31-38 Flashcards
(8 cards)
Board of education of independent School District #92 of Pottawatomie county v. Earls
2002
MO: Thomas
Vote:5-4
Ex A school required drug testing for students in extracurriculars
Im: SC ruled that drug testing was within limits of the 14th amendment
District of Columbia v. Heller
2008
MO: Scalia
Vote:5-4
Ex: A man challenge DC ban on handguns in the home who is a security at work can carry a gun just not in the home
Im: guarantee the second amendment a in-home for self-defense
Citizens united v. Federal election commission
2010
MO: Kennedy
Vote:5-4
Ex: citizen United was blocked from airing an anti-hilary film due to campaign finance laws
Im: Court said corporations and unions can spend unlimited money on independent political ads even if it’s convincing a person to vote a certain way.
Obergefell v. Hodges
2015
MO: Kennedy
Vote:5-4
Ex: obergefell sued to have his same-sex marriage recognized in Ohio (Arthur was chronically ill and his loved one on his death certificate which was illegal on high Ohio) ( married in Maryland.)
Im: every state in the US now legally recognizes same-sex marriages
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
2022
MO: alito
Vote: 5-4
Ex: The conservative ideology in America was trying to overturn roe versus Wade ( abortions)
Im: The court of overturned roe versus Wade and ending the federal constitutional right to abortion states now decides if abortion is allowed
Kennedy vs. Bremerton School District
2022
MO: Gorsuch
Vote: 6-3
Ex: A high school football coach was fired for praying after football games. School asked him stop. He did not stop and sued them for trying to violate his first amendment right.
Im: protecting individual religious expression, even for public employees
303 Creative LLC. vs. Elenis
2022
MO: Gorsuch
Vote: 6-3
Ex: A Christian designer refused to make a wedding website for same-sex couples due to her beliefs
Im: speech is violated to compel a company to speak or stay silent on issues.
Students for fair admissions v Harvard
2022
MO: Roberts
Vote: 6-2
Ex: this the case challenge the use of race in college admissions at Harvard and UNC.
Im: band race base affirmative action in college admissions, citing the equal protection clause.