scotus cases

Marbury vs. madison

• established judicial review

Baker v Carr

• Legislative district boundaries have to be drawn to have roughly the same number of constituents

• equal protection clause: “one man, one vote”

New York Times v US

New York Times can release pentagon papers under first amendment (freedom of speech)

Nixon v US

President (Nixon) cant use executive privilege to keep information of investigations from other branches of government bc president is not above rule of law

McCullough v Maryland

• yes: congress can create national bank

• No: states cannot tax federal government

• Broad interpretation of necessary + proper clause

Shaw v Reno

• Basically no racial gerrymandering

  • Race can be used as a consideration, but not as a main factor

Gibbons v Ogden

• Who has the power to have a monopoly on interstate waterways?

  • anything commerce related = federal

• Supremacy clause: federal government can maintain monopolies

• Commerce clause: commerce = any economic activity

Clinton v New York

Line-item veto is unconstitutional