First Amendment to the United States Constitution

Bless Me Ultima, Should it be banned or not? The Book Bless Me Ultima, By Rudolfo Anaya has been causing so much controversy all over the U.S. Students, teachers and parents all over schools have been wanting to take the book off of high school students having to read it because for them it is inappropriate, sexually explicit, too much profanity, and also shows a lot about religion. Although many students, parents, and teachers might have different perspectives of the this book some…

The method of peaceful protest generally causes a positive influence in a free society. Peaceful protest is a conscientious plan for passionately disobeying the immoral laws of a society, which negate freedom, and as such upholds the First Amendment of the Constitution’s guard of religious freedom. Lacking harm and hopefully hate, peaceful protest also embodies respectful assertion to a society’s government, replacing coercing fear for popular support as a strategy for influence over law.…

people like to express from their situation or what is case related. Although some people are not against burning the flag, others disagree burning the flag will not resolve the issues. Rights in America are one of the values, citizens of the United States cherish as a symbolic way of life in…

The first amendment, “The Freedom of Speech”, adopted in 1791 gave people the right to voice concerns or opinions, peaceably assemble and to petition the government. This amendment is one of the most important in the Constitution allowing society free expression of oneself allowing the voices of the country to promote growth. There are arguments of the freedom being abused and taken for granted to belittle others for their race, disabilities or ethnicity. Slandering of people or groups publicly…

must consider the sections in question as parts of an entire exhibit and deem whether that exhibit should be allowed to be viewed in its entirety. It can be concluded that if the Minneapolis stature and the Minnesota statute found no fault in the first two sections of the exhibit, then the second to sections cannot be judged separately and stricken from the work. It is at the discretion of the artist and the museum to decide how the work is showcased and if all the pieces are supposed to be…

Do dress codes with the purpose of restraining a student’s attire intrude on his or her First Amendment right to free speech? The Supreme Court has found some speech, verbal and nonverbal, is protected. On the other hand, the Supreme Court has also found that students’ dress, although a means of expression, can be regulated by schools. Some courts have demanded the rights of students be balanced against the need for school leaders to make logical health and safety laws. Most dress code…

completely examine the idea of obscenity, its role and how it is handled in today’s legal society, one must first take a look at the legal definition of obscenity, including how it is related to and different from pornography, how it has evolved, and the problems currently associated with it. This paper will briefly examine the history of how obscenity has been defined and dealt with in the United States, apply a personal view to the standards set by the “Cambria” list, and discuss the effect…

Page 2: Tough Times Continue at Riverboat School District The case centers on if it is acceptable to pass out flyers inviting students to a church back to school party. There two considerations that must be wade in order to best seek an answer to this issue: the legal and communal impact. Legally because it was routine for flyers to be passed out by other organizations, like the YMCA, Boy Scouts, and Girl Scouts, then this organization must be given access as well. The Equal Access Act…

One of the greatest threats to the liberty and freedom of any individual, society or nation is the idea that in order to coexist and progress as a whole we need to embrace extreme political correctness. The political correctness movement has taken the world by storm, yet few people are aware of the dangers it presents. There is no doubt in my mind that in recent years the political correctness movement has gone way too far and the negative impact thereof is beginning to surface. So what is the…

name of Whitney Matheson states that “all the best books in life are......BAN! She also says that her favorite author is one of the most banned. Stephen King. Some of his books are challenged due to those ABSURD reasons. She also states that she believes that these authors are being robbed of their opinion. So, again I ask, due to them being offended they feel it’s fair to ban the book from others? In my opinion I feel we are being stripped of our opinion. In the constitution we are granted…