Ap Gov Cases
Decided that redistributing (attempts to change the way voting districts are drawn) issues present "justiciable" questions, thus enabling federal courts to intervene in and to decide redistributing cases (not just state courts)
Baker v. Carr
Ruled that "separate educational facilities were inherently unequal" Desegregated schools
Brown v. Board of Education
The reading of a nondenominational prayer at the start of the school day violates the "establishment of religion" clause of the First Amendment
Engel v. Vitale
Those who cannot afford an attorney will have one provided by the state
Gideon v. Wainwright
Gun Free School Zones Act exceeded Congress' authority to regulate interstate commerce. Increased power of state government
US v. Lopez
A conflict arose between a state government and the federal government, with the state government being declared subordinate to the federal government where laws conflict. Upheld the Supremacy Clause
McCulloch v. Maryland
A case involving gerrymandering, restricting based on race must be held to a standard of strict scrutiny under the equal protection clause
Shaw v. Reno
Schools forbidding the wearing of armbands is a violation of symbolic speech protected under the First Amendment
Tinker v. Des Moines
The Supreme Court ruled that corporate funding of independent political ads in candidate elections couldn't be limited under the First Amendment
Citizens United v. FEC
The court established its role as the arbiter of the constitutionality of federal laws, the principle is known as judicial review
Marbury v. Madison
The right of an individual to "keep and bear arms" is protected under the Second Amendment is incorporated by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment against the states
McDonald v. Chicago
Found that Amish children not be placed under compulsory education past 8th grade. The Parents' fundamental right to freedom of religion was determined to outweigh the state's interest in educating its children
Wisconsin v. Yoder
Ruled that it is a woman's constitutional right to privacy to determine whether to terminate a pregnancy
Roe v. Wade
The defendant who handed out anti-draft pamphlets during WWI was not protected under the First Amendment because it created a "clear and present danger"
Schenck v. US
The ruling made It possible for newspapers to publish the then-classified Pentagon Papers without risk of government censorship or punishment
New York Times v. US