Antonin Scalia

The background of the case Brown v. Entertainment Merchant Association is essential to fully understand the ruling and arguments of this issue. In the year 2005, California started to take action on an issue that has been addressed multiple times before. Violent videogames have become a growing concern to states everywhere. California passed a law that prohibited the sale of violent video games to kids under the age of eighteen (Jacobs 17). Many people see videogames as too realistic and gory…

Many people believe that contraceptives should be required in employment based health care. In the Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby supreme court case, this is highlighted. This case is an important part of what’s going on in the U.S. today. This case gives people more freedom of religion, but takes away contraceptives that some people that need a job may not be able to afford. The most important points in this case are the background info, court process, and the Supreme Court Decision. Hobby Lobby,…

O’Connor, John P. Stevens, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, David Souter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Clarence Thomas("Nixon v. Shrink Missouri Government PAC." n.d). The respondents’ arguments were done by Professor D. Bruce La Pierre, while Missouri State was represented by Attorney General, Jay Nixon. The 6-3 decision in favor of the Missouri State Government was read by David Souter, with Justices Clarence Thomas, Anthony Kennedy and Antonin Scalia dissenting by voting against…

dictators in the present world, according to Shadow Mountain Community Church lead pastor Dr. David Jeremiah. During his Independence Day statement, the California-based pastor gave emphasis on the vacant seat left by late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and the other potential vacancies in the high court. The Christian pastor said these vacancies are the reason why Americans must vote in the upcoming presidential elections, The Blaze relays. “We are a nation of laws, not a nation of…

With recent mass shootings in Oregon, Sandy Hook, and other schools and churches around America, revisions to gun control laws have been brought into question. Supporters of gun control argue that the Second Amendment only pertains to militias, therefore no one should own guns and that this implementation would reduce gun violence tremendously. As opponents of gun control would argue, common sense seems to dictate that illegalizing gun sales won’t prevent criminals from obtaining them. In…

After the terror attacks of September 9, 2001, the United States Congress rushed a bill through its system, called the “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001” or the “U.S.A. P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act,” and signed into effect by President George W. Bush. Its goal is “to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the World, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and other purposes” (United…

After the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the question that has asked is who should make the appointment, rather than who should be appointed? In my opinion, I believe president Obama should make the appointment considering the fact that it is a part of the political process. The Senate…

rights and would have it’s own process for handling situations of sex discrimination. The ERA would also help support inadequacies that federal and state courts have, especially in cases of sex discrimination. In January of 2011, Court Justice Antonin Scalia declared that the 14th Amendment does not protect against sex discrimination. This statement is something that every individual needs to understand. Our current amendments do not contribute or support rights based on gender, which is why…

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia wrote in the majority opinion in the District of Columbia v. Heller “ Like most rights, the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited… the majority of the 19th-entry courts to consider the question held that prohibitions on carrying…

The United States of America is a country built upon fairness and equality. The constitution was written to ensure that the population had some form of regulations to adhere to. Amendments were continually added in to covey the rights of the American people. One of the amendments added to the constitution that has been widely disputed for many years is the second amendment. The right to bear arms is granted to individuals and state militias in the second amendment, but it is stated in an obscure…