Introduction There have been many Supreme Court cases that dealed with many concepts of the law‚ like obscenity for example. As a matter of fact‚ obscenity is a concept that Miller v. California deals with. To be more specific‚ this case deals with what is considered obscene‚ and if the specific obscenity mentioned in this case is protected by the first amendment‚ the freedom of speech. I will now explain this case in more depth. What brought this case about? In 1973‚ Marvin Miller‚ operator
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In general‚ the Supreme Court does govern well on issues related to abortion‚ school desegregation‚ and gay rights. Moreover‚ the court governs well because the courts decisions are based on the rule of law. “The Supreme Court may not speak directly for the people‚ however‚ its opinions speak to the people‚ and the methods used by the justices to express those opinions have revealed changes in the conception of the Court’s voice throughout history” (Bozzo‚ Shimmy‚ & April). Lastly‚ “The voice of
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the United States’ history‚ the Supreme Court has decided many cases. Their job is to decide whether or not laws‚ or punishments given by lower courts‚ abide by the rules written in the United States Constitution. Their decisions are based upon precedents set by other court cases‚ or their opinions of what the Constitution means‚ if there is no precedent. On the topic of the rights of minors‚ the Supreme Court has justly protected these rights as shown in the cases of In Re Gault‚ Tinker v. Des Moines
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he United States Supreme is the highest court and considered the supreme law of the land. This federal system is composed of three branches of government called the Judicial‚ Executive‚ and the Legislative. The supreme court is considered “separate from the executive and legislative branch.” (Court Role and Structure) The reason that it is separate is because the judges in the supreme court are not supposed to use bias in any case so they don’t want to be recognized as even having a party affiliation
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an infant [1985] IR 375 [1] when I first read the cases and my opinion on the specific case is unchanged even after reading an article by W.R. Duncan[2]. However W.R Duncan does detail some valid points about the case and the precedent that it may or may not have implied. In this essay I am going to evaluate and discuss Mr. Chief Justice Finlay’s judgment in the Supreme Court with regards to W.R. Duncan article. Analysis The J.H. case concerned a baby who had been placed into an adoption
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zone. This led to many Japanese American throughout most of the West Coast being relocated to interment camps. When Fred Korematsu refused to be relocated the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the military despite suspicions of racism. There were Supreme Court Justices who disagreed with the decision but the ruling still passed. The Supreme Court found Korematsu guilty of violating Civilian Exclusion Order No. 34. Despite clear undertones of racial discrimination‚ Fred Korematsu was still violating a
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AP Government For over 60 years‚ the Supreme Court has been making crucial decisions in controversial cases. There are many factors that affect the court’s and the judge’s opinion. Public opinion is the voice of the people. Can courts diverge too far from public opinion? The Supreme Court cannot derive too far from public opinion on many controversial cases but can certainly where appropriate. Controversial cases such as abortion‚ homosexuality‚ and death penalty receive a great
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The Bill of Rights and the Supreme Court On September 25‚ 1789‚ the First Congress of the United States therefore proposed to the state legislatures 12 amendments to the Constitution that met arguments most frequently advanced against it. The first two proposed amendments‚ which concerned the number of constituents for each Representative and the compensation of Congressmen‚ were not ratified. Articles 3 to 12‚ however‚ ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures‚ constitute the first
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Personally‚ I agree with the Supreme Court’s decision in the landmark case of R. v. Dyment. Particularly‚ with La Forest J. commentary it provided on the importance of privacy: “…society has come to realize that privacy is at the heart of liberty in modern state…Grounded in man’s physical and moral autonomy privacy is essential for the well being of the individual. For this reason alone‚ it is worthy of constitutional protection‚ but it also has profound significance for the public order. The restraints
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Slavinski 1/3/05 Constitutional Law Supreme Court Case Write-Up Case: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1976) Source: Internet http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=US&vol=438&invol=265 http://texascivilrightsreview.org/phpnuke/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=129 http://www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/case/324/ Issue: Did the University of California violate the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection
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