Facts
set an important example by giving the Supreme Court all the power to review and end government actions and rules and laws that don’t follow the Constitution.
Marbury V Madsion (1803)
The Court decided that federal courts can step in when legislative districts are unfairly drawn because that may violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
BAKER V. CARR (1962)
The Court decided that the Constitution guarantees the right to a lawyer for all defendants in criminal cases, even if they cannot afford one and that it is only fair if everbody gets a trial
GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT (1963)
not providing a lawyer to a defendant who cannot afford one violates the Constitution’s guarantee of a fair trial.
GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT (1963)
giving the right to an attourney to felony crimnals in court and give everyone a fair trail
GIDEON V.WAINWRIGHT (1963)
what year was ENGEL V. VITALE
1962
A prohibition against public school students wearing black armbands in school to protest the Vietnam
War violated the students’ freedom of speech protections in the First Amendment.
TINKER V. DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (1969)
The Court declared it is unconstitutional for state officials to write and promote an official prayer in public schools and will not be allowed
ENGEL V. VITALE (1962)
decided that they could not change and interrupt the news papers and this would reinforce the principle of free press
NEW YORK TIMES CO. V. UNITED STATES (1971)
what had established supremacy of the U.S.
Constitution and federal laws over state laws.
MCCULLOCH V. MARYLAND (1819)
A group of white voters challenged the district and claimed and promoted it was unfairly drawn based on race and therefore against the Constitution and they did not like it due to the unfairness
Shaw v. Reno (1993)
Can the state of Wisconsin require Amish parents to send their children to school beyond the eighth grade, or does this requirement violate the parents right. this violated amendment guarantee of religious freedom
WISCONSIN V. YODER (1972)
The Court ruled that restricting this type of spending by corporations then violates freedom of speech under the first amendment
CITIZENS UNITED V. FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION (2010)
segregation violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which guarantees that no state can deny any person equal protection of the laws.
BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION (1954)
Gun-Free School Zones Act was unconstitutional because it extended beyond the scope of Congress’s commerce power
UNITED STATES V. LOPEZ (1995)
The Supreme Court ruled and stated that the Second Amendment was gonna be the right to own a gun for self-defense and it goes towards the state and local governments and not just for the federal government.
MCDONALD V. CHICAGO (2010)
separating children in schools based on race was unfair and unconstitutional and violates the equal protection clause in the fourteenth amendment
BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION (1954)
The Court ruled that Congress can create a national bank and that states cannot tax on it this shows that federal laws are more important than state laws and are looked over more
MCCULLOCH V. MARYLAND (1819)
Chicago's handgun ban violated the Second Amendment by denying individuals the right to possess firearms for self-defense, this right is guaranteed by the Constitution
MCDONALD V. CHICAGO (2010)
The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for self-defense is applicable to the states.
MCDONALD V. CHICAGO (2010)
Lopez argued that the federal law was unconstitutional because bringing a gun to school didn’t affect interstate trade and thought that it shouldn’t be regulated by the federal government at all and thought it was a bad idea.
UNITED STATES V. LOPEZ (1995)
which case had the problem where marbury could commission and had the right too but the Court decided it couldn’t order the official but did establish that it can review and end the unconstitutional laws and not allow them
MARBURY V. MADISON (1803)
the court rule that during wartime speech creating a “clear and present danger” was not protected by the First Amendment and could be
limited.
SCHENCK V. UNITED STATES (1919)
making them attend school beyond 8th grade interferes with their religious beliefs.
WISCONSIN V. YODER (1972)
students have the right to express their political views in school as long as it does not cause a huge disruption to the educational environment and affect it a lot and cause danger.
TINKER V. DES MOINES INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (1969)