United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Civil Rights Research Paper Background Information Gonzalo Mendez was born in Mexico, 1913. At the age of 30, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. His mother and his four siblings moved to Westminster, California in 1919. As time time passed he had children and his family still lived in Westminster, California. In Westminster, there was only one other Mexican-American family. Most of the neighborhood was Anglos, and their kids went to Westminster Main School (Mendez). The day…

proponents also state that the addition of under god is constitutional, as the constitution does state that “ congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion,” and the pledge is only recognizing our country under god not for one and it does not promote a particular religion. But let me give you some history on this controversy. Now on June 14, 1954, (Flag day), the use of,“ under god,” was signed into law by President Eisenhower. When under god was added, the United States…

sources of Asian hemp were cut off. Marijuana was categorized in the United States Pharmacopeia from 1850 until 1942. It was frequently prescribed for a myriad of conditions including labor pains,…

In the fifty first letter in the Federalist Papers, written by James Madison, it states, “If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary.” James Madison was the person that proposed the Bill of Rights, and this quote really shows why he did it. The Bill of Rights is there to protect the people from the government taking away their rights as humans. It is a way to keep the government in…

was executed. His response was that he was disappointed that it had to come to that, but satisfied that justice had been fulfilled. Mark now knows that the man that killed his twelve year-old, will never cause harm to anyone else. But what if the court had decided that it was not a "heinous" murder? Closure is what the death penalty brings to many hurting families, which is why the death penalty should be allowed in any murder cases where someone was proven guilty. The court's job is to…

when he was already being charged for expired licenses and registration tags. The reasoning was that several other cases were subjected to such seizures without warrant for preserving evidences. Like the People v Diaz case where the court held the search to be valid and the US v Edward case, where his clothes were seized after 10 hours of his arrest to collect evidence. From these history of cases, it stated that the search and seizure in Riley’s case was valid. Supreme Court’s Review…

ID THE CASE: Garcetti v. Ceballos 547 U.S. 410, 126 S.Ct. 1951 PARTIES TO THE CASE: PLAINTIFF = Richard Ceballos, calendar deputy for the District county attorney office DEFENDANT = Gil Garcetti, District Attorney RELEVANT AND MATERIAL FACTS (LIST JUST 5 OR LESS): 1. Richard Ceballos, an employee at the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office in 1989 and his duties as a calendar deputy were described as certain supervisory responsibilities over other lawyer. 2. In February 2000, Ceballos…

immigrants. However, a small segment of American society feels the contrary. Moreover, these individuals feel as though they deserve a sense of entitlement or remain superior to people who have recently immigrated to the United States. Fortunately, activists across the United States have taken a stand. Moreover, these activists have dedicated their lives to providing an equal opportunity for immigrants. Regardless of the challenges that these activists face, they always succeed. With that…

Crew for copyright infringement. The District Court ruled for 2 Live Crew, saying the song was a parody that made fair use of Orbison’s song under Copyright Law § 107. The Appeals Court reversed the decision, stating that through using the “heart” of the original song and turning it into the “heart” of a new song, 2 Live Crew went too far under the third and fourth factors in Copyright Law § 107 (Campbell v. Acuff-Rose). The case went to the Supreme Court, where it ruled in favor of 2 Live Crew…

222-851 Mohave Community College Honig v. Doe Honig v. Doe, argued on November 9th, 1987, is a case that brings to light the law passed by the United States Congress in 1975, known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA). The summary and goal the EAHCA, is to ensure that all children have a right to free education in the united states. It insures that all public schools must provide equal rights and opportunities to all children with physical and mental disabilities, this…