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Therefore, attempting to ban handguns or any other class of firearms that is commonly used as a means of protection, and prohibiting them from being kept in a home which is an area that needs protection violates the Second Amendment. Antonin Scalia’s dissent in Obergefell v. Hodges is an extremely, powerfully written piece of artwork that brings forth what Scalia calls a threat to American democracy. The decision of whether same-sex marriage being legalized should have been…

There are current legal perimeters governing students 1st Amendment rights that attend public schools. The federal courts have outlined these limitations to help teachers make appropriate judgement as it pertains to the grading and displaying of students verbal and visual expression of speech and religion. The case of Tinker vs. DeMoines was used to determine that “Students do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the school house gate” (Hudson, 2002).…

Search and Seizure Before stepping into someone’s house or property, officers of the law must obtain a search warrant. This is outlined in the Fourth Amendment. Evidence collected at an unlawful search is usually inadmissible in court. Two Layton police officers violated the Fourth Amendment when they stepped in the house of Chelse Brierley to question and arrest her in Utah. She was a suspect in a hit-and-run DUI crash in 2013. The vehicle involved was spotted by a witness in Brierley’s…

felt violated as well as they violated her fourth amendment. Even though the search was made without proper authority, the State was not prevented from using the evidence seized because “the Fourteenth Amendment does not forbid the admission of evidence obtained by an unreasonable search and seizure.” In other words, Ohio argued, the 14th Amendment does not guarantee 4th Amendment protections in the State courts. Furthermore, under the 10th Amendment, the States retain their right to operate a…

Government CBA 5/6/16 Fisher v. University of Texas-Austin Fisher v. University of Texas, (2013), is a United States Supreme Court case dealing with the affirmative action admittance policy of the University of Texas-Austin. The Supreme Court overruled the lower appellate court's ruling that favored the University and protracted the case, holding that the lower court had not applied the standard of strict scrutiny, articulated in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) and Regents of the University…

Crosby v. NFTC 530 U.S. 363 (2000) Facts A case involving state and federal policies with the same objective. In 1996 Massachusetts passed a law banning state entities from purchasing or selling goods or services from companies conducting business with Burma. Congress subsequently passed a statue imposing conditional and mandatory sanctions on Burma. The act also allowed the president to impose further sanctions subject to certain conditions. In 1997, President Clinton issued and executive order…

many cons. The Patriot Act was passed on October 26, 2001 with a little debate by Members of Congress. Some of them didn’t even read the bill. The Patriot Act let’s say is the opposite of the Bill of Rights. It’s mostly objects to its amendments. For example, Amendment IV states that people have the right against unreasonable searches but on the Patriot Act they remove that right because they want to make sure you are not a terrorist. Many men and women have been interrogated based on their…

An Australian’s response to the Ban the Burqa article The ban the burqa article is a short piece of writing that clearly opposes the beliefs of a number of Australian politicians. The article is divided in to three main parts, each focusing on a different argument against banning the Burqa and Niqab. In this piece I would like to express my views as a citizen of Australia as well as discuss arguments for and against the motion. The piece opens with a very bold statement: “The burqa and niquab…

When I see hate or injustice being done I can’t just stand by and watch it happen. “People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.” V for Vendetta. I hate to say this but the truth is that when Obama was declared president there were protesters but they were peaceful. But when Trump had his inauguration over a dozen major cities had violent and destructive protesters. (Sheppard 2017) I have done more than my part trying to help spread the word to…

The Debate of Privacy from the Government A Critic of “The Nothing-to-Hide Argument” The author of “The Nothing-to-Hide Argument”, Daniel J. Solove, discusses the different perspectives and opinions of various people including how the government may view personal information. The article demonstrates this through examples of what people say and the opinion of the article himself. In the article, Solove argues that the information-gathering programs the government uses to track and record…