Civil Liberties are fundamental individual freedoms that are guaranteed explicitly identified in the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. Civil liberties include: Freedom of speech, the right to privacy, the right to be free from unreasonable searches of your home, the right to a fair court trial, the right to marry, and the right to vote. The First Amendment expresses “Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” The prohibition on abridgment of the freedom of speech is not absolute. Nevertheless, government cannot make a law to narrow the free expression does not mean that individuals are free to say anything that they want to. Some exceptions to the protection of free speech have been made such as incitement,
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First Amendment holds “such expressions are not essential part of any exposition of ideals, and are of such slight social value as a step to truth that any benefit that may be derived from them is clearly outweighed by the social interest in order and morality.” The Constitution has found that some categories of the speech are underlying the First Amendment, are deserving of lesser protection. This is often because important countervailing interest are at …show more content…
Because of the writ of habeas corpus guarantee, an individual cannot be held for more than a short period of time without being formally charged with a crime. Some of the constitutional safeguards for criminal defendants set forth in the Bill of Rights besides, article I prohibits ex post facto laws, law that makes an act punishable as a crime even if the action was legal at the time it was committed. In addition, Bill of detainer, a law declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial. Followed by Due process Law, this means that laws must be applied fairly and equally to all people, especially to a citizen accused of a crime. The 4th Amendment protects people from unreasonable searches seizures. The 5th Amendment protects people from actions of the federal government. This requires that no one be deprived of “life, liberty, property, without Due Process Law. The 6th Amendment guarantees of a speedy trial, a trial by jury, a public trial, and the right to confront witnesses. The 8th Amendment prohibitions against excessive bail and fines and against cruel and unusual punishment. At the end all of this constitutional safeguard for criminal defendants were created to protect rights of U.S.
First Amendment holds “such expressions are not essential part of any exposition of ideals, and are of such slight social value as a step to truth that any benefit that may be derived from them is clearly outweighed by the social interest in order and morality.” The Constitution has found that some categories of the speech are underlying the First Amendment, are deserving of lesser protection. This is often because important countervailing interest are at …show more content…
Because of the writ of habeas corpus guarantee, an individual cannot be held for more than a short period of time without being formally charged with a crime. Some of the constitutional safeguards for criminal defendants set forth in the Bill of Rights besides, article I prohibits ex post facto laws, law that makes an act punishable as a crime even if the action was legal at the time it was committed. In addition, Bill of detainer, a law declaring an act illegal without a judicial trial. Followed by Due process Law, this means that laws must be applied fairly and equally to all people, especially to a citizen accused of a crime. The 4th Amendment protects people from unreasonable searches seizures. The 5th Amendment protects people from actions of the federal government. This requires that no one be deprived of “life, liberty, property, without Due Process Law. The 6th Amendment guarantees of a speedy trial, a trial by jury, a public trial, and the right to confront witnesses. The 8th Amendment prohibitions against excessive bail and fines and against cruel and unusual punishment. At the end all of this constitutional safeguard for criminal defendants were created to protect rights of U.S.