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Ap gov required case
Name | Facts |
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McCulloch v. Maryland | Tried to tax a federal bank, court ruled it was unconstitutional (supremacy clause) |
United States v. Lopez | Congress made a law banning guns on school property, court ruled it was unconstitutional (commerce clause) |
Engel v. Vitale | Court ruled school prayer unconstitutional (establishment clause) |
Wisconsin v. Yoder | Court ruled requiring school past middle school unconstitutional (freedom of religion) |
Tinker v. Des Moines | School prevented students from wearing armbands to school as protest, court ruled unconstitutional (freedom of religion) |
New York Times v. US | Newspaper published leaked papers, US tried to prevent them, court ruled newspaper could publish (freedom of press) |
Schenck v. US | Someone tried to publish pamphlets telling people to dodge the draft, US said they couldn't, court agreed with US (freedom of speech) |
Gideon v. Wainwright | Someone had to defend themselves in court because Florida wouldn't give them a lawyer, later sued and court agreed with dude. (right to counsel) |
McDonald v. Chicago | Someone sued their state because of strict gun laws, and the court agreed with the dude. (right to bear arms) |
Brown v. Board of Education | Overruled plessy v Ferguson, ruled seperate but equal doctrine unconstitutional (equal protection clause) |
Citizens United v. FEC | Company made ad for Hillary too close to the election, argued the 30/60 day rule was unconstitutional and court agreed. also no more limits on how much people can spend on candidates (freedom of speech) |
Baker v. Carr | Tennessee hadn't redistricted in a while, and someone from an urban area sued. Court agreed with the person, establishing that gerrymandering is subject to judicial review (equal protection clause) |
Shaw v. reno | North carolina changed district to include more minority districts. Someone sued and the court agreed, showing that racial gerrymandering was unconstitutional (equal protection clause) |
Marbury v. madison | Jefferson refused to deliver appointment of Adam's last minute appointments. Case went to court because of a law that changed the court's jurisdiction. court said the law was unconstitutional. Established judicial review (juristiction clause of Article 3) |