These Colors Don't Run, But They Do Burn The famous phrase, "...give me liberty, or give me death," was articulated by the revolutionary thinker Patrick Henry and has since become a mantra for the people of the United States of America. However, many may never think about the myriad...

How to Judge Age BiasIn contrast to all the "glamorous" cases on the U.S. Supreme Court's plate this term, a "homely" challenge, in the words of one litigator, could transform the landscape of job bias litigation in this country. But the homeliness of the case is certainly not in its facts. Falterin...

Tinker V. Des MoinesTinker V. Des Moines was a very controversial case. In December 1965, a group of adults and students in Des Moines including 15 year old John Tinker, his sister Mary Beth, their friend Christopher Eckhardt, and their parents had held a meeting at the Eckhardt home. The group det...

Throughout the history of blacks in America, there have been periods that could be called "civil rights movements." Though brief, these spurts offered guidance and a good background for crafting techniques and strategies to the leaders and organizers of America's modern Civil Rights Movement in the ...

CONSTITUTIONAL LAWTwo foundations of our government, the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. -Individual rights from God, give up some liberty to the state.-A federation is a union of states.-States do not give up their own sovereignty.-Taxation supports the army-balance of power--abs...