Ex post facto law

Historical women’s rights innovator, Susan B. Anthony, in her speech, On Women’s Right to Vote, argues that in voting in a presidential election, she has committed no crime. She supports this claim through the use of the preamble of the Federal Constitution. Then she emphasizes on the statement that says, “We, the people of the United States,” and finally she speaks of the “disfranchisement of one entire half of the people,” in the government, speaking against the different oligarchies of it.…

Police Must Follow the Law (Most of the Time) There is no easy conclusion regarding the case of Jay Jones. While the national law for post-birth abortion is legal and binding, the law may not be legal under United Nations international treaties and statutes. The police might be liable under international law while they have no liability in the United States. The officer must weight utilitarian concerns with what is best for the greater good, with deontological concerns over absolute moral…

unreasonable searches of your home, the right to a fair court trial, the right to marry, and the right to vote. The First Amendment expresses “Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.” The prohibition on abridgment of the freedom of speech is not absolute. Nevertheless, government cannot make a law to narrow the free expression does not mean that individuals are free to say anything that they want to. Some exceptions to the protection of free speech have…

schooled by his father Thomas Marshall. As the months past by, John Marshall found himself reading Commentaries on the Laws of England by Blackstone. Reading this book influenced him to become one of the greatest lawyers of all time. He studied law in 1780 by attending lectures at College of William & Mary in Williamsburg. Marshall’s life began to evolve that same year as he started his own law practice. His courts impacted society the development of the powers for our government today. Chief…

As one of the hot button topics in America today, Abortion is widely debated by the American public. Recent statistics show that for the first time in seven years, Americans are choosing pro-choice instead of pro-life. Acknowledging the arguments and understanding why people disagree with the idea of a woman being able to make a choice about her own reproductive health and potential future baby is important, but the reality is that Pro-life is constitutionally and morally the correct decision…

After researching historical and current events around gender injustices, notably obvious repetitions in history became increasingly evident. In 1776 the United States of America had declared its independence and become its own country with its Declaration of Independence. This document made promises of equality to its citizens and helped to determine the path the country would take. The Declaration of Independence reads, “We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal,…

AP&P board, even if they are not on parole anymore they must be registered with a local law enforcement entity either the sheriff’s office or police department. They must register every 6 months as well, once on their birthday and 6 months later they must be registered again. In their registration the requirements again may be different depending on the severity of the case or the rules of AP&P or the local law enforcement. Along with the other rules you must also re register with the sex…

to stand up for the school. They argued that the legislature could not change the type of school Dartmouth College is because it is stated in Section 10 of Article 1 of the Constitution of the United States, “pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts”(Madison). The board of trustees fought for Dartmouth College’s remainder to be a charter school because it had no legal connection with the United States Supreme Court and it was created by English…

269, para. 4). The land was held in common, and every man had the universal right to use whatever he needed as long as he was not wasteful with the resources. However, Locke asserted that this liberty was not license. There was a natural law, one superior to any form of human legislation, which reigned in the freedom of man (Locke, pg. 270, para. 6). Nature demanded that one preserve themselves above all else and preserve the lives of others. One could not “harm another in his Life, Health…

Ever since gaining the right to vote, women in the United States have used their new power to further their ideals and influence politics.While women today are still not equal to men, many take advantage of the liberty they were once not allowed. In fact, the voters in the 2012 election were predominantly women, with 53% of voters being female (“The Woman’s Vote”). Throughout the women’s rights movement, there have been many women who advocated their goals through writings, publicity, speeches,…