Alabama Supreme Court

Convention, Johnson decided upon a form of political protest that would shock the nation. By burning an American flag given to him during the protest, Johnson landed his case up to the Supreme Court. He was first convicted by the Texas courts for desecration of a venerated object. It was later brought to the Supreme Court of the United States as to whether burning the American flag is an offense at all. Protected under the First Amendment as it is seen as “symbolic speech,” it is…

By failing to condemn or even analyze the detectives’ actions, the Grice court paid little heed to the Supreme Court’s principle that “an officer’s leave to gather information is sharply circumscribed when he steps off [public] thoroughfares and enters the Fourth Amendment’s protected areas.” By ruling as it did, the Grice court handed down an overly-generous interpretation of a license’s scope, the implications of which are worrisome to the future of Fourth Amendment protected areas. The…

1) Teresa v Graham Graham’s Mushroom Patch Issues Graham’s license to use the mushroom patch on Apple Manor was terminated in the summer of 1991 but Graham kept on using the land. Graham is in a position to make a claim to be registered as a proprietor of the mushroom patch land, which Teresa wants to stop. Adverse Possession Benedetta’s name is on the legal title of Apple Manor making her the original proprietor owner of the land. Teresa would have to take action on Benedetta’s behalf or…

day be a lawyer and present a case to the Supreme Court, but that is exactly what happens to Bernard. Willy went over to Charley’s house to ask for money to pay off his insurance, he ran into Bernard and has a whole conversation with him. Right when Bernard is about to leave for Washington Charley walks in and makes mention of the Supreme Court “How do you like this kid? Gonna argue a case in front of the Supreme Court. [then WIlly says] The Supreme Court! And he didn't even mention it!” beside…

In this relatively recent, landmark Supreme Court case, the Association for Molecular Pathology, various other medical professionals, and even a few patients petitioned together in order to sue Myriad Genetics for attempting to patent the specific genes known as BRCA1 and BRCA2. Christopher A. Hansen represented the plaintiffs of this case while Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Solicitor General, from the Department of Justice in Washington D.C., argued on behalf of the respondent of the case…

was used as a test case. Bakke was denied attendance to the University of California even though less-qualified black students were admitted on June 28th, 1978. Bakke went to Court with the University of California vs. Bakke case, which went all the way to the Supreme Court. As Bakke struck down strict quotas, the Supreme Court stated that some quotas were perfectly constitutional. 15% of all public works were started to be reserved for qualified minority contractors by July 2nd, 1980 as this…

This is the Supreme Court opinion on the case of United States v. Fields. Abel Fields, a resident of California, is being tried for violating the Stolen Valor Act which was signed into law in 2006. I will be reviewing this cases and cases like it to better determine a decision. In 2011, Abel Fields attended a city meeting about public safety. He spoke publicly at the meeting, explaining that his military experience gave him the knowledge to speak with authority about public safety issues. During…

The Supreme Court case of Santa Fe Independent School District v. Doe (2000) challenged the rights of a student who prayed over a public address system before a high school football game, which is considered student speech. The students, who represented themselves…

The issue of equality based on race has given people a plagued view of America since its existence, and this issue of race does not stop when it comes to college admission. In 2003, a case known as Grutter v. Bollinger came in front of the Supreme Court and challenged the constitutional protection or lack of on an affirmative action plan adopted by an university. Grutter deals with the role the state plays in including a minority group into a larger part of the schools student body for…

We walk through the hallways at school and streets on the block everyday, constantly discriminating against the decisions of those around us. We view traits such as, what someone chose to wear today or how organized someone is and we hold them to it, without full understanding as to why a person may have done this. Within the excerpts: "What of This Goldfish Do You Wish" written by Etgar Keret (Page 3-8), "Texas v. Johnson Majority Opinion" written by William J. Brennan (Page 15-17), and…