SCOTUS Case Gym Flashcards
Snyder v Phelps
2011, Protected 1st amendment even if hurtful to others, allowed Westboro Baptist Church to make hurtful comments at the funeral of a gay soldier
US v Stevens
2010, Protected 1st Amendment by striking down federal law that banned animal cruelty videos
Citizens United v FEC
2010, Corporations have 1st Amendment right and can therefore spend money on electioneering
DC v Heller
2008, 2nd Amendment right applies to citizens even if not related to a militia defending the US
McDonald v Chicago
2010, Extended the principle of DC v Heller to all 50 states
Riley v California
2014, Updated 4th Amendment, police need warrant to search phones
Korematsu v US
1944, Internment of Japanese-Americans not a violation of their 5th Amendment rights, repudiated by Trump v Hawaii 2016
Miranda v Arizona
1966, Under 5th Amendment arrestees must be read their rights
Dickerson v US
2000, Upheld 5th Amendment Miranda rights
Atkins v Virginia
2002, Execution of those with intellectual disabilities is against 8th Amendment
NLRB v Noel Canning
2014, reduces President’s power to make unorthodox recess appointments
Clinton v Jones
1997, Presidents can’t claim executive privilege to avoid court appearances
Texas v Philidelphia
2020, SCOTUS (including Trump’s appointees) refused to hear challenge to 2020 election results
Clinton v New York
1998, removed presidential power of line item veto that had been given by Congress
Trump v Vance
2020, denied Trump’s claim that a prosecutor’s case needs to meet a higher standard of evidence against the president
Bush v Gore
2000, Conservative majority court ruled in favour of Bush on 2000 election results
US v Nixon
1974, ruled that executive privilege didn’t mean that Nixon could avoid handing Watergate tapes over
Trump v Sierra Club
2021, Trump’s emergency funds for Border Wall are upheld
Rasul v Bush 2004, Hamdan v Rumsfeld 2006, Boudemiene v Bush 2008
Court ruled against Bush administration’s treatment of detainees in Guantanamo
NFIB v Sebelius
2012, ruled that one element of PPACA could not compel states to expand Medicaid but otherwise upheld PPACA
Gibbons v Ogden
1824, SCOTUS ruled that Supremacy Clause meant Congress had control over interstate commerce
Gonzales v Raich
2005, upheld Controlled Substances Act, allowing DEA to prosecute users of marijuana, even in states that were reforming their laws
Hammer v Dagenhart
1918, ruled that Congress could not use the commerce clause to ban child labor in the states
Marbury v Madison
1803, allowed SCOTUS to declare Acts of Congress unconstitutional
McCulloch v Maryland
1819, upheld Congress’ right to establish a national bank under the necessary and proper clause
Printz v US
1997, ruled against Congress’ “Brady Bill” that had forced states to conduct background checks on handgun purchases
US v Darby
1941, upheld Fair Labor Standards Act, confirming Congress’ right to regulate commerce and expanding its power into areas of minimum wage, maximum hours, ban on child labor etc.
US v Eichman
1990, struck down Congress’ attempt to overrule Texas v Johnson in the Flag Protection Act 1989
US v Lopez
1995, SCOTUS ruled that Congress had overstepped its Commerce Clause powers in the Gun Free School Zones Act
US v Morrison
2000, ruled that Congress didn’t have the authority to pass the Violence Against Women Act 1994 under the Commerce Clause as it wasn’t tightly related to commerce
