First Amendment to the United States Constitution

organization that promotes tolerance revealed the truth behind many Confederate statues. They said, “There were two major periods in which the dedication of Confederate monuments and other symbols spiked — the first two decades of the 20th century and during the civil rights movement.” Dutifully noted the first period occurred during the South’s implementation of the infamous Jim Crow laws, which illegally restricted the rights of African-Americans. Under those circumstances, it is no mere…

Freedom of speech protection is guaranteed by the First Amendment. However, there always seems to be tests that come along and challenge the boundaries of this guarantee and to what degree in which they are protected. The case I will use for this paper is “considered the seminal opinion in this 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…

Living in the United States people have the right to speak freely and to act freely. Of course, some of their actions might have some repercussions, but indeed they have the right to those actions. How would you feel if one of your actions was to protest an idea or event because it was inhumane in your eyes. You felt like your voice had to be heard in order to make a change, but with speaking out, the government came and not only told you, you were wrong but also decided to kill you because you…

The Free Exercise clause states “Congress shall make no law respecting an Establishment of religion, or prohibiting the Free Exercise thereof”. Scholars have argued that the effect prong of the Lemon test, which states that legislation cannot advance or inhibit a religion, contradicts the Free Exercise clause because the government, at times, must protection religion. The…

Instructions: St. Aquinas University, a private Christian-based institution, has implemented a new policy that required all employees to denounce homosexuality, alcohol use and premarital sex via a signed statement of faith. The story below deals with the policy and localizes it to St. Thomas College, a neighbouring private college also founded on Christian principles. Edit the story for Associated Press style, grammar and clarity. If the editor requires additional information or questions the…

he, she, her, and him have been used for centuries, and yet colleges forbids you and punishes you for using such words. Students in the past have been punished for the use of the words that have been deemed "unfit for school". An article from FIRE states "The college suspended Pryor for 21 months, until August 28, 2017, banned him from the campus in the interim, and prohibited him from receiving academic credit for courses taken at other institutions while suspended." This outcome was because of…

n the article it mentions “ag-gag” laws; ag-gag is a term that was coined by Mark Brittman in 2011 in a New York Times column. These laws are essentially anti whistleblower laws that relate to the agriculture business. Farmers fear a few things when it comes to these whistleblowers. One, they don’t want people sneaking on to their farms to unknowingly film them. Trespassing is already a crime but these laws make it easier to prosecute these people. They also don’t want people taking jobs under…

in allowing first amendment rights to freedom of speech and press, while also not going overboard in regards to censorship. In today’s world of human sex trafficking, sexual scandals in our school systems, and cyberbullying, there has to be some form of monitoring Internet content to protect our young people. At the same time, I don’t want big brother knowing every email or social media message I send to every friend or family member. Can there be a compromise? Let’s first examine why…

discussions. As the title suggests, Posner believe it is an excellent idea for these institutions to take away the rights of students to engage in conversation with not only their fellow peers, but their teachers as well. Within the first few paragraphs of his article Posner states that college students must be "protected like children while being prepared to be adults,"…

Navneet Kaur English 120 Wendy Hayden November 1, 2017 Erwin Chemerinsky’s article “Hate speech is protected from free, even on college campuses” is a response to professor Robert’s C. Post on why all sorts of opinions should be expressed on college campuses, regardless of their offense and unpopularity. As students are disrespected by the thoughts of most conservative speakers, colleges have to shell out thousands of dollars for student safety and to allow speakers to deliver their ideas…