First Lady of the United States

view is the freedom of religion. Hobby Lobbies founders believe that it is their rights to deny workers insurance to get contraceptives for they believe it goes against their religious morals and if they went against them they would be denying the first amendment. The Burwell’s side pertains more towards the workers and what they should be provided by the company and whether birth control should be provided. Both are arguments in which it is testing what should a person should be given. One is…

In 1940, during World War II, the United States Congress passed the Alien Registration Act making it illegal for any citizen of the United States of America to advocate the violent overthrow of the U.S. government. Tensions were high between the United States and other nations that supported the Axis powers, yet the United States took this fear too far by passing a law that only compromised the practice of free speech. This law required non-citizens to register themselves within four months of…

The primary argument and deciding factor in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (2008) was that Citizens United’s First Amendment rights were violated. The Supreme Court is held accountable towards upholding the constitution and upon scrutiny of all relevant rulings, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Citizens United (Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 2008). The procedure of the Supreme Court’s ruling was a series of addressing previous held court precedents, including…

Since 1945, the United Nations Charter has been a topic of debate in regards to the stipulations concerning the international use of force. Article 51 outlines the rights of a nation to use military force for self - defence. However, Member States of the United Nations have attempted to read into Article 51 stating that it seems to violate customary law with regard to self/collective defense understood on the Caroline test - that pre-emption is not in and of itself a violation of the law of…

the freedom of religion. This country was built on the idea that people were allowed to be whomever they wanted to be. They were allowed to express their ideas and beliefs to other people. The United States government passed the amendments that separate the church and state, saying that Congress and states can not pass a law that establishes religion, restricting them from forcing a religion on its people,…

(67) By taking the word “nigger” out of the novel, the reader will lose focus of its importance in the original book, which was the shame and name calling that made slavery very dramatic in the society that Huck and Jim lived in. “This may be their first encounter with slavery-there is a reality there you cannot avoid” (“Huckleberry Finn” and the N-Word) Censoring written materials could potentially dull the realistic expression of a certain event that the author is trying to inform the reader…

The First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees that all Americans have the right to free speech and expression, and the government shall not be infringed upon this right. Throughout time there has been disagreements with society such as hate speech. Many argue that it should be protected under the First Amendment and I strongly disagree with them. There is a major difference between free speech and hate speech. The two types of speeches still express how people of society feel just with a…

The First Amendment will be examined for legal issues that may arise when a student submits an essay or drawing that is religious in nature, and how the First Amendment is applied to this essay or drawing within a classroom setting. Legal Issues Regarding Grading of Assignment The Constitutional Rights of the students does not stop at the school front door. Students have a right to freedom of speech, covered by the first amendment. The First Amendment protects students’ freedom of speech,…

In the text, “American Flag stands for Tolerance” by Ronald J. Allen, relates to the idea of creating communities that are inclusive of all people by stating that the American flag represents for tolerance, but also the freedom of ideas of all people. “At the core of what the flag symbolizes, then, is tolerance. More than anything else, the flag stands for free expression of ideas, no matter how distasteful” (Allen, 64-66). Allen claims that we as humans should respect other’s expression of…

In 1980, New Jersey filed charges against T.L.O. in juvenile court after T.L.O.'s assistant vice principal searched her purse and found cigarettes, rolling paper, that led him to suspect marijuana usage after she had denied any accusations. T.L.O. moved to suppress the results of the search violated the 4th Amendment, and the juvenile court denied the motion suppress. They had an idea that she might have been selling drugs. T.L.O. was then suspended and that is when the case was set in motion.…