Supreme Court Imact on public policy Flashcards
NFIB V sebelius (2012)
Upheld ACA through congress power to raise taxes (restraint)
Rule does not contravene state law (does not limit federal gov no limit)
Uphold current legislation
Trump v Hawaii
Deferred decision to executive politicised 5:4 descision (restraint)
Lack of check on executive upheld EO
Uphold legislation trumps travel ban EO UPHELD
Whole woman’s health v Hellerstedt
Upheld previous SC descision striking down Texas law on abkrtion (restraint)
Limit to state government legislation struck down
Upheld previous SC descision stare descisis
US v Texas
DAPA was struck down president over stepped (activism)
Check on president power needed to seek congressional approval
Removed policy due to president over stepping
Citizens United v FEC
McCutcheon v FEC (2014)
Struck down federal law limiting party funding (activism)
Limit on federal government
Removed existing law
DOMA
Struck down federal law marriage act 1996 (activism)
Congrssional power checked (legislation struck down)
Remove existing law incompatible with the Us constitution
Obergfell v Hodeges
Made a new law moral social issue (activism)
Politicscied 5-4 court descision
Limit federal government new legislation established
Crate new law previous incompatible
DC v Heller
Second amendment guarantees individual right to possess firearms (restraint, origionalism)
Upheld state and federal law
Upheld existing law
Carpenter v US
Activism created new policy on phone location to improve clarity in law
Did not uphold current legislation (possible check on congress)
Creation of new legislation (phone location data
Trumps tax return
Voted in favour of congress for Chong president to release info (activism)
Check on presidents allowed congress to do oversight
Plan parenthood Arkansas v jegely
Upheld the states law
Gave power to state upheld if (uphold state legislation federalism)
Inaction didn’t hear the law
Biden v Nebraska
Did not allow EO use of heroes act (activism)
Limit to presidency
Kept existing policy
US v Texas
Not politicised 8-1 descision uphold federal (restraint)
Uphold state power limiting federal
Uphold power in article two
NFIB V sebelius (summary )
Upheld congressional law
Ruled ACA was constitutional
Congress has right to raise taxes
Biden v Nebraska
Wanted to use heroes act to cancel student debt , sc ruled Biden did not have the power from this
