Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Though free speech only represents one topic in a larger subset of aspects of society that make up individual liberty, it is often thought of as one of the more important aspects of individual liberty. Individual liberty is essentially entails the extent to which a person has the ability to act as they see fit. Free speech guarantees “the ability to speak freely, to express any view, without censorship.” Rather than merely representing the most basic protection of opinions (free speech doesn’t…

The scenario is about requesting Roger M. Agro, the manager of Countryfield Fair, to allocate time for interview to collect information about the 150th annual Countryfield Fair. College for America (2016) states that “fair is a popular local tradition” which can be reported and run in the Local Interest Section. The ethical issue is that the manager’s reply to the email seems to show a very high tenderness upon the request. In fact, he suggests to offer free tickets to whoever I show up with in…

The Tinkers argued that the schools were suppressing the students, which was against the First Amendment (Shackelford 379). The school argued that schools bear a responsibility to retain peace and conduct and that the choice should not be given to the courts but the school (Shackelford 379). The school also talked about how disarray was happening across the United States and how their response might have stopped such issues from happening at the school (Shackelford 381). Johnston’s standpoint…

violates the Second Amendment. Antonin Scalia’s dissent in Obergefell v. Hodges is an extremely, powerfully written piece of artwork that brings forth what Scalia calls a threat to American democracy. The decision of whether same-sex marriage being legalized should have been a decision that was left to the states. Democracy was being practiced when the people presented their arguments for either side and allowed the electorates to cast their vote on it. The electorates of 11 states decided to…

There are current legal perimeters governing students 1st Amendment rights that attend public schools. The federal courts have outlined these limitations to help teachers make appropriate judgement as it pertains to the grading and displaying of students verbal and visual expression of speech and religion. The case of Tinker vs. DeMoines was used to determine that “Students do not shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the school house gate” (Hudson, 2002).…

Search and Seizure Before stepping into someone’s house or property, officers of the law must obtain a search warrant. This is outlined in the Fourth Amendment. Evidence collected at an unlawful search is usually inadmissible in court. Two Layton police officers violated the Fourth Amendment when they stepped in the house of Chelse Brierley to question and arrest her in Utah. She was a suspect in a hit-and-run DUI crash in 2013. The vehicle involved was spotted by a witness in Brierley’s…

officers forced their way into Dollree Mapp’s home and found no suspect. Despite no suspect was found, officers came upon some allegedly lewd and lascivious pictures in Mapp’s basement which quickly led her to be arrest for the violation of the Ohio state law. Unlike many typical court cases, the Mapp vs Ohio case took place in Ohio’s Supreme Court also known as the Warren Court, where…

Government CBA 5/6/16 Fisher v. University of Texas-Austin Fisher v. University of Texas, (2013), is a United States Supreme Court case dealing with the affirmative action admittance policy of the University of Texas-Austin. The Supreme Court overruled the lower appellate court's ruling that favored the University and protracted the case, holding that the lower court had not applied the standard of strict scrutiny, articulated in Grutter v. Bollinger (2003) and Regents of the University…

Crosby v. NFTC 530 U.S. 363 (2000) Facts A case involving state and federal policies with the same objective. In 1996 Massachusetts passed a law banning state entities from purchasing or selling goods or services from companies conducting business with Burma. Congress subsequently passed a statue imposing conditional and mandatory sanctions on Burma. The act also allowed the president to impose further sanctions subject to certain conditions. In 1997, President Clinton issued and executive order…

to the US Constitution. The Patriot Act takes away those rights. The rights to have freedom of association, privacy and more. Rights are being threaten. The Patriot act has taken things way too far which led to many cons. The Patriot Act was passed on October 26, 2001 with a little debate by Members of Congress. Some of them didn’t even read the bill. The Patriot Act let’s say is the opposite of the Bill of Rights. It’s mostly objects to its amendments. For example, Amendment IV states that…