Required supreme court cases

Engel vs Vitale

school sponsored religious activities (like teacher led prayer) violate the 1st amendment's establishment clause

Wisonsin vs yoder

forcing amish students to attend school past 8th grade violates the 1st amendment's free-exercise clause

Tinker Vs Des Moines

Students have the right to symbolically express their political views at school under the first amendment’s freedom of speech

Schenck v United States

wartime circumstances matter when considering free speech and speech creating a “clear and present danger” is NOT protected by the First Amendment

New york times Vs the United states

freedom of the press includes a heavy presumption againts prior restraint 

• Gov should almost never be able to censor news before it’s published

Gideon vs Wainwright (1963)

incorporated the 6th amendment right to an attorney

Brown vs Board of education

Banned segregation in public schools, “seperate but equal” is unconstitutional

McDonald v Chicago

2nd amendment is incorporated, right to ear arms is allowed in all states

Marbury v Madison

The Supreme Court has the power to declare laws unconstitutional

McCulloch v Maryland

states cannot tax a federal bank, strenghtened the power of the federal government with the supremacy clasue

United States Vs Lopez

congress overstepped its power, overstepped the commerce clause.

Baker v Carr

Established the “one person, one vote" and all unfair district maps were redrawn to include an equal number of people

Shaw v Reno

racial gerrymandering is unconstitutional

Citizens United v Federal Election Commission

Allowed unlimited independent political expenditures by corporations and unions.

Roe vs Wade

Legalized abortion under right to privacy.