John Marshall Harlan II

This historical study will define the impact of St. Francis of Assisi on Italian cultural identity in the rejuvenation of the Roman Catholic Church in the medieval period. In the late 12th and 13th centuries, St. Francis of Assisi was a religious figure that chose to live a life of poverty and self-sacrifice in the image of Jesus Christ. During this historical period, the Roman Catholic Church had become an ostentatious and well-funded organization that did not embrace the common people of Italy…

Pope Francis: An Effective Leader in a Multicultural Society Pope Francis was born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on December 17, 1936 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Italian immigrant parents. According to Biography.com, he initially trained as a chemist and has taught literature, philosophy, psychology and theology. Before being elected pope, Bergoglio was a Jesuit from 1960-1992. He served the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires from 1998 until 2013 and also served as cardinal of the Roman Catholic…

Saint John Paul II’s speech “At Israel’s Holocaust Memorial” expresses the late pope’s views and opinions of the Holocaust. His own experiences during the World War II, which he shared in his speech, help shape his words during his speech and connects with the Jewish people. As a political leader, Pope John Paul II discusses the problems with the Holocaust and the person that created it. As a religious leader, the pope explains the importance of prayer during difficult times. Pope Saint John…

Popes have been around for centuries giving people in and out of the Roman Catholic Church giving them spiritual guidance. Saint Gregory the Great was one of these popes and many other things in life. Gregory the Great was a man who uses his abilities to take over Italy and other countries in the Western Europe. Before his life a pope Gregory the great lived a life as a Benedictine monk. It was known to be “a period to which he often refers as the happiest part of his life.”(Hubbert) Gregory the…

Until relatively recently, almost all federal judges were white males. Today, however, gender are important criteria for appointing judges. In 1967, Lyndon Johnson appointed the first African American Supreme Court justice, Thurgood Marshall. In 1981, Ronald Reagan appointed the first woman to the Supreme Court, Sandra Day O'Connor. All recent presidents have appointed African Americans, Latinos, members of other ethnic minority groups, and women to district courts and courts of appeal…

The case happened back in 1961. A married women, Gwendolyn Hoyt, who suffered physical and mental from her husband, ended up murdering him. She then showed neurotic behavior. Her case was judged by a six-man jury for 30 years of hard labor. Hoyt pointed out that it was discrimination to let all-male jury deliberate her trial. Before it went to supreme court, this case was first presented in Florida State Trial Court. The arguments plaintiff made was that jury discrimination and Florida’s…

Justice John Marshall Harlan II was appointed on March 16, 1955, was the missing justice on the vote, due to the death of Justice Jackson in October 1954. Reasoning 1.Sicurella would be able to use “spiritual weapons” instead of “carnal” ones and that by saying he would…

Highway Act of 1956, ending the Korean War, and keeping America at peace with foreign countries. During his presidency, Eisenhower made some judicial appointments for the Supreme Court. These appointments included William J. Brennan, Jr., John Marshall Harlan II, Potter Stewart, Earl Warren, and Charles Evans Whittaker. All of the appointments had successfully been admitted to the Supreme Court, but only lasted at most, seven years. During Eisenhower’s presidency, he had heart attacks, a…

“It is religion and morality alone which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely stand. The only foundation of a free constitution is pure virtue.” John Adams, who served as the second President of the United States and was a remarkable political philosopher, penned these words. Remarkably, John Adam’s words ring true today. However, morality is the issue and one point is sure: The United States Supreme Court should not arbitrate morality. In order to explain this position,…

States are “required to have separate but equal accommodations for white and colored persons.” - Chief Justice Harlan, Dissenting Opinion This Supreme Court decision did not help form a more perfect union as it made segregation legal and did not bring the races together to form a better country. Double V Campaign The United States was in World War II, and blacks were still not getting equal rights back home in the country. The Pittsburgh Courier started the Double V Campaign in…