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Facts and holding Warren McCleskey and three other furnished men ransacked the Dixie Furniture Store in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 13, 1978. Amid the burglary, Officer Frank Schlatt entered the front of the store and was lethally shot in the face. Nobody really saw the slaughtering. After McCleskey's capture regarding another outfitted theft, he admitted to the Atlanta hold-up, yet denied shooting Officer Schlatt. In any case, immediate and incidental confirmation indicated McCleskey as the…

Amendment, freedom of speech and assembly, guarantees the freedom of not only speech, but also other forms of manifestation such as gesticulations, free exercise of religion, and the freedom of press. It allows people to peacefully assemble and to petition the government for rectifying injustices. However, like several other rights, the rights included under the First Amendment are not unconditional. In order to practice good ethics as a member of society, there must be an understanding of what…

the Ides of March, on March 15, 44 BC. Atchity explains his assassination by stating that “In the Senate chamber, Antonius is drawn to one side. Then the conspirators crowd about Caesar as if to second a petition for the repealing of an order banishing Publius Cimber. When he refuses the petition, the conspirators attack him, and he falls dead of twenty-three knife wounds” (Atchity 7). The assassination of Julius Caesar was unjust because he was a victorious…

violation of their rights and it was the final of the Coercive Acts that also contributed to the explosiveness of the people. The Declatory Act is the Declaration of Independence. The Continental Congress petition the King to the crown and directly appeal King George the third with the Olive Branch Petition. King George the third rejected the appeal and many of the colonists believed that their problems were with the policy and not the King. The King declared that all of his military officers…

Marbury v. Madison, President Jefferson signed the commissions that were approved by the Senate. Jefferson informed his Secretary of State, James Madison not to deliver the commissions. While an appointee named William Marbury, decides to issue a petition for a…

ex-slaves. One example of this was Boston’s Vigilance Committee, whose actions included “paying the passage fees for fugitives traveling to Canada and other areas, boarding/hiding fugitives, providing legal defense for fugitives, writing/distributing petitions and warning the public of the arrival of slave catchers” (Woitunski). This was civil disobedience in its most essential, practical, form and ultimately directly helped the lives of numerous individuals, going beyond mere…

really think anything of prisoner’s rights. This started to change when prisoner’s petitions started to be filed in his court. The petitions were about how inmate civil rights were being violated. After the hearings of several inmates claiming that they were being mistreated, Judge Justice began to worry. At this point Judge Justice believed in the basic rights for prisoners. One of the inmates that filed a petition was David Ruiz and he wrote that they were being kept in an unconstitutional…

speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, or the right of the people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. (U.S. Constitution) This means that our government guarantees United States citizens religious freedom. It does not say anything about the separation of church and states, but to grant us religious freedom. It also implores us to petition our government if it does infringe on our religious freedoms guaranteed to us in the First…

From 2011-2013, Seventeen Magazine, a popular teen/young adult magazine featured a host of popular female celebrities such as: Kendall and Kylie Jenner, Shaileene Woodley, Ariana Grande, as well as many other ABC family stars were featured wearing shirts with the word delete sprawled across them. The meaning behind these shirts and the whole campaign in general was to help spread awareness of cyberbullying as well as help combat it. The question I pose is, how affective/successful was this…

Our Constitution was written 228 years ago. It was written after there was problems in our country with the Articles of Confederation. This was a hard time for our country because it was just a newborn. Our country was a toddler learning how to walk and our founding fathers took charge and came up with an incredible system that still works today. The Constitution is an almost sound proof document that can be fixed or amended if need be. If our values and beliefs change we can alter the…