Civil Liberties Union‚ petitioner v. The Executive Secretary‚ respondent‚ 194 SCRA 317 (1991) Facts: Executive Order No. 284 issued by President Corazon C. Aquino on July 25‚ 1987. The pertinent provisions of the assailed Executive Order are: Sec. 1. Even if allowed by law or by the ordinary functions of his position‚ a member of the Cabinet‚ undersecretary or assistant secretary or other appointive officials of the Executive Department may‚ in addition to his primary position‚ hold not more than
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Research Question: What is the “school-to-prison pipeline‚” and what steps have various reform groups taken to halt the funneling of students into the criminal justice system in major U.S. cities over the past five years? Relevance: The school-to-prison pipeline plagues schools and youth across the country‚ specifically minority and disabled students in urban areas. Due to policies employed in elementary and secondary schools across the United States‚ students are funneled directly from
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their clients. Unfortunately‚ the influence of the most well funded interest groups overshadows even the most well intentioned under funded interest groups. This paper will focus on one special interest group that certainly is biased to the civil liberties of the public in general‚ and does not have the greatest of funds as backing but does have the ingenuity to get their voice heard. “The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is a public interest research center in Washington‚ D.C. “ (EPIC
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style and the way it’s written catching our eye and making us think deeply about every line in it. We used to take the Statue of Liberty for granted‚ not even really caring about it‚ until “The New Colossus” and immigrants really showed everyone what the statue truly meant. Before the poem became well known‚ nobody understood the true meaning behind the Statue of Liberty. When the statue was first built in 1886‚ Americans did not care much for the statue‚ they didn’t realize what it stood for and
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Liberty and justice are two ideas that are often associated with America. These two values are repeated in poems and songs such as the Pledge of Allegiance and have become somewhat of a logo for the country. Sadly enough‚ there is still debate over who is
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The importance of Civil liberties over National security Multiple people have different opinions on whether National security is more important than civil liberties or Civil liberties is more important than national security personally Civil liberties is more important an example to show that civil
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National Security vs. Civil Liberties In May 2013‚ Edward Snowden‚ a CIA and NSA employee‚ risked his career and freedom to do something he felt was right; let the world know that the United States had programs such as the interception of telephone metadata‚ PRISM‚ XKeyscore‚ and Tempora internet surveillance programs. This was called the most significant leak in US history by some and sparked up the discussion about the balance between national security and civil liberties. The country needs to strike
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Then towards the end of the poem there was an inscription that contradicted itself. Just as the statue in the poem “Ozymandias” has an inscription marked into it‚ the poem “New Colossus” is an inscription to a statue itself‚ being the statue of liberty. “Ozymandias” shows how the statue’s original inscription is contradictory to what it has become‚ similar to what the “Newer Colossus” explains. The inscription in the poem “Ozymandias” read “I am Ozymandias‚ King of Kings; if anyone wishes to know
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2007). Constitutional law affects public safety in various ways. Constitutional law ensures personal security‚ personal liberty‚ and protection of both private and public property. For example‚ constitutional law gives a person the right not to killed‚ injured‚ or abused. Constitutional law also affects public safety by giving individuals the liberty of free movement‚ liberty of assembling peaceably‚ and to be secure in a person’s house or vehicle. “Constitutional law also addresses the keeping
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Following the labour union disputes and the more militant activism of organizations like the CIO and the Popular Front on the side of the workers‚ civil liberties and the freedom of speech took an increasingly central role as the decade was nearing its end[2]. The creation of the Department of Justice’s Civil Liberties Unit in 1939‚ established civil liberties as an issue with "a central place in the New Deal understanding of freedom"[3]. It is exactly this idea of freedom that Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
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