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Imagine standing in front of the Supreme Court demanding for them to change the law so that you can have your own personal rights, and having them listen to you and grant your demand for the good of the country. This is the experience of Ernesto Miranda and his case against Arizona. Miranda was sentenced to 20-30 years in prison for the kidnapping and rape of a young woman, but when he was arrested the police did not read him his constitutional rights of the 5th and 6th Amendments. They took…

suppliers of drugs present at the death of the drug-taker, but authorities which are to the effect that the accused remains guilty even when the victim refuses medical treatment may be seen as similar. Some causation cases exemplify the desire of the courts to convict those who have created dangerous situations even when the actus reus and mens rea are not contemporaneous. Once the prosecution has proved causation, all the other elements of the actus reus must be…

“Logan VS United States” in where the first-degree murder is treated as the crime. This case raise the voice for the civil rights in the supreme courts which is usually happen due to the accident or self defense, in that situation the court can decided based on the civil rights. For-example, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg affirmed the seventh circuit and held that the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) amendment should be literally read and…

The following definitions are all from Merriam Webster-Online except noted. Penal Code: a code of laws concerning crimes and offenses and their punishment Abolish: to end the observance or effect of Death Penalty: death as a punishment given by a court of law for very serious crimes Capital Punishment: the practice of killing people as punishment for serious crimes Exoneration: The removal of a burden, charge, responsibility, duty, or blame imposed by law. (West's Encyclopedia of American Law,…

Plessy v. Ferguson started with a man who opposed to discrimination of race, Brown v. Board of Education repealing the Pv.F case and making the final change on discrimination, both cases have similarities changing the way of human history, and the Supreme Court plays a big role in making the final decision. History is made by the people that want to make a change in the world. To start off, the Plessy v. Ferguson case took place in the 1890s in Louisiana. A man named Homer Plessy was 1/8…

Brown v. Board of Education and Plessy v. Ferguson are two historical events that have had an outstanding impact to the United States. In the next few paragraphs I will explain a few main points about what happened during their cases. Such as what the cases are about, why they chose to create the case and how it’s affecting the society, the decision for the majority and minority’s decision on how the case will take place for the citizens, and never less, the key precedents. Furthermore, I will…

Issue: A Solution?”, gives a synopsis of the issue of letting people go into the bathroom of their identified gender, rather than just their birth gender. The article opens by just explaining how that this topic got into the limelight when the supreme court took up a case of a high school student trying to use a boy’s bathroom, and whether or not that should be allowed (Broyde). Broyde then goes on to explain that in many religions, including his own, using the bathroom is seen as an extreme…

Personal Agenda Creates Political Standpoints An infamous lyric in national anthem of the United States of America by Francis Scott Key, “The Star-Spangled Banner” goes, “O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave.” As an American citizen, it is a privilege as well as a responsibility to contribute to the political aspect of the nation because everyone is granted freedom. As one is allowed freedom, making decisions are part of the duty of an American. Decisions we make everyday are…

I have chosen to discuss the Timothy W. vs. Rochester School district case. It appeared in front of the court on May 24, 1989. It was a lawsuit that was filed against the Rochester School district by Timothy W. Timothy W. vs. Rochester School district case was ruled by the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals. It ruled that under the Education for all Handicapped Children Act; now known as IDEA, school boards were required to provide special education services regardless of how big or little the…

way when doing so, he would be exempt from prosecution. This goes far beyond the current civil protections for “good faith” mistakes a firefighter or paramedic might make in the line of duty.” (fee.org) Civil rights violation is seen more often in courts. civil rights violation punishment are different for different individuals. Wealthy, elite and powerful people are more likely to violate law and less likely to get in the eye of government. The punishment for the same violation of civil rights…