Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

received $240,000 in ransom from the elder Sinatra and served his sentence is stating that Sinatra, Jr is not entitled to receive any monies from the book or movie rights because the crime was committed over forty years ago and it is against his first Amendment rights. The decision is expected in the coming…

Another point worth to mention here is that the past and current definition of marriage on the books of any state laws in the Union never specified of men and women. For example, the Wex legal dictionary defines marriage as: "The combination of a couple as husband and wife. The basic elements are: (1) both parties have the legal capacity to marry, (2) the consent of both parties, and (3) a marriage contract as the law requires. " The reason for this definition of marriage says nothing about the…

During the protest Johnson burned a flag as others chanted. Johnson was prosecuted for flag desecration that violated a state statute. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed Johnson’s conviction, and held that flag burning was an expression of speech. Texas appealed to the Supreme Court (O’Brien 702). 3. Questions of the Court Is flag burning protected by the First Amendment? 4. Holding Yes. The decision was 5-4 in favor of Gregory Johnson 5. Opinions of the Court Justice Brennan…

citizens, but even though it is a right in the first amendment many people take it for granted and some take it too far. The Phelps family are of those who took their right of freedom of speech and used it in a negative way. The Phelps family are the founders of the Westboro Baptist church, yet their practice of religion has nothing in relation to common Baptist churches. The Phelps family practice a rather negative form of protesting with signs that state “God hates fags” and “Thank God for…

Shield laws are enacted in 49 states and the District of Colombia (Riker, 2015), based on the First Amendment guarantee of Freedom of the Press (Shield Laws, n.d.). Although, most states have enacted shield laws for their journalists, there does not exist a federal journalist shield law. This is because the U.S. Supreme Court does not want to interpret the First Amendment as mandating a news reporter 's privilege (Shield Laws, n.d.). The media is supposed to have the role as the country 's…

court decided the First Amendment establishment clause did not ban states from having a religion. Jaffree’s case challenge to the religious laws of Alabama was rejected. The Court of Appeals reversed the decision and the case went to the Supreme Court (O’Brien 791). 3. Question of the Court Does Alabama’s Statute allowing prayer and meditation violate…

the Civil War can be credited to multiple sources such as Abraham Lincoln, religious groups, and the slaves themselves. The Civil War, which took place during the years of 1861 to 1865, was a battle between the southern confederate states against the northern union states about whether the nation would remain whole. The main cause of the war was slavery; the issue was that the Union wanted to abolish slavery while the Confederates wanted to preserve slavery. On January 1st, 1863, Abraham Lincoln…

ruling of Buckley v. Valeo and the conformation in Citizens United v. FEC, that political spending should not be restricted because it is form of free speech. Are all men still equal? Those who have the largest bankroll now have the “loudest” political voice. The Supreme Court first ruled that political spending should not be restricted because it was a form of free speech in Buckley v. Valeo.…

enacted to ‘remedy the disparity’ between public sector employees ' First Amendment free speech protection and private sector employees who are not given First Amendment protection.” One of the limitations is that it does not protect prospective employees, rather it protects existing employees from discipline “’on account of the exercise by such employee of rights guaranteed by the [F]irst [A]mendment to the United States Constitution’ so long as the ‘activity does not substantially or…

violating the 14th amendment. The facts of the case indicate that the Iowa statute does not pass the precedent direct incitement test. Although the language used on the “Don’t tread on me” website was harmful, no immediate incitement occurred after it was created. With this being said, the speech of the website’s leaders is protected by the constitution. Direct incitement remains the best test to use in cases like this because it expresses a very liberalistic interpretation of the 1st amendment.…