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In the landmark decision of Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Judge John E. Jones soundly argues that intelligent design (ID) does not represent a scientific theory, but rather a religious argument whose teaching in public schools violates the Establishment Clause in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This argument exhibits both logical validity and true premises in its categorization of the theory as non-scientific, thus being truly sound. In essence, the decision states that…

quietly or protest against authority. A few cases that were decided upon based on the First Amendment are as follows: New York Times v. Sullivan, Morse v. Frederick, Bethel School District v. Fraser and Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District. The Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District case establised the “disruption test” that many court cases that followed adhered to. The “disruption test” meant that an act of expression should be permitted within a…

Does Key Club makes keys? It’s a common question for new members taking the name of the club literally. While others may laugh at the innocence of the question, as veteran member of the club I’ve realized Key Club, in a way, does make keys. The club opens doors to endless amount of opportunities. Whether the opportunity be helping the local animal shelter or leading the community, Key Club has changed my high school experience. Being a leader was not natural for me. As a child, I was a clear…

three students, John Tinker, 15, Mary Beth Tinker, 13, and Christopher Eckhardt, 16, wore black armbands to school to protest the United States involvement in the Vietnam war, The school suspended the students,but the guardians of the kids claim. The District Court ruled that the school had not violated the Constitution...The Tinker 's took the case to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court said ” While schools certainly have the right to establish rules relating to “the length of skirts or the…

Barbara Elfbrandt took the initiative on june 1, 1961. four weeks before the deadline for signing the form she had been given on may 1, she filed suit in Pima County Superior Court against Imogene Russell, who chaired the Amphitheater Elementary School District, and a host of local and state officials, including Gov. fannin and Arizona’s attorney general, Robert…

The idea of a governing body is essentially the process of people ruling over other people. If people are inherently bad, then humans cannot rule humans without a balancing effect. We have the system of checks and balances not only to hold the branches accountable of each other, but also to evolve the representative democracy we hold. Civil Disobedience positively affects the free society because of the evolution of rights, the balance of power, and the David and Goliath effect. The government…

area of constitutional law” by University of San Diego School of Law Journal of Contemporary Legal Issues and referred to as a “landmark case” by Thomas L. Tedford and Dale A. Herbeck. The case of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District 393 U.S. 503 (1969) is a case in which Three public school students; John Tinker, Christopher Eckhardt and Mary Beth Tinker wore black armbands to school in protest of the Vietnam War. The school board…

case is about how one’s rights are revised in educational setting. Schools have the right to prohibit vulgar, lewd, and overly offensive language. This is why Fraser’s right to Freedom of speech did not hold in court. Works Cited "Bethel School District No. 403 v. Fraser." Oyez. Chicago-Kent College of Law at Illinois Tech, n.d. Jan 5,…

Imagine losing the ability to say a common vocabulary during school, a place where most spend a large amount of time in. Imagine suspensions for using the now forbidden word because a pledge that all students must abide by was written and given to each and every student. This idea of a pledge that takes away from students and even teachers should not be utilized in schools. Since the creation of the Bill of Rights in 1791, the First Amendment--the Freedom of Speech--has been in place to protect…

students have their freedom of speech, when it does not affect the school’s curricular activities. The two Supreme Court cases that have had the strongest influence in defining a student’s freedom of speech are Tinker v Des Moines and Hazelwood School District v Kuhlmeier. Tinker was America’s first Supreme Court case defining the extent of students’ speech. This case ruled in favor of students, when the court decided that students have their freedom of speech. This freedom could be limited,…