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- 61: Marbury vs. Madison (1803)
- ... directed Madison, the new Secretary of State, not to deliver the remaining commissions. Marbury was one of those who did not receive a commission. He filed a suit with the Supreme Court, (under the provisions of the 1789 Judiciary Act,) asking for a writ of mandamus (we command) to force Madison to deliver the commission. Did Marbury have a right to his commission? Could the Supreme Court issue the order directing Madison to deliver the commission? Did the Judiciary Act of 1789 violate the Constitution?This was all taken to the suprme court for an ...
- 62: Censorship in Public Schools
- ... They believe that, although the federal government is forbidden to censor, it is not unconstitutional for states and local communities to pass censorship laws (Berger 69). Also, since the US Supreme Court does not believe the First Amendment protects all forms of expression (child pornography, etc.), then proponents of censorship believe that censorship laws are constitutional (Berger 69). Anti-censorship has the upper-hand, constitutionally, at least, since "judges, from local courts to the Supreme Court, seem firmly on the anti- censorship side" (Berger 61). The courts have time and again ruled that the Constitution prohibits Congress from censorship of any form. These two ...
- 63: Capital Punishment, Should It Or Should It Not Be Used In Today's Criminal Judging System
- ... of it's lack of effectiveness. The Death Penalty has been opposed by the people since the beginning of it's era, which was around 1976, when the United States Supreme Court declared that the death penalty was not against the Constitution. But if read directly the Eight Amendment of the U.S. Constitution "prohibits cruel and unusual punishments" and not only ... 2). Executions give society the unmistakable message that human life no longer deserves respect, they are also irrevocable and can be inflicted upon the innocent. Why did the U.S. Supreme Court change their minds about the Death Penalty? In 1972, the Supreme Court declared that under then existing laws "the imposition and carrying out of the death penalty...constitutes ...
- 64: Personal Freedom In the United States of America
- ... of America No other democratic society in the world permits personal freedoms to the degree of the United States of America. Within the last sixty years, American courts, especially the Supreme Court, have developed a set of legal doctrines that thoroughly protect all forms of the freedom of expression. When it comes to evaluating the degree to which we take advantage of ... an effective means for people to use their freedoms effectively to bring about change from the government. Freedom of speech is constantly being challenged as is evidenced in a recent court case where a Gloucester County school district censored reviews of two R-rated movies from a school newspaper. Superior Court Judge, Robert E. Francis ruled that the student's ...
- 65: The First Amendment
- ... First Amendment No other democratic society in the world permits personal freedoms to the degree of the United States of America. Within the last sixty years, American courts, especially the Supreme Court, have developed a set of legal doctrines that thoroughly protect all forms of the freedom of expression. When it comes to evaluating the degree to which we take advantage of ... an effective means for people to use their freedoms effectively to bring about change from the government. Freedom of speech is constantly being challenged as is evidenced in a recent court case where a Gloucester County school district censored reviews of two R-rated movies from a school newspaper. Superior Court Judge, Robert E. Francis ruled that the student's ...
- 66: United States of American: Personal Freedom
- ... Personal Freedom No other democratic society in the world permits personal freedoms to the degree of the United States of America. Within the last sixty years, American courts, especially the Supreme Court, have developed a set of legal doctrines that thoroughly protect all forms of the freedom of expression. When it comes to evaluating the degree to which we take advantage of ... an effective means for people to use their freedoms effectively to bring about change from the government. Freedom of speech is constantly being challenged as is evidenced in a recent court case where a Gloucester County school district censored reviews of two R-rated movies from a school newspaper. Superior Court Judge, Robert E. Francis ruled that the student's ...
- 67: Freedom in the United States
- ... United States No other democratic society in the world permits personal freedoms to the degree of the United States of America. Within the last sixty years, American courts, especially the Supreme Court, have developed a set of legal doctrines that thoroughly protect all forms of the freedom of expression. When it comes to evaluating the degree to which we take advantage of ... an effective means for people to use their freedoms effectively to bring about change from the government. Freedom of speech is constantly being challenged as is evidenced in a recent court case where a Gloucester County school district censored reviews of two R-rated movies from a school newspaper. Superior Court Judge, Robert E. Francis ruled that the student's ...
- 68: The First Amendment: Free of Expression
- ... by the time we are adults." I soon began reading more and more about the freedom of speech in schools and every time a subject as such came up the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the student declaring the action unconstitutional under the first amendment. As I was reading Nat Hentoff's book The First Freedom I came across a story ... a newspaper article criticizing the school administration, soon after he ran for student government and was taken off the ballot for his critique. Unfortunately he did not fight it in court. The principal sharply taught the student, "The constitution of this school takes precedence over the United States Constitution. The freedom of expression in school is marred by society but ...
- 69: The Canadian Government
- ... with the protection of private rights. It is concearned with disputes between individuals or groups. In civil cases, it is up to the injured party to take the case to court. For an exmaple of a civil case, let's say that a friend of yours pulls out a gun and shoots a hole through your wall, but doesn't want to pay for it. It would be up to you to sue your friend for the cost of the wall in a civil court. Supreme Court of Canada Supreme (or Superior) Court of The Province Trials Division Appeals Division District (or County) Courts Provincial (Magistrate's) Court Family Court Youth Court Indictable Offences Summary ...
- 70: Affirmative Action
- ... action programs should be ended and if our legislature is not convinced of this soon all of its efforts will be lost. In one such case, in 1978, when the Court faced its first challenge to an affirmative action policy based on equal protection grounds was in The University of California at Davis v. Bakke. The facts of the case are ... minority average. The Regents freely admitted that, had Allan Bakke been a minority, he most certainly would have gained admission to the Medical School. When Bakke filed suit, the state court held that program unconstitutional given its classification based on race. The school appealed and the California Supreme Court held that the program offended the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VI, Section 601 of the Civil Rights of Act of 1964. The section ...
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