Supreme Being

Pledge of Allegiance in public schools remain controversial legal issues. In banning school prayer, the U.S. Supreme Court has mistaken the principle of “freedom of religion,” guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution, for freedom from religion and any observance of it. School prayer would allow religious students the freedom to observe their religious beliefs during the school day. The U.S. Supreme Court has urged school cooperation with religious authorities for “it then respects the religious…

It has succeeded in ensuring that a civilian elected by the people would govern the nation, and not a king nor queen. But, some say it has failed to clearly enumerate how long Supreme Court Justices should stay on the bench, and that today, is the cause of a lot of political and social debates. While the idea of somebody being in a position for as long as they choose seem fairly preposterous, it does have some merit and some legal foundations in the very document we hail as sacred. While I do…

The purpose of this paper to identify and analyze the historic failed mission of Operation: Eagle Claw. The mission failed due to the lack of communication and the lack of sharing knowledge between government agencies and military branches. Eagle Claw failed for a variety of reasons, both during the planning and later during the execution. Before entering Iran, each of the government agencies worked independently with little to no cohesion amongst them and the mission was kept secret from key…

will prove she has taken things too far. The children are now considered truant and the mother is being…

Before then the states could limit rights with police power. The incorporation hypothesis has been utilized as a part of case law. The Supreme Court has been choosing which rights to fuse. The rights in the first correction, discourse, religion, gathering, and appeal, and additionally a large portion of the bill of rights have been consolidated. The incorporation of the Bill of Rights is…

The Supreme Court case that I have decided to research was Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier. Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier was a Supreme Court case that asked the question, “Do schools have the right to revise or change the contents of a student article for privacy or other reasons? And does it infringe their 1st Amendment right?” In this case, students at Hazelwood East High School wrote two articles featuring subjects such as divorce and teen pregnancy (uscourts.gov). In this case, the principle of the…

Article II, Section 2, Clause II of the Constitution states that “the President…shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint…Judges of the supreme Court.” The clause establishes a clear division of power between the executive and legislative branches in nominating and confirming Supreme Court Justices. The president may not unilaterally appoint justices; he may only nominate them, and abide by the Senate’s verdict on them, whether confirmation or rejection.…

circumstances where that could be questioned. When a student at school desires to express their religious preference, there are certain aspects within their rights that give them freedom to do so. Countless Supreme Court cases have been heard over the years that pertain to student’s 1st Amendment rights being violated that will be discussed. When it comes to a student’s academic work and religion coming together there are certain rights students have in order to freely express their religion…

Should the Supreme Court allot equal adoption rights across the border in all 50 states for gay and lesbian couples to file legally as joint parents similar to heterosexual parents? Petitioners of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, and Transgender (LGBQT) community repeatedly fight for equality but remain to be a silent voice in the court system. Legally, same-sex couples are issued the right to get married and file as husband and wife in a civil union. Concerns that are targeted on religious…

This later went to Juvenile Court where T.L.O. believed that the search had violated her rights; on appeal the case went to the Supreme Court.(New Jersey v TLO Legal Information Institute) On January 15, 1985, The Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled that school officials have the right to perform unwarranted searches in schools if the student is reasonably suspected of being involved in criminal activity or if the student…