limits on federal gov but sc decision placed limits on wishes of states
Upheld trumps EO despite many state disagreement
Whole Woman’s Health v Hellerstedt (2016)
Description: sc struck down texas law providing limits on abortion
Outcome: 5-3 decision with kennedy joining the liberal justices
Limits: limit on stage part as sc ability to strike down/ remove state law to abide by their decisions
Upheld previous decisions by striking down texas law
Us v Texas
Description:
Outcome: fed appeal courts found that obama didn’t have those powers and DAPA breached article 2, 4-4 tied decision meant that court ruling upheld striking down DAPA
Us v Texas
Limits: Limit on executive/ president power, limited presidents ability to pass legislation
Removes the executive order of DAPA
Carpenter V Us (2018)
Description: Charged with aiding and abetting robbery after police obtained his phone location record. He appealed on the ground that his 4th amendment right to privacy had been violated.
Outcome: 5-4 decisions by courts, new policy on phone location data
Carpenter V Us (2018)
Limits:
Established new policy to clear up laws on phone location data
Trumps Tax Returns
Description: House ways and Means Committee argued that needed info on trumps taxes to meaningfully evaluate IRS program
Decision: Trump had to release his tax returns
Trump Tax Returns
Limits: places a limit of federal power as it ensures the president can’t be with ITS and forced him to release his tax returns
Established new policy that meant congress has power to request tax returns of president
Planned Parenthood Arkansas v Jegley (2018)
Description: Arkansas law wanted to provide strict limits to when abortions can be given and was appealed against by planned parenthood
Outcome: Sc refused to hear case from planned parenthood and in doing so shaped public policy by allowing arkansas law to stand.
Planned Parenthood Arkansas v Jegley (2018)
Limits: Limited the extent to which the state law could go to, limited access to medicated abortions in state
Biden v Nebraska
Description: Planned to use HEROES Act to cancel student debt
Outcome: SC ruled that act didn’t give bidens sec of education such powers
Biden V Nebraska
Limits: Limits federal gov powers
Upholds existing policy
US v Texas (2023)
Description: Homeland security issued guidelines to allocate funds to remove dangerous noncitizens in US, texas & louisiana challenged decision as they’d have to spend more on law enforcement and social services
Outcome: SC ruled in 8-1 decision that couldn’t challenge rules under DHS
Us v Texas (2023)
Limits: limits state powers, enforces states to spend more money on law enforcement and social services
upholds existing policy as homeland security issued guidelines before it was brought to sc
Citizens United v FEC (2010) & McCutcheon v FEC (2014)
Description: struck down federal law- found cooperations and interest groups have 1st amendment rights and created new policy of super PACS
Citizens United v FEC (2010) & McCutcheon v FEC (2014)
Limits: Limits federal law
Created new policy where super PACs allowed to raise unlimited funds
Us v Windsor (2013)
Description: Defense of Marriage act 1996 was unconstitutional bc denied federal benefits to married same sex couples, creating marriage equality but not legalizing same sex marriage
Outcome: struck down federal law, 5-4 ruling
US v Windsor (2013)
Limits: Limits on federal law- struck down federal law
Removed the federal law due to it being unconstitutional
Obergell v Hodges (2015)
Description: Established same sex marriage under equal protection of the law provision of 14th amendment
Outcome: 5-4 decision, court created policy here
Obergell V Hodges (2015)
Limits: Limited congress, courts made the legislation
Created new policy- established same sex marriage
DC v Heller (2008)
Description: 2nd amendment guarantees individual the right to possess firearms independent of service in state militia and use for traditionally lawful purposes
Outcome: “the people” argued by 5 decision judges to be individuals who enjoy 1st amendment rather than collectives
DC v Heller (2008)
Limits: no limited to branches of federal/state
Upheld amendment of right to possess firearms
National Federation of Independent Business NFIB v Sebelius (2012)
Limits?
New/same/changed policy?
Limits: limited states, wanted to repeal aca but found that it was within congressional roles to raise taxes
Upheld ACA as part of the constitution
