The plaintiffs argued that their family structure was nether better or worse for their children than if they were parented by a married heterosexual couple or single parent. ... Bourke vs Beshear is the fourth lawsuit involved in Obergefell vs Hodges. Bourke vs Beshear is strikingly similar to Henry vs Wymyslo. ... If forcing the Supreme Court action was their goal, then the majority judges in the appellate received the outcome they wanted. ... They then asked if a state's refusal to recognize an adoption defies the constitution's Full Faith and Credit Clause (Perry). ...

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That is because back then, White jurors were more likely to have negative feeling towards blacks. ... The all-male jurors deliberated for less than thirty minutes and sentenced her to thirty years of hard labor. ... Women and men behave differently as jurors; at times women are more emotional, empathetic, compassionate, and understanding than men in criminal cases. ... The Hoyt vs Florida, 368 US 57 (1961) case is comparable to Taylor vs Louisiana, 419 U.S. 522 (1975). ... During the time of the Taylor vs. ...

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Mapp vs. ... Officers then arrested Mapp for the possession of these items under Ohio state law, which prohibits "lewd, lascivious, or obscene material-. ... Argument: Ohio The prosecution argued that the search was legal because the evidence was peacefully retrieved from the home other than forcefully taking it from Mapp. ... Mapp then had the case appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States. ...

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In an article from The Arizona Republic, in 1986, the writer said, "To some, abortion is a black-or-white issue; to others it's a moral vs. medical question; and other perceive abortion as the rights of the unborn vs. the living." ... Many would overprice, and sometimes they would not do the abortion the first time they said they did, and then would raise the price for a second abortion (Baumgardner, 22). ... For the first time, women were able to make their own choices, without consent from men or people in higher positions than themselves. ... The Supreme Court case of Roe vs. ... I bel...

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The Roe vs. ... Following the bill, in 1859 a campaign by the American Medical Association lead more than forty states to outlaw abortion. ... New York then follows by also making abortion legal. ... tions in Webster vs. ... The Roe vs. ...

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An example of this is the1946 Everson vs. ... Other government services are given to religious schools, like a sewer systems, so this reimbursement is no different other than it is more direct. ... It government is also not allowed to clearly have a preference in religion more than non-religion or non-religion more than religion (Establishment Clause). The loose interpretation that was put on the Establishment Clause in the Everson vs. ... Another dissenting opinion for the Everson vs. ...

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It has been more than two hundred years since our country's founding fathers wrote the constitution MW, and since then much has changed. ... The Court's 1942 decision in Wickard vs. ... Just as Wickard vs. Filburn first gave the Congress power to do almost anything, United States vs. ... In 1995, however, the Supreme Court--for the first time in more than half a century--invalidated a federal law on the ground that it was outside the scope of the commerce power. ...

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These five documents are the Royal Proclamation of 1763, the Johnson and Grahams Lessee vs. M"Intosh judicial decision, the Calder vs. British Columbia judicial decision, the Baker Lake vs. ... The Indians then surrendered their lands to the U.S. government. ... One such case was Baker Lake vs. ...

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In the United States, many current abortion laws were derived from the Roe vs. ... Abortion in the United States was legalized with the political and ethical breakthrough of the Roe vs. ... In Roe vs. ... These laws seek to undermine the 1973 Roe vs. ... This was settled in 1973 in the case of Roe vs. ...

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Thurgood Marshall's goal was a bit different than the teachers. He did not want to uphold the Plessy vs. ... Then in 1953, Marshall and the teacher appealed to the U.S. ... Supreme Court case, Plessy vs. ... There are lots of black students that get better grades in school than people of other races. ...

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But that all changed in 1961, with the case of Mapp vs. ... Mapp was then convicted for the possession of them. ... In United States vs. ... They would rather have organizations run things of special areas of interest than the government. ... One of the most famous of these cases is New Jersey vs. ...

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Hearsay is evidence based on the reports of others rather than the personal knowledge of a witness; bear in mind there are exceptions to the hearsay rule. ... In Pointer vs. ... For example in the case of Craig vs. ... Justice Scalia was very much opposed with the opinion, referring to Coy vs. ... The statement must be made from due stress, excitement or startling from the event at hand. 3) Then Existing Mental, Emotional, or Physical Condition, a statement of the speaker's then state of mind or body, such as intent, will, plan, motive etc. 4) Statements for Purposes of Medical Diagnosis ...

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Women's centers and hospitals perform more than a million abortions per year. ... They claim if abortion is illegalized then mothers will have to resort to having illegal operations, which would be more hazardous to their health than having an abortion through an experienced doctor. ... On the other hand, the anti-abortion supporters consider it to be murder, rather than a matter of choice. ... In 1973, in the case Roe vs. ... I would definitely go with the Supreme Court's decision in the Roe vs. ...

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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. ...

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It was a period not long after the American Revolution, in a war which the Americans won their independence and then together formed a new nation. ... Later, as the raiding on American ships continued, America declared war on Britain since they seized many more ships than the French, and also that many people were convinced that Britain never really accepted the fact that American won their independence. ... Then there was the Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the United States, and gave America additional resources for future growth. ... The government also fostered the economic g...

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For further explanation, since 1974 it has also been illegal for an individual to contribute more than $1000.00 to a federal candidate or more than $20000.00 per to a political party. ... I want to briefly discuss three aspects of "soft money" in financing political campaigns, and in that discussion touch on a United States Supreme Court opinion decided on December 10th of 2003 in McConnell Vs. ... Bush has more than quadrupled his nearest competitor in total fundraising, which the F.E.C. estimates is upwards of $100 million, which they say will probably be used for his 2004 re-election campa...

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Every glory that we associate with it is the result of duty done. " The American flag represents more than just symbolic freedom, equality, and strength. ... Since then America has established Justice, a Constitution, and opportunity to its inhabitants. ... Following Bacon's Rebellion, in 1803 the case of Marbury vs. ... Bacon was then elected to the Burgesses by supportive local land owners sympathetic to his Indian campaigns. ... The controversial topic of marriage between interracial couples in the 1960s was deemed constitutional until the case of Loving vs. ...

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More than ever, politicians are clamoring to restrict America's constitutional right to own guns and the right to self-defense. ... In the years before 1976, the District of Columbia had a fairly low crime rate, but since then, it has risen dramatically to become one of the highest in the nation (Baimbridge, par. 8). ...

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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. ...

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In Snyder vs. ... In court, the defendant, Phelps, attempted to prove that the signs were meant to express a public concern, rather than target the Snyder burial itself, and that his group was exercising its First Amendment right of free speech and expression. ... The decision opened the door for more wrongful demonstrations that do more harm to individuals than express a political or religious view under the protection of the First Amendment. ...

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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...

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Then after the government notifies the individual in question, the material is either used by the agency or is destroyed. ... On March 19, 1997 the Supreme Court hears the Shea vs. the ACLU case regarding the CDA. ... In March of 1998, the Child Online Protection Act was proposed to make it a federal crime for "Whoever, in interstate or foreign commerce, by means of the World Wide Web, knowingly makes any communication for commercial purposes that includes any material that is harmful to minors without restricting access to such material by minors pursuant to subsection (c) should be fined not...

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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. ...

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In 1954, the Supreme Court issued a controversial ruling in the case of Brown vs. ... First both houses rejected amendments to abolish the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program funded through the Transportation Bill, and then the House rejected an attempt to eliminate use of affirmative action in admissions in higher-education programs funded through the Higher Education Act. ... Thus, affirmative action was designed to serve a larger purpose than merely breaking down the barriers and forcing compliance. ...

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Percy Schmeiser Vs Monsanto Canada Inc. ... Miss Blake is basically just asking the court to not say more than they need to in the interest of modern science and modern medicine. ... The case actually then went to the court of appeal and the judge ruled with Monsanto there as well. ... Also the verdict that will be passed has more effect than just on the parties directly involved the conflict, it will affect all Canadians who may at sometime in their life have any contact with patent, agriculture or biotechnology. ... The most agreeable of the rulings would be such: to decree nothing about ...

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