Supreme Court cases review

SCOTUS said that the elastic clause gives Congress more powers than are listed in the Constitution.

• Engel v. Vitale

• U.S. v. Lopez

• Marbury v. Madison

• McCulloch v. Maryland

The states must provide defendants with a lawyer if they can't afford one. Incorporated the right to a lawyer.

• McDonald v. Chicago

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Wisconsin v. Yoder

• Shaw v. Reno

Incorporated the right to bear arms to the states.

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Baker v. Carr

• Engel v. Vitale

• McDonald v. Chicago

1st amendment prohibits limiting political spending by independent groups. Opened the door to Super PACs.

• New York Times v. U.S.

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Citizens United v. FEC

• Schenck v. U.S.

Speech that creates a clear & present danger is not protected by the 1st amendment.

• Schenck v. U.S.

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Engel v. Vitale

• Citizens United v. FEC

Prior restraint has an extremely high standard to meet and is only allowable if national security is threatened.

• Schenck v. U.S.

• Citizens United v. FEC

• Brown v. Board of Education

• New York Times v. U.S.

Segregated public schools violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment.

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Wisconsin v. Yoder

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Engel v. Vitale

Students have freedom of speech at school. Symbolic speech is protected by the 1st amendment.

• Engel v. Vitale

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Wisconsin v. Yoder

• Brown v. Board of Education

SCOTUS said that the supremacy clause made the national government supreme to the states.

• U.S. v. Lopez

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Marbury v. Madison

• Baker v. Carr

Limited Congress' power to use the commerce clause.

• U.S. v. Lopez

• Shaw v. Reno

• McDonald v. Chicago

• Citizens United v. FEC