The first case that has established the power of the federal government by Supreme Court is McCulloch Vs Maryland. In 1816 Congress created a bank in the state of Maryland. Two years later Maryland Assembly passed a law to impose taxes on the bank. McCulloch was a cashier at the bank and refused to pay the tax. The Constitutional questions that were being asked Did Congress have the authority to establish the bank?…
MILLERSBURG — A local woman was arrested Wednesday after she allegedly conspired with a Millersburg man to assault and restrain her boyfriend, preventing him from leaving an apartment at which they were staying temporarily. Jamie L. Spears, 26, who is currently without a permanent address, is charged in Holmes County Municipal Court with abduction and domestic violence. The abduction charge is a third-degree felony punishable by up to three years in prison. Spears, who remains incarcerated in the Holmes County Jail, with bond set at $10,000, is next scheduled to appear in court for a Feb. 23 preliminary hearing.…
The facts of Miller v. Alabama include a fourteen-year old named Evan Miller who beat and robbed his next-door neighbor, Cole Cannon. The date of the incident, Miller and his co-defendant, Colby Smith, went to Cannon’s home in search of drugs. When they found no drugs, they stole baseball cards and returned to Miller’s home. A few hours later, both Miller and Smith returned to Cannon’s home. Cannon was unconscious due to drinking and smoking, at which point Miller took $300.00 and Cannon’s driver’s license from Cannons wallet.…
MILLERSBURG — A Holmesville man who reportedly was wandering around downtown Millersburg with a knife on Monday is in custody, facing several related criminal charges. Still shirtless and apparently agitated, Andrew Whitman, 34, of 7277 Township Road 525, appeared via teleconference from the Holmes County Jail in Holmes County Municipal Court, where he is charged with disorderly conduct, inducing panic and criminal trespass stemming from the prior day's activity. It's not the first law enforcement has encountered him recently.…
In the case of State v. Evans, 671 N.W.2d 720, (2003). , we see the distress of the victim that suffered from both harassment and stalking from her predator for a period that span more than three years (Brody and Acker, 2010). The harassment aspect that Hubert Evans summited the victim, Rebecca Arnold, to started out at a very slow rate with it become more intense and leading to stalking over years leading to the arrest of Mr. Evans and criminal conviction for harassment and stalking (Brody and Acker, 2010). The criminal charges were heard by a judge and jury where Mr. Evans gained a criminal conviction for the charges that he faced in the trial. The criminal conviction of Mr. Evans lead to his appeal to the State of Iowa Appeals court to evaluate the case as it relates to the state statute for harassment and stalking (Brody and Acker, 2010).…
Texas police were dispatched to Lawrence's apartment complex in response to a reported weapons disturbance. Houston police entered Lawrence's apartment and saw him and another man, Garner, engaging in a consensual sexual act. The case began with the arrest of a Houston resident, John Lawrence. Lawrence and Garner were detained and held in police custody overnight. Both men were charged with violating the Texas "Homosexual Conduct" law.…
In 2003, the court case Lawrence v. Texas, the Supreme Court ruled that state laws banning homosexual sodomy are unconstitutional as a violation of the right to privacy. The case began with the arrest of a man named John Geddes Lawrence, a Houston resident of Texas. Cops were dispatched to the apartment for some “weapon disturbance”. Instead of finding what they came for they caught Lawrence in a sexual activity with another a man known as Tyron Garner. They were later charged with violating the Texas “Homosexual Conduct Law”.…
A Christian woman who was told to remove her headscarf for a driver’s license photo has sued officials of Alabama county, saying her faith convicts her to cover her hair. In December last year, Yvonne Allen of Tuskegee tried to renew her driver’s license, and she was told to remove her headscarf because “only Muslim women have the right to cover their hair.” On Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit on her behalf, saying the Alabama officials violated Allen’s religious rights, Christian Today details.…
Court Case Review Throughout the years the United States government has been faced with several discussions. Some of these have become very important throughout history and have left a significate impact on society. These cases range from birth control privacy rights to equality. Among these cases are Griswold V. Connecticut, Baze V. Rees, and Brown V. Board of Education.…
Texas vs. Johnson (An analysis of the supreme court case Texas vs. Johnson and the current repercussions of the decision) The first amendment protects many of our basic rights such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, etc. The framers of our constitution left a broad wording to leave room for our country to grow and change as time went on. One of the adjustments our country has made over time is to define the actions and words protected under the freedom of speech. There are three basic categories of free speech; pure speech, is communication only through words, speech plus is speech plus an aid such as a sign or a chant, and symbolic speech, an action that communicates meaning without the use of words.…
The case of Gregg v. Georgia starts with a man named Troy Gregg. Troy was imprisoned by the state of Georgia after he was found guilty of armed robbery and murdering two people in 1973. Following Gregg’s trial, the jury found Tory Gregg guilty and sentenced him to death. Troy challenged his remaining death sentence for murder, asked for an appeal, and claimed that his capital sentence was cruel and unusual punishment, in violation of the 8th amendment. The Georgia state court ruled that the death penalty was for murder.…
The Obergefell v. Hodges case lasted around 6 years. The petitioner was James Obergefell, et al. and Richard Hodges, Director of the Ohio Department of Health, et al. This case took place in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Western Division. The deciding court was Roberts Court in the years of 2010 and 2016.…
19th Century advocate for the cause of women’s suffrage, Susan B. Anthony, delivered a speech in 1873 following her conviction for the crime of voting. Anthony’s purpose is to argue that the treatment of women during the 19th Century was unjust and unconstitutional. She adopts a respectful and candid tone in order to address the sexism and prejudicial views of society. Anthony uses rhetorical devices in her speech in order to appeal to her audience’s sense of unity and human compassion.…
Carrie Chapman Catt, in her Address to Congress on Women’s Suffrage, effectively claims that a woman’s right to vote is not only necessary, but also inevitable. Her goal is to convince United States Senators and House of Representatives of the idea that women are not inferior to men. Her approach is planned in its attempt to persuade the minds of not only men, but also women to think differently. The speech itself was based on logic and reasoning, therefore making it impossible for her opposition to challenge. Catt urges Americans to support women’s rights by effectively utilizing logic to establish a sense of trust and unity within her audience.…
The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments were established to protect the rights of the suspected, the accused, criminal defendants and that of convicted criminals. There have been several instances of the course time where these protections of rights haven’t been upheld. An example of when these protections of rights have been neglected is the Powell v. Alabama in 1932. There are several things that made this particular case so different from that of other cases. The time period, the series of events in the case, and the doctrines that were established during this time period are just a few to mention.…