1st Amendment
This Supreme Court case ruled that speech creating "clear and present danger" could be limited and wasn't protected by the First Amendment.
What is Schneck v. United States? (1919)
In this Supreme Court Case, it was determined that Congress exceeded its power under the Commerce Clause when it made possession of a gun in a school zone a federal crime.
What is United States v. Lopez? (1995)
This 1963 Supreme Court case ruled that, under the 6th Amendment, states must provide legal counsel to indigent (poor) defendants in felony cases.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright? (1963)
This Supreme Court ruling established that race-based school segregation violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
What is Brown v. Board of Education? (1954)
This Supreme Court case ruling added judical review into the constitution to allow the Supreme court to rule on whether things were constitutional or not.
What is Marbury v. Madison? (1803)
This 1962 Supreme Court ruling established that school sponsorship of religious activities, such as prayer, violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.
What is Engel v. Vitale? (1962)
In this Supreme Court Case, it was determined that the second amendment right to bear arms must be enforced by the states.
What is McDonald v. Chicago? (2010)
This ruling established that the supreme court can hear cases that have to do with redistricting.
What is Baker v. Carr? (1962)
This Supreme Court ruling deemed that states couldn't tax the National Bank, establishing supremacy of the U.S.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland? (1819)
This 1969 Supreme Court case ruled that students do not lose their First Amendment rights at school as long as their speech does not cause “substantial disruption” to the learning environment.
What is Tinker V. Des Moines Independent Community School District? (1969)
In this Supreme Court Case, it was determined that under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause, majority-minority districts may be constitutionally challenged by voters if race is the only factor used in creating the district.
What is Shaw v. Reno? (1993)
In this Supreme Court Case, it was determined that spending by special interest groups was a form of protected speech under the first amendment.
What is Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission? (2010)
This 1971 Supreme Court case bolstered freedom of press protections of the First Amendment, establishing a “heavy presumption against prior restraint” even in cases involving national security.
What is New York Times Co. v. United States? (1971)
This 1972 Supreme Court case ruled that Wisconsin’s compulsory education law, requiring Amish children to attend school past the eighth grade, was unconstitutional and a violation of the First Amendment’s Free Exercise clause.
What is Wisconsin v. Yoder? (1972)