Launching oral arguments in appellate courts has become more and more unusual. In a few courts, oral argument is only heard when requested or when ordered by the court. (Mosk, 2) The time allowed for oral argument has dropped sufficiently as well. In one case from the 1800s, Dartmouth College vs. Wo...

I Pledge Every day across America, students recite the Pledge of Allegiance, which still contains the same thirty-one words students have been reciting since kindergarten. However, in the near future, this may not be the case. The ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which...

Second only to watching the proceedings in person or perhaps seeing them on television, listening to the Supreme Court justices argue and debate about a case was an informative and unique experience. Although I was aware of how the court system worked before listening to this proceeding, I was unaw...

R. Freeman Butts makes the case that legal and historical scholarship points to the broader, separatist, and secular meaning of the First Amendment when it comes to answering the question of whether church and state should remain separated in the educational realm. He argues that current efforts t...

The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) is widely known for having established the precedent of "separate but equal." The case originated in Louisiana and was a direct challenge to the separate passenger cars that were designated for the black and white races. The Supreme Court, ...

Conception: I believe that life begins at the ending of the first trimester through the pregnancy. I consider it a human when there is a beating heart and a brain that is functioning. A beating heart to me represents that there is life, and that there is signs of growth, while still in the mo...

Capital PunishmentIt these days approaching the 21-century, it would be difficult for an individual to dispute the argument that social problems have reached an all time high. The number of offences being committed has been continuously rising over the past years. Indictable offences of which the mo...

Death Penalty For years outrageous crimes have caused the government to use the death penalty for capital crimes. This has been acceptable by most people in the past, but in the last relatively few years, more and more people have questioned the morality of the punishment. The arguments on both si...

The Marbury vs. Madison case resulted in the most important Supreme Court decision in history. The court\'s ruling established the power of judicial review, solidified the Constitutional system of checks and balances, strengthened the power of the federal government, and made the Judiciary an equal ...

The Death Penalty The argument for the death penalty would suggest that one who has murdered an innocent individual should not be allowed to live. Often times, those who commit murder sit in prison and watch television, play cards, or go outside to play games such as basketball with other inmates...

Over a half a century ago, years before my very own existence, a rift in history took place. A rift so great it would affect the lives of many persons for as long as life breathed it breathes into the veins of existence. This rift was the decision passed down by the Supreme Court in the case of Brow...

This case focuses on the Smith Act, which was passed in the late 1940's. Under this act "It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly or willfully advocate, abet, advise, or teach the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of the overthrowing or destroying any government in the U...

Having a child is often looked upon as a wonderful experience with endless rewards, but not everyone thinks this way. More and more females are having a procedure done called an abortion. In this process the pregnancy is terminated. Many women are not ready for a baby and see this as a way out. ...

Euthanasia: Whose Life Is It? Imagine a body slowly and excruciatingly being broken down by an unseen and uncontrollable invader. Now imagine that there is a law preventing anyone from ending that suffering. Welcome to the argument over euthanasia. Euthanasia is defined as "the ac...

Capital punishment is a very controversial issue. Many people have differing opinions about how a criminal should be disciplined, but there is no one right or correct answer. According to a USA today poll, eighty percent of Americans are currently in favor of the death penalty (USA Today). Presen...

Assignment # 2 1. Summarization of the holding in Roe v. Wade. The court does not authorize a direct appeal when there is the pursuit of only declaratory relief. The court does review the case, on appeal, because there is no reason not to if the seeking of relief when the case is properly before th...

Many airports are located in areas populated by people. Most people dislike the constant noise of the aircraft, but deal with it anyway. However, sometimes the noise can be too much for some people and action will be taken. In some extreme cases, a major question becomes involved. Does the flight of...

Should same-sex marriages be legal in the United States? Marriage has the power to change lives in an instant. For most people, marriages invoke images of a man and a woman being joined together forever. But for gays and lesbians, having the chance to enter into marriage is a far-off dream, not a r...

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Every year there are about 250 people added to death row and 35 executed. The death penalty is the harshest form of punishment enforced in the United Sates today. Once a jury has convicted a criminal of an offense they go to the second part of the trial, the punishment phase. If t...

Euthanasia The Government The Supreme Court unanimously rejected both arguments about Euthanasia. The justices found it quite reasonable to differentiate treatment refusal from assisted suicide. When doctors honoured patients' right to refuse treatment, they let the underlyin...

The Right to Choose The main issues of euthanasia are maintaining the status of illegality, legalizing the procedure, and regulating the procedure. The controversy of euthanasia involves moral, ethical, and legal concerns. "In this country, according to a survey reported in the Journal of American M...

Since 1989 when the Supreme Court ruled that desecrating the flag was protected under the 1st amendment there has been a controversy over one of our country\'s most recognized symbols. To this day the house and senate have been trying to pass an amendment that would allow for laws making the desecra...

William Leuchtenburg\'s book on \"The Supreme Court Reborn\" contains nine different essays that talks about the constitutional crisis of the 1930s. Each of the articles focused on the various aspects of the said crisis. Leuchtenburg used these nine articles to stress out his point that whatever d...

Hate speech, I have to say is one of the most controversial arguments when considering the fine line that we have to draw when people claim that it is their constitutional right to oppress others with their words based on their religion, nationality, gender, sexual preference, or skin tone. Since 1...

Nathaniel Caberto Argument and Persuasion MWF - 1130 - 1240 Same Sex Marriage Imagine you have fallen in love with the person of your dreams, and the two of you have discussed it and have decided to get married. Now imagine that the person you wish to marry is of a different race. It woul...