P. G. Wodehouse

Context of the Case: King v. Burwell, 576 U.S (2015), was a judgment made by the United States Supreme Court, explaining the provisions of the ACA (Affordable Care Act and Patient Protection). The decision of the Court was upheld and confirmed, as consistent and well aligned with the statute, the money of premium tax credits to supporting the persons in all the states, both those with exchanges directly established by the state, and those oppositely made and implemented by the Department of…

On January 23, 2002 a senior at Juneau-Douglas High School, that goes by the name Joseph Frederick, was excused from his classes, with the other students, to watch the Olympic Torch pass by in his town of Juneau, Alaska. Him and his friends went across the street and waited for the TV cameras to start rolling to unravel a banner that they made that said “Bong Hits 4 Jesus”. The principal, Deborah Morse, soon saw the banner and ran across the street to intercept their act. Principle Morse says he…

defend themselves for committing the wrong action countries like Georgia who executed the wrong person say “there is nothing unconstitutional about executing someone who turns out to be innocent, so long as they had a proper trial and appeals process” ( p. 1). These kind of actions illustrates the way the U. S. administration is shaped, and the mistakes being made through capital punishment that ends one to become guilty to be killed. The former justice John Paul Stevens, he himself demonstrates…

The term stare decisis means, “Let the decision stand”, or in other words a doctrine that establishes precedent. For once a legal issue is settled, stare decisis suggests that any following cases presenting the same question shall follow the preceding ruling of the case that set the initial precedent. Honoring stare decisis provides the Supreme Court greater legitimacy because it maintains the, “fundamental principle of jurisprudence that promotes certainty in the law and uniformity in the…

Chief Justice John Roberts stated that marriage is a matter of constitutional law. In Roe Vs Wade the court decided that abortion was protected under the Due process clause just like same sex marriage. The role of the court is not to make things legal that they personally feel is better for society. They go with what they perceive will be best for public policy. People who support same-sex marriage say that the country was already on its way toward fully legalizing it and that this decision just…

Utopia is a masterpiece of world literature written by Sir Thomas More. In the novel, Utopia is a name of an island where everything is perfect from the society to the economy. This “island” can be seen in another well-known novel called The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. There are a lot of similarities between Utopia and The Time Machine, however, the fate of the Utopian and the future mankind is contradictory. For many centuries, human has been seeking a perfect world where people can live…

1920s Homework One of the major events that impacted the American view on immigration was the Red Scare. The Red Scare happened between 1919 to 1920 and was a repercussion to the achievements recently made by the United States in Europe. It was a fear of communism that swept the entire nation. This fear was instilled into the minds of American citizens that it caused suspicions all around the country for radicals promoting the spread of communism from the Russian government, now The Soviet Union…

On June 25, 2013, the Supreme Court ruled by a 5-4 vote in Shelby County v. Holder to strike down two main provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). The first, Section 4(b), contained the coverage formula that determined which jurisdictions are subject to preclearance based on their histories of discrimination in voting. Section 5, which was rendered invalid by proxy, was the actual provision that required certain states and local governments to obtain federal preclearance before…

Title and Citation: Fry V. Napoleon Community School District Topic: A school district denying the student the right to have a service dog attend school. Level or Type of Court: Supreme Court- Oct 2016 Facts of the Case: A student with cerebral palsy obtained a service dog with the doctor’s approval to help her live as independent as possible. The service dog was hypo-allergenic and was to stay out of the way when not needed. The Community School District of Napoleon refused to allow the…

Helen Herron Taft was born seven months before Mrs. Roosevelt on January 2, 1861 to a wealthy family in Cincinnati. She grew up in a family of politicians and lawyers – her father was a state senator and appointed the U.S. Attorney by President Benjamin Harrison. Her father was Judge John Williamson Herron, a college classmate with President Harrison and a law partner of President Rutherford B. Hayes. Her mother, Harriet Collins Herron, was the daughter and the sister of American…