Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

used the speech to celebrate himself and his efforts in the war, which was nearly over. He didn’t. Instead he tried to motivate his people to try to rebuild the nation and not focus on who was wrong or who “lost.” In the second paragraph, Lincoln states, “all thoughts were anxiously directed to an impending civil-war. All dreaded it,” and later in that paragraph he also said, “Both parties…

Fifth and Sixth Amendment rights with no hesitations. In 1955, Ernesto Miranda was convicted to serve a term of thirty years in the Arizona State Prison Farm for the raping and assault of 18-year-old Rebecca Ann Johnson. During his arrest Miranda was taken into custody and was never told that he had the right to an attorney, the right to remain silent, and that anything he said could and would be used against him in a court of law. Because of this, the Fifth and Sixth Amendments were enforced…

Brooke herbst Lincoln The year was 1865, it was January and about two month after Abraham Lincoln had been reelected as the president of the United states; the Civil war had been going on for 4 years. It was a difficult time to be president, yet Lincoln took it in strides. He was loved by everyone and could have easily taken the fastest less opposed path to peace, but he had other plans. He planned to abolish slavery and end the war. All of the above described about the 16th president 's life…

In his article, Pilgrim later states, “Unfortunately for blacks, the Supreme Court helped undermine the Constitutional protections of blacks with the infamous Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) case, which legitimized Jim Crow laws and the Jim Crow way of life.” Even though these laws were clearly in breach of the 14th amendment, Congress passed the “Separate but Equal” doctrine, allowing states to divide public facilities and to make sure whites were not “contaminated”…

received $240,000 in ransom from the elder Sinatra and served his sentence is stating that Sinatra, Jr is not entitled to receive any monies from the book or movie rights because the crime was committed over forty years ago and it is against his first Amendment rights. The decision is expected in the coming…

Another point worth to mention here is that the past and current definition of marriage on the books of any state laws in the Union never specified of men and women. For example, the Wex legal dictionary defines marriage as: "The combination of a couple as husband and wife. The basic elements are: (1) both parties have the legal capacity to marry, (2) the consent of both parties, and (3) a marriage contract as the law requires. " The reason for this definition of marriage says nothing about the…

During the protest Johnson burned a flag as others chanted. Johnson was prosecuted for flag desecration that violated a state statute. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed Johnson’s conviction, and held that flag burning was an expression of speech. Texas appealed to the Supreme Court (O’Brien 702). 3. Questions of the Court Is flag burning protected by the First Amendment? 4. Holding Yes. The decision was 5-4 in favor of Gregory Johnson 5. Opinions of the Court Justice Brennan…

citizens, but even though it is a right in the first amendment many people take it for granted and some take it too far. The Phelps family are of those who took their right of freedom of speech and used it in a negative way. The Phelps family are the founders of the Westboro Baptist church, yet their practice of religion has nothing in relation to common Baptist churches. The Phelps family practice a rather negative form of protesting with signs that state “God hates fags” and “Thank God for…

Shield laws are enacted in 49 states and the District of Colombia (Riker, 2015), based on the First Amendment guarantee of Freedom of the Press (Shield Laws, n.d.). Although, most states have enacted shield laws for their journalists, there does not exist a federal journalist shield law. This is because the U.S. Supreme Court does not want to interpret the First Amendment as mandating a news reporter 's privilege (Shield Laws, n.d.). The media is supposed to have the role as the country 's…

court decided the First Amendment establishment clause did not ban states from having a religion. Jaffree’s case challenge to the religious laws of Alabama was rejected. The Court of Appeals reversed the decision and the case went to the Supreme Court (O’Brien 791). 3. Question of the Court Does Alabama’s Statute allowing prayer and meditation violate…