Shaw V Reno 1993
The Supreme Court ruled that a North Carolina congressional district, drawn to maximize Black voter concentration, raised an Equal Protection Clause issue under the Fourteenth Amendment.
What is Shaw V Reno
The court struck down this act and called it unconsitutuional
What is the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990
A 76 Year old retired maintence engineer from Chicago who was the lead plantiff who sued the city over its handgun ban
Who was Otis Mcdonald
This ruling declared that a documentary about a political candidate could not be restricted as an "electioneering communication," finding such restrictions on corporations and unions violated the First Amendment's Free Speech Clause
What is Citizens United v FEC
Five residents of North Carolina challenged this unusually shaped congressional district, arguing its creation was purely based on race, leading to the Supreme Court's review.
What is a racial Gerrymander?
Ruled unconstitutional due to the way it exceeded congresses authority under what clause
What is the commerce clause?
A 2008 ruling, which was held that the second amendment protects an individuals right to keep a handgun at home to defend themselves
What is District of Columbia v Heller?
The Citizens United decision struck down parts of this 2002 law, which had prohibited corporations and unions from using their general treasury funds for "electioneering communications" shortly before an election
What is BCRA?
A congressional redistricting plan based solely on race, especially one that creates bizarre shapes, may violate the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.
What is a violation of the equal protection clause?
What was reaffirmed in being limited due to this case
What is congressional power?
the process by which provisions of the bill of rights are applied to the states
What is selective incorporation?
The Supreme Court held that the First Amendment's Free Speech Clause prohibits the government from restricting this kind of spending by corporations and unions
What are independent expenditures?