First Amendment Rights
This case held that speech creating a clear and present danger can be restricted.
What is Schenck v. United States?
This 1803 case established the Supreme Court’s power to declare laws unconstitutional.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This 1954 case declared racial school segregation unconstitutional under Equal Protection.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This case guarantees the right to an attorney in state felony cases.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
This case held that political spending by corporations is protected speech under the First Amendment.
What is Citizens United v. FEC?
This case ruled that school-sponsored prayer violates the Establishment Clause.
What is Engel v. Vitale?
This 1819 case ruled that states cannot tax federal institutions, confirming federal supremacy.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
This case allowed federal courts to hear redistricting cases under the Equal Protection Clause.
What is Baker v. Carr?
This case applied the Second Amendment right to bear arms to the states.
What is McDonald v. Chicago?
This case protected students’ right to wear black armbands in protest at school.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
This 1995 case limited Congress’s Commerce Clause power, ruling federal gun control in school zones unconstitutional.
What is United States v. Lopez?
This case ruled that racial gerrymandering could be challenged if race is the only factor.
What is Shaw v. Reno?
This case bolstered press freedom by limiting prior restraint, even in national security cases.
What is New York Times Co. v. United States?
This case ruled that compelling Amish students to attend school past eighth grade violates free exercise rights.
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder?