Equal Protection Clause

On May 17, 1954, the Court unanimously ruled that "separate but equal" public schools for blacks and whites were unconstitutional. Black children were denied admission to public schools attended by white children under laws requiring or permitting segregation according to the races. Segregation of children in public schools based on race violated the Equal Protection Clause from the 14th Amendment. The Court emphasized the impact that the education has on a child. It is not right for children to…

In 1896, this case went to the U.S. Supreme Court and it upheld the constitutionality of segregation by the separate but equal rule. In 1892, The African American train passenger Plessy refused to sit in a Jim Crow car; Homer Plessy was breaking a Louisiana law. Plessy took the problem case to the court and claimed the law violated the 13th and 14th amendments by treating…

The United States government enacted affirmative action in 1961 during the Kennedy administration to give minorities an equal opportunity in society (“A brief History…”). Since then, many colleges and companies across the nation have implemented this action. Included in this action is a group of executive orders. One of the most popular executive actions introduced is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that requires companies employed by the federal government to not judge based on race…

balance of benefit and costs considering the affects on the entire society. Benefits of Airbnb include high profits, providing cheap alternatives, allowing hosts to make money, and flowing cash through economies, while costs include poor consumer protection and engaging in unfair competition with the hospitality industry. The issues that Airbnb have cannot be resolved by simply maximizing profits because maximizing profit solely benefits Airbnb. Most of the victims of Airbnb’s issues such as…

of changes on the fire ground. This will minimize the risk that a message critical to the safety of the crew will be missed entirely (Varone, 2003:2). On average a fire fighters career may stretch over a period of thirty to thirty five years, this equals the time he or she will be responsible for carrying and communicating with a portable radio. Fire fighters are exposed to radio frequency from transmitters which are at times located in the firehouse. Fire vehicles and trucks area also equipped…

The Affordable Care Act decision could have been an expansion of the powers of the federal government under the Commerce Clause. Instead, Roberts sought to redefine the penalty as a tax, so to avoid defining it as a power under Congress power to regulate interstate commerce. Although I agree with Roberts reasoning so as not to uphold the law under the commerce clause, I also find the redefining of the individual mandate as a problematic precedent. However, I believe the greatest issues with the…

they have wanted them both to march at an equal pace but on ever different paths.” (Page 574) Men have executed more labor intensive and business-minded jobs throughout the course of history in America. On the other hand, women have often been portrayed and seen as homemakers and in charge of domestic duties. This supports Tocqueville’s observation of “cleanly separated lines of action” and “different paths,” but it does not address the notion of “equal pace” and overall gender equality.…

“handicapped” deaf, but little feeling for them as a community, as a culture” (Sacks 237). The controversy raised awareness on the need to aid the deaf students. Since the protest, the school board was more open-minded on disability and willing to support an equal opportunity at…

hunters like the males, or they were not the ones that “bring home the bacon” as people say, there were only certain jobs for women, and certain rights that women received. This has to do with the roles that society puts on genders and how they are not equal to each other. Equality is achieved when everyone is able to access and enjoy the same rewards, resource and opportunities regardless of gender. In society men can only do certain things and women can only do certain things. These roles…

United States. In my opinion these all need to be worked on through congress and politics to become what we really are, a free society where everyone should be accepted no matter their circumstances. I have a personal belief that we are all created equal and no one is better than anyone ever, including how…