Supreme Court Cases Flashcards
McCulloch v Maryland
established supremacy of the US constitutional and federal laws over state laws, also the elastic clause
United States v Lopez
Congress may not use the commerce clause to make possession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime
Engel v Vitale
School sponsorship of religious activities violated the establishment clause
Wisconsin v Yoder
Compelling Amish students to attend school past 8th grade violates the free exercise clause
Tinker v Des Moines
Public school students have the right to wear black armbands in school to protest the Vietnam War
New York Times Co. v United States
Bolstered the freedom of press, establishing a “heavy presumption against prior restraint” even in cases involving national security
Schenck v. United States
speech creating a “clear and present danger” is not protected by the 1st Amendment
Gideon v Wainwright
Guaranteed the right to have an attorney for the poor or indigent in state felony
Roe v Wade
Extended the right of privacy to a woman’s decision to have an abortion
McDonald v Chicago
right to bear arms applies to state and local governments as well as federal governments
Brown v Board of Education
state laws that allow for separate but equal public educational facilities based on race violate the equal protection clause
Citizens United v Federal Election Commision
Political spending corporations, associations, and labor unions is a form of protected speech under the 1st Amendment
Baker v. Carr
opened the door to equal protection to redistricting and development of “one person, one vote” doctrine by ruling that challenges did not raise “political questions” that would keep federal courts from reviewing such challenges
Shaw v Reno
Majority minority districts, creates under the voting rights Act of 1965, may be constitutionally challenged by voters if race is the only factor used in creating the district
Marbury v Madison
established the principle of judicial review empowering the Supreme Court to nullify an act of legislation or executive branch that violates the constitution
