The 14th also lays down the rules as to how the U.S. Congress is made up, it points out that no one can be elected to national office if they have been found guilty of treason. The 14th also deals with the legal rights of slaves after the Civil War; Continue Reading...
Tucker, deputy sheriff of said county, from giving and securing to the said Robert R. Smith and others, naming them, the due and equal protection of the laws of said state, in this, to-wit, that at and before the entering into said conspiracy, the s Continue Reading...
The death penalty is not unconstitutional and is even mandatory for certain crimes with the judge and jury having little discretion in the matter in order to avoid violating the provision that prohibits 'cruel and unusual punishment' the methods us Continue Reading...
U.S. CONSTITUTION The effect that ever changing societal values have on the Supreme Court's interpretation of the U.S. Constitution The effect that ever changing societal values have on the Supreme Court's interpretation of the U.S. Constitution Continue Reading...
U.S. Constitution: Discussion Questions A) The Fourteenth Amendment: the Case of Whitney V. California 274 U.S. 357 Whitney V. California (No. 3) Argued: October 6, 1925 Decided: May 16, 1927 453 Affirmed Location: Socialist Convention at Lori Continue Reading...
The U.S. Constitution as it was originally written by Thomas Jefferson and signed by the Founding Fathers, however, was flawed in this way. Within the U.S. Constitution as it was originally written, for example, blacks are explicitly referred to as Continue Reading...
Johnson rebuked generals and Congress continued to pass into legislation laws Johnson had vetoed. Johnson's antics caused more and more supporters to abandon him, and impeachment became a very real concern. Congress voted to impeach Johnson in 1868 Continue Reading...
(387 U.S. 33). Furthermore, the notice requirement meant that allegations had to particular. (387 U.S. 33). The juvenile and his parents did not get notice until the hearing on the merits, which meant that it was not timely notice. Furthermore, Ariz Continue Reading...
heard in the U.S. Supreme Court -- Washington v. Harper -- will be the focus of the first part of this paper. The second part reviews prison conditions in Texas. Washington v. Harper -- Part One This was a case resulting from the unstable mental c Continue Reading...
On the other hand, most businessmen found new opportunities in the South and tried to benefit from the political and economic vacuum. This orientation however, created new tensions between the Northerners and the Southerners, the latter feeling an i Continue Reading...
Congress will assemble at least one a year, beginning on the first Monday in December. Section 5: Congress must have a minimum number of members in attendance in order to meet, and that it has the authority to fine those who don't show up. Members Continue Reading...
Let's have a brief analysis of several means that were used against Black suffrage. The first and easiest to use subterfuge was the literacy test. According to this, the voter was required to be able to read a section of the Constitution in order t Continue Reading...
Equal Protection Clause of 14th Amendment The equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment extended to protections of the Bill of Rights to all Americans, including pregnant women. Therefore, it is fundamentally unconstitutional under the equ Continue Reading...
Reparations for Black American Communities through Educational ReformResearch QuestionsThis study was guided by three main research questions as follows:1. Are the black descendants of slaves in the United States today entitled to reparations for the Continue Reading...
Due Process Clause Fourteenth Amendment is Important to Me Adopted in 1868 to the U.S. Constitution during the Reconstruction era the Fourteenth amendment is known as one of the three Reconstruction Amendments. Of these three, the Fourteenth is the Continue Reading...
Analysis: Hamacher was denied admission as a freshman applicant, but would have been admitted if he was a member of an underrepresented minority applicant. Hamacher was able and ready to apply as a transfer student, which gave him standing to seek Continue Reading...
Murphy v. Waterfront Commission, 378 U.S. 52 (1964) Title and Citation: Murphy v. Waterfront Commission, 378 U.S. 52 (1964) Type of Action: Review by the U.S. Supreme Court of a ruling made by the New Jersey State Supreme Court, which held that pe Continue Reading...
Judicial Appointments Constitution Qualifications for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, & U.S. Presidency and The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment Which articles and sections deal with the qualifications that p Continue Reading...
Respondents challenged that the LSA has just such an interest in the educational benefits that result from having a racially and ethnically diverse student body and that its program is narrowly tailored to serve that interest. The court ruled for th Continue Reading...
Judicial Philosophy of the Supreme Court Judicial philosophy is a concept that refers to the way judges understand and interpret the law in relation to the specific cases they are handling. This concept emerges from the fact that while laws are univ Continue Reading...
And taxes were to be levied only through the consent of the elected officials. The Magna Carta was different from the Constitution in that the Magna Carta was mainly concerned "…with largely feudal issues that benefited the aristocracy," where Continue Reading...
Constitution were the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments ratified in 1865-70, which abolished slavery and granted equal citizenship and voting rights to blacks for the first time in U.S. history. All of these passed Congress as compromise measures betwe 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...
Bill of Rights and Today's Criminal Justice System The administration of justice and security in America is based upon Constitutional powers, originally drafted in the Bill of Rights. While the Constitution has been amended several times since its i Continue Reading...
" The Fourteenth Amendment explicitly provided the same limitations on the individual state's as existed for the federal government in regards to civil liberties and protections, and therefore the same exclusionary rule based on the Fourth Amendment Continue Reading...
U.S. Supreme Court and the Rights of Inmates The objective of this study is to identify the constitutional amendments that deal directly with the rights of correctional inmates. For each amendment, this work will describe the rights of inmates and c Continue Reading...
Outside of court, this takes place by way of affidavits and depositions (Sanders, 2007). The Amendment's final part assures the accused person the right to aid of counsel. Legal representation was once a benefit only accessible to the rich. The poo Continue Reading...
CIV S-90-0520 LKK JFM P, 2009 WL 2430820 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 4, 2009). (2010). Harvard Law Review, 123(3), p.752-759. This article discusses the civil rights case Coleman v. Schwarzenegger wherein the plaintiff sued California Governor Arnold Schwarze Continue Reading...
Not all offense levels are entitled to a jury trial and each jurisdiction has its own standard in this regard. As a general rule, however, any offense involving the possibility of incarceration as a sanction is entitled to the benefit of a jury tria 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...
8th Amendment Amendment 8 - Cruel and Unusual Punishment The Eighth Amendment (Amendment VII) to the American constitution is part of the American Bill of Rights which was ratified in 1789. The Amendment was to prohibit the States government from i Continue Reading...
Protecting Liberty Individual rights Bill of Rights defines the protections afforded individual citizens under the Constitution against excessive government intrusions into private lives and arbitrary prosecutions. These rights are contained in the Continue Reading...
Americans are aware that they are entitled to "their day in court" but may not fully understand the full range of due process protections that are contained in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. To determine the facts, thi Continue Reading...
Excessive Use of Police Force in the State of California Excessive Force in California The objective of this study is to examine the use of excessive force by police officers in the State of California. Toward this end, this study will conduct an e Continue Reading...
'" (Aspen, 1997, p.95). The primary step is to change the mindset of lawyers. They have to stop believing that they run the show and instead focus them as members of a team along with the judge to ensure that the legal system works for the innocent Continue Reading...
But the Georgia statute outlaws virtually all such operations -- even in the earliest stages of pregnancy." Roe, et al. v. Wade 410 U.S. 113 (1973) DISSENTING OPINIONS JUSTICE REHNQUIST In a dissenting opinion, Justice Rehnquist states that the d Continue Reading...
Constitutionality of a Postcard-Only Mail Policy Postcard-Only Prison Mail Policy Constitutionality of a Prison Postcard-Only Mail Policy The Constitutionality of a Prison Postcard-Only Mail Policy The state Department of Corrections (DOC) has re Continue Reading...
We cannot accept this proposition. If the two races are to meet on terms of social equality, it must be the result of natural affinities" (Pilgrim 2000). Justice Henry Brown ruled that the Separate Car Act did "not conflict with the Thirteenth Amen Continue Reading...
California Proposition 8: Same Sex Marriage The equal right to marry for same-sex couples in the United States has acquired growing public support over time, with a quantity of state-level laws passed and others presently up for debate. Proposition Continue Reading...
Federal Government Expansion Throughout American history the size and power of the federal government has been continually debated. This is because there are concerns that if it becomes too big it could have an impact on the scope of authority reser Continue Reading...
