The First Amendment The First Amendment states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people p Continue Reading...
lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=U.S.&vol=408&invol=238). The issues surrounding the 8th Amendment are often complex. The cruel and unusual punishment clause, for instance, may well be at a constitutional crossroads as we move into th Continue Reading...
The only way, it would seem, to affect the kind of change that supporters of the initiative want is to amend the state constitution, effectively changing the law of the land. Supporters argue that this is the only viable option left, especially in l Continue Reading...
Georgia (428 U.S. 153). In that case, the Supreme Court finally ruled specifically that capital punishment was not inherently necessarily cruel or unusual, and therefore, was not a violation of the Eighth Amendment in and of itself (Schmalleger, 200 Continue Reading...
Nelson -- the decision in which was binding on all lower courts -- was decided in favor of the state law in Minnesota banning same-sex marriages (UMT 2010). Conclusion The issue of the rights of gay, lesbian, and transgendered people are still in Continue Reading...
Regardless of the theoretical interpretation of this amendment, the practical effects thus far have been quite clear -- responsibilities and rights not handled by the federal government are left up to state and local governments. One of the most imp Continue Reading...
Following In Re Marriage Cases, a group of protesters gathered enough signatures in order to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November, 2008. The amendment set out to limit marriage in California to opposite-sex couples. However, th Continue Reading...
amendments are an important part of the U.S. constitution and their effect on the legal system. Generally, the constitutional amendment process is crucial to the United States Constitution and legal system because it allows it to grow and incorpora Continue Reading...
Amending the U.S ConstitutionTo solve the problems within Congress and the law-making procedure, the term limits must be applied to the positions of Congress through Amending the Constitution of the United States. There are specific reasons as to why Continue Reading...
" Radical abolitionists began springing up all across the nation. They started a movement early in the 19th century and gained power and strength as more people began to speak out against the owning of human beings. Many abolitionists defied the or Continue Reading...
Constitutional Amendments Effective strategies after the 13th and 14th amendments The 13th amendment to the constitution was widely welcome by many Americans and the world at large as it gave the surety of freedom from slavery in the legal standing Continue Reading...
Constitutional government Creating a system of checks and balances A constitutional government places limits upon the exercise of power in writing. Power is invested in institutions, not simply in people or customs. According to President Woodrow Wi Continue Reading...
Amendments The Tea Party and the 14th and 17th Amendments At its core, the Tea Party identifies itself as a political faction intended to reduce what it perceives as the tyrannical power of the federal government over the rights of corporations, st Continue Reading...
Constitutional Structures of U.S. And Canada In a well-organized essay of no more than ten double-spaced, typewritten pages: Describe the essential differences in the constitutional structure of the central government in the United States and Canad Continue Reading...
Constitutional Originalism A living constitution is a concept that is found in the United States, it is also referred to as loose constitution. This is because it is a constitutional interpretation that the constitution is dynamic in meaning. It cla Continue Reading...
Amendments from the Bill of Rights in U.S. amendments 1st amendment 5th amendment 8th amendment Policy necessary for police investigators when interrogating suspect Type of crime Constitutional right upheld Rationale of the policy Evaluation Continue Reading...
Kennedy referred to international as well as domestic standards in defense of the court's majority opinion. He wrote: "Our determination that the death penalty is disproportionate punishment for offenders under eighteen finds confirmation in the sta Continue Reading...
Constitutional Rights of Prisoners The hands off doctrine that existed throughout the United States through the 1960s was the notion that the law did not apply to prisoners. It Convicted offenders, who were incarcerated, were not eligible for the sa Continue Reading...
The prima facie evidence provision in this statute blurs the line between these two meanings of a burning cross. As interpreted by the jury instruction, the provision chills constitutionally protected political speech because of the possibility that Continue Reading...
In the case, Carty was a passenger of a vehicle operated by another individual. The vehicle was stopped for speeding, and the driver of the vehicle was asked to sign a form of consent to search the vehicle. During the search, the officer did a pat d Continue Reading...
For example in "Bonita P. Bourke, et al. v. Nissan Motor Corporation in U.S.A.," (California Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District, Case No. B068705, July 26, 1993). The plaintiffs said the company's review of e-mail messages over a company sy Continue Reading...
However, the courts did find that police officers at any time may be forced to appear in a lineup, although this constituted a seizure of the officer's physical person. Explain how the free exercise of religion can pose problems for criminal justic Continue Reading...
In addition to the argument that the law's requirement of hanging the Ten Commandments is contrary to a country with no established religion, the commandments were also serving no functional purpose but a religious one. In many schools, the teachin Continue Reading...
Constitutional Rules IS OUR CONSTITUTION A "LIVING" DOCUMENT? Americans are hugely proud of and greatly revere their Constitution, and so does the rest of the world stand in awe at the economic and political might of the United States in adherence Continue Reading...
Berkin clearly writes a book that covers the details of the Constitutional Convention, how deals were struck, what compromises were put together and why. Another of the leading characters in Philadelphia during the convention -- John Adams -- is br Continue Reading...
Constitutional Law The case of the 'Lawrence vs. Texas' of June 26, 2003, was in a nutshell about privacy rights and 'equal protection' under the law, and whether 'sodomy' can come under the protection of the U.S. Constitution. Who were the Petitio Continue Reading...
Briefly, statutes that seek to prohibit or regulate conduct that is not constitutionally protected need only satisfy the lowest level of constitutional review: the rational basis test. According to that standard, as long as the state has a rational Continue Reading...
Constitutional, Legal and Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice Police abuse remains one of the most serious and divisive human rights violations in the United States. The excessive use of force by police officers, including unjustified shootings, seve Continue Reading...
If Harry had been stopped at a sobriety checkpoint, the outcome of his case would be dramatically different. The Supreme Court has determined that sobriety checkpoints are legal, as long as they are conducted in a neutral manner. Stopping all appro Continue Reading...
" (GAO, 2006) Issues involved are stated to include "the dispersal of residents in low-income communities to other neighborhoods or cities." (GAO, 2006) it is stated that an inherent right of "sovereignty, eminent domain in a government's power to ta Continue Reading...
His presence at the premises was a product of the coercive interrogation rather than any freely-given consent to search secured through legal means. The State will argue that no warrant was required for Hardbutt to search the premises because Hipho Continue Reading...
The court held that the district court's refusal to reopen the case and receive additional evidence after the remand from the court was not error. The court did not remand with directions to reopen the case and retry it. The only direction was that Continue Reading...
Constitutional Truth The United States Constitution impacted the development of American freedom in a number of different ways. It established the basic format for that freedom which has only been altered in the ensuing centuries by amendments and l Continue Reading...
Second Amendment Should be Sacrosanct What country can preserve its liberties if its rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms." Or. "A strong body makes the mind strong. As to t Continue Reading...
10th Amendment and how it relates to the states being controlled by the Federal Govt. On the legalization of pot.. Marijuana in the context of the Tenth Amendment There is much controversy regarding the Constitution and the power it has over the pe Continue Reading...
It is the pursuit of happiness that the Constitution guarantees with respect to a person's right to pursue a free life. The words are written this way (Von Eckardt, Ursula M., 1959, p. 2): We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are c Continue Reading...
First Amendment freedom of speech and press The Constitution of the United States has been considered to be one of the most liberal fundamental laws of the democratic institutions. It represents he cornerstone of the modern governance and of the mo Continue Reading...
U.S. Constitution -- Fourth Amendment Fourth Amendment At the moment of independence of the United States from Great Britain, the colonials sought to create a charter of laws and regulations that would preserve the people's rights when placed in th Continue Reading...
New Zealand Constitutional Arrangements NEEDING REFORM New Zealand's Constitutional Arrangements A truly effective and relevant Constitution must completely reflect the values and norms of society's leaders and their followers (CAC, 2005). Prime m Continue Reading...
The NSA had been illegally investigating several journalists and even violating their privacy by monitoring their telephone use through systems and capabilities designed for use against terrorist suspects only. Fourth Amendment constitutional right Continue Reading...
