Case Summary #1: Ashcroft V. American Civil Rights Union.
This was a case in 2004 where the American Civil Rights Union in collaboration with online publishers went to court to protest against the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) which barred publishers from posting pornographic material in the internet, with an aim of protecting the minors. The accuser argued that such a law violated. After hearing the case, the Supreme Court referred it to the Third Circuit citing that “community standards” were alone not enough to warrant the Act unconstitutional. Upon hearing the case again, the Third Circuit upheld their earlier decision, and as also ruled by the District Court, that the amendment was unconstitutional as it would limit some freedoms given by the First Amendment. …show more content…
Texas, 2003.
This is a case in which Texas police had sued Lawrence and Garner, having arrested them in Lawrence’s house engaging in consensual same-sex acts. Due process clause applied in the sense that the two, being adults, had the right to engage in such acts in their private residence without interference from the state. The court observed that the Texas government had no special interests to protect by interfering with the private lives of the accused, and that the accused had the liberty to perform such acts without state interference.
Case Summary #3: Roper, V. Simmons, 2005.
This is a case that involved a series of appeals against the sentencing to death of Christopher Simmons, a
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minor aged 17 years. Although an earlier appeals even in the Supreme Court found the execution of a minor constitutional, the decision was overturned by the same court in 2002, arguing that opinion in the general public had changed in favor of not executing minors. The court argued that, apart from the change in public opinion, executing minors was a disproportionate punishment that was no longer
This was a case in 2004 where the American Civil Rights Union in collaboration with online publishers went to court to protest against the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) which barred publishers from posting pornographic material in the internet, with an aim of protecting the minors. The accuser argued that such a law violated. After hearing the case, the Supreme Court referred it to the Third Circuit citing that “community standards” were alone not enough to warrant the Act unconstitutional. Upon hearing the case again, the Third Circuit upheld their earlier decision, and as also ruled by the District Court, that the amendment was unconstitutional as it would limit some freedoms given by the First Amendment. …show more content…
Texas, 2003.
This is a case in which Texas police had sued Lawrence and Garner, having arrested them in Lawrence’s house engaging in consensual same-sex acts. Due process clause applied in the sense that the two, being adults, had the right to engage in such acts in their private residence without interference from the state. The court observed that the Texas government had no special interests to protect by interfering with the private lives of the accused, and that the accused had the liberty to perform such acts without state interference.
Case Summary #3: Roper, V. Simmons, 2005.
This is a case that involved a series of appeals against the sentencing to death of Christopher Simmons, a
AuthorLastName3
minor aged 17 years. Although an earlier appeals even in the Supreme Court found the execution of a minor constitutional, the decision was overturned by the same court in 2002, arguing that opinion in the general public had changed in favor of not executing minors. The court argued that, apart from the change in public opinion, executing minors was a disproportionate punishment that was no longer