Gun Control "38,000 people died from gunshot wounds in 1991 in the United States" (Huelsman 99). "The U.S. homicide rate is 8.4 percent per 100,000 people, which is twice that of France and Germany; four times the rate in Great Britain, and seven times higher than Japan's" (Huelsman 99). When peopl...
The turning point came in 1973, the Supreme Court's decision in Roe vs. ... This false perception is fueled by groups supporting abortion rights and then uncritically unaccepted by the media. ... Seven hundred thousand abortions are preformed when the child is older than nine weeks in the United States each year. ... The value of human life is much more important than the rights of animals and yet more people believe that the rights of animals are the same as humans. ...
The burning of the flag is recognized as expression, but the burning of the draft card has other implications according to United States vs. ... These two levels of speech were defined during the case of Chaplinsky vs. ... Justice Brennan then points out that "sex and obscenity are not synonymous." He then explains that sexual content in art, literature, or scientific works are protected forms of press and speech. ... In 100 years, the parameters of art will be much different than they are today. ...
More then 50,000 cases are filed annually in the federal appeals court with about 5,000 reaching the formal hearing phase (Greenberg/Page; p.424-426). ... An example of a good decision by the court is the Roe vs. ... Reversing past Supreme Court decisions (Brown vs. Board of Education; 1954), deciding political issues (Bush vs. ... This presents the possibility that high profile cases, such as roe vs. wade may be overturned. ...
The plaintiff, a white male, brought up the issue that he believed he had been rejected merely on the basis of his Caucasian status, and that minorities who had gained admission into the University had lower test scores then he did . ... You do not take a person who, for years, has been hobbled by chains and liberate him, bring him up to the starting line of race and then say, "You are free to compete with all the others," and still justly believe that you have been completely fair. " President Johnson believed that with affirmative action, society was allowing minorities to act...
For example, a strong percentage of Americans concur with the idea of free speech throughout the United States, but when a court case such as Texas vs. ... It is the Congress, rather than the President, who is bestowed by the Constitution with the lawmaking duty. ...
He was then a servant belonging to Doctor Emeerson, who was there an Assistant Surgeon in the [U.S. ... Emerson, "made an assault upon the said plaintiff[s],...and then there beat, bruised and ill treated [him/her], the said plaintiff, and kept and detained [him/her] in prison there, without any reasonable or probable cause whatsoever, for a long time wit, for the space of twelve hours there next following, contrary to laws of the said state [of Missouri] and the will of said plaintiff... The Supreme Court ruling that ultimately interpreted the Constitution, at the time, is titled ,"Scott vs. ...
A significant majority - 70% - believed they are paid less than men of equal ability are. ... • Female college graduates earn 28% less than male college graduates. ... Women of Color in Corporate Management Women of color are much more likely than white women to cite lack of a mentor/sponsor as a barrier to advancement (47% vs. 29%). 50% of women of color attribute their career success to "access to high-visibility assignments." ... Women of color represent just less than 1 person of total board seats. ... Women-owned businesses have more then doubled in the past 12 years....
