Courthouse

British Army to the Guilford Courthouse to face the colonial militia and their general, Nathanael Greene. Greene knew of the British Army’s advancements and had set up three lines of defense to fight the British, whose army was under half the size and was weary from traveling. The three lines of defense ended up dividing the militia into smaller sections the British Army could take on, causing the Continental Army to lose the battle.“The Battle of Guilford Courthouse” plaque in the Visitor…

Older courthouses were not constructed with public safety as objective. Courthouses were made to be ready accessible, thus they are harder to protect from vulnerabilities. The Bibb County Courthouse is an older courthouse but intensive security measures have been taken to make the environment safe as possible. There is only one entrance in the building. The other…

A couple members of the Wooster Emblem Club presented the Wayne County commissioners with a new flag for the newly renovated downtown courthouse Wednesday. President Carole Norris and her husband, Russ Norris, a marshal in the club, delivered the flag folded because its 15 feet by 25 feet size was too big to have open in the commissioners’ meeting room. The flag flow in the summer months is a bigger one, Commissioner Scott Wiggam said. A smaller flag is used in the winter because of the winds.…

A monument of the ten commandments was put in the lobby of a courthouse in Alabama, it was placed by Chief Justice Moore and his supporters. Their reasoning for placing the monument was that “God is often spoken of by founding fathers and a bible is used in courtrooms”. God is talked about in the pledge of allegiance and the bible in used when taking the oath or swearing to tell the truth. Some believe the monument should stay up because the ten commandments represent American law and religion,…

In the courthouse there are three type of court managers which are clerks of court, chief judges, and court administrator. Each of one these managers play a role to manage the courthouse. “The clerks of court are responsible for docketing cases, collecting fees, overseeing jury selection, and maintaining court records “(Neubauer & Fradella, 2014, p.131). It is important to have these people in the courthouse because they are the one who keeps up with the data and storage it for future…

His first argument expressed the idea that courthouses are difficult to access, are complex and difficult to navigate, while the second point is that the parties in conflict are located at the sides of the courtroom, with the judges and lawyers centre. He also states that conflict is valuable in society…

1820. The designers used brick to represent stone to build the Colleton County Court House. Colleton County Court House designed was inspired by a Greek Revival architecture which is an attributed to Robert Mills. (Sciways.net) In front of the courthouse, there is a monument with soldiers and women within Colleton County. (sciways.net) A court house is a building that is acquired to a local court office often within local county government office. Most local trials are fought at the county…

259). In Tom’s point of the story, he clearly states, “Mayella jumped on top of him and hugged him (Lee 259). It caused the whole courthouse to start thinking about the issue a little bit more seriously and wondering who was guilty now. Tom also said “She kissed me on the side of the face and asked me to kiss her back” (Lee 260). That made everybody in the courthouse shocked and surprised that Tom Robinson was telling the truth and many people were starting to think of Tom’s…

4.2 Establishment Clause Does the display of the Ten Commandments in the counties' courthouses violate the Establishment Clause? Yes, the display of Ten Commandments in the McCreary and Pulaski counties courthouses violates the Establishment Clause of the United States Constitution because the clause prohibits federal, state, and local governments form establishing a government-sponsored religion or promoting one religion. In this case, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Kentucky,…

they were served at almost every establishment. They were waiting for a response from the police. Sherriff James Clark told them that they would be arrested if the came to the court house again. After another mass meeting, 67 people marched to the courthouse planning to be arrested. The marchers were met with hostility by Sheriff Clark, who arrested them; he even grabbed one woman by the collar and…