Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

have faced college admission as universities in Virginia State have adopted the top ten percent rule that only guarantees students who graduated in the top ten percentile from their high schools to get an automatic admission to public universities (Charleston 2). This law serves as a transition from a race- based policy that had been in use known as the affirmative action. This rule has shown to benefit the minority in the American states. The supporters of this law argue that it ensures…

Supreme Court’s decision to rule against Arizona making stricter immigration laws. I am in favor because what Arizona is trying to do goes against the Constitution and 28 U.S. Code 1251. In the Constitution, it states in Article 1 Section 8 clause 4 that Congress has the power to make rules about who and when people can become citizens. Also in the Constitution, in Article 1 Section 8 clause 10, it says that Congress has the power to define and punish, “Offences against the Law of Nations,”…

branched out of the states of New York and California. I think it is really interesting that CFV had so much sway for a group of people that were basing their hatred on stereotypes and hearsay. When the Amendment 2 unexpectedly pass, a team of lawyers were ready to fight. Amendment 2 left the gay community in an awkward state. They were already abandoned by the federal government in the ruling of Bowers that said that sodomy laws could be kept intact and overturning Amendment didn't seem that…

What was the rationale for the justices opinions on the case? To begin with, He argued the the law was not a regulation of commerce. He believed the 10th Amendment gave the power to the states to make rules for child labor. His freedom and property which was protected by the 5th Amendment gave the right to allow his children to work. What were the majority and minority opinions of the Supreme Court? The majority was William Day and the minority was Oliver W. Holmes The background of the case…

We all have heard about our Fifth Amendment and the Miranda right. The Miranda right derived from the case Miranda vs. Arizona. In this case Miranda was charged with rape and kidnapping. The police made a mistake by not tell him he had the right to remain silent. When this went to court, it was overruled because Miranda’s Fifth Amendment was violated. Reynolds wirte of how he believes that the lawyers and courts have made loopholes as big as a bulldozer (reynold). He believes that giving the…

Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment allows colleges and universities to use race as part of the college admissions process for undergraduates in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas. The majority opinion issued by Justice Kennedy argues that there was no other way for the university to fulfill its compelling interest of increasing diversity without using race as part of its admissions process. Justice Thomas’s dissent, he stated that the 14th amendment prohibits race in any way,…

against the blind. Similarly, intermediate scrutiny is also a test where the court needs to determine a statute’s constitutionality based on gender or sex. In other words, when the court needs to ensure that the law is in accordance with the constitution. According to the American Government textbook, intermediate scrutiny is required when the government needs to “demonstrate that treating men and women differently is substantially related to an important governmental objective (pg.155).” One…

In the Case Gratz vs. Bollinger, I thought the argument was quite interesting. The first group had some major flaws in their argument that was brilliantly corrected by the second group. The first group argued that having a 20 point system is unconstitutional because it violates the equal protection clause. However, as pointed out by the apposing group, the 20 point system was not even a factor in this case, for it was not implemented until the year after. That makes this argument invalid. One…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Ahead of a hearing next week by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, property rights supporters held meetings across the state to inform people about the importance of property rights and royalties from mineral and gas companies. The state Supreme Court is scheduled to rehear Leggett v. EQT on Tuesday. In November, the court ruled in favor of landowners after EQT Corporation, a Pittsburgh-based petroleum and natural gas company, took deductions from royalty payments.…

In Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. the United States the issue no longer regarded the thirteenth and fourteenth amendment but was argued on the basis of the commerce clause. This case concerned the right of a motel owner to refuse service to black patrons on the account of their race; he argued that his fifth amendment rights were being violated, he was being placed in a condition of involuntary servitude, that Congress had violated the commerce clause and that he was being denied due process of…