First Amendment Rights
This US Supreme Court case determines that yelling "Fire!" in a crowded theater is not allowed.
What is Schenck v. United States?
This US Supreme Court ruling determined that school sponsorship of religious activities violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
What is Engel v. Vitale?
This US Supreme Court case ruled that race-based segregation in schools violated the Equal Protection Clause.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This US Supreme Court ruling determined that Maryland couldn't tax the national bank, establishing federal laws over state laws.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This US Supreme Court case gave the Supreme Court the right to judicial review, meaning it could declare an act by the legislative or executive branch unconstitutional.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This US Supreme Court case ruled that donations, including towards political institutions, are a protected form of freedom of speech.
What is Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission?
This US Supreme Court case ruled that school students had freedom of speech within the limits of being passive; this case began when high school students wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam War.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District?
This US Supreme Court case stated that redistricting does not raise political questions, allowing federal courts to hear other cases that challenge redistricting plans that may violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
What is Baker v. Carr?
As determined in this US Supreme Court case, the Sixth Amendment right to attorney extends to felony defendants in state courts.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
In this US Supreme Court case, Congress exceeded its power under the Commerce Clause when it made the possession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime.
What is United States v. Lopez?
This US Supreme Court case ruling bolstered the freedom of the press protections of the First Amendment, establishing a "heavy presumption against prior restraint."
What is New York Times Co. v. United States?
This US Supreme Court case furthered the separation between church and state with stating that compelling Amish students to go to school past the eighth grade violates the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder?
This US Supreme Court ruling stated that majority-minority districts may be constitutionally challenged if race is the only factor included in determining the district.
What is Shaw v. Reno?
This US Supreme Court ruling stated that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self-defense is applicable to the states.
What is McDonald v. Chicago?