Near vs. Minnesota (1931) 1. Constitutional Question: Does Minnesota violate the Freedom of Press in the First Amendment with the “gag law”? 2. Background Information: J.M. Near. published a newspaper called “The Saturday Press.” The content of “The Saturday Press” was thought to be racist‚ prejudiced and hateful in general. Because this hateful speech was spread to the public in the form of a Newspaper‚ Near was taken into custody by the state police. The state arrested the man because of
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Ann Marie Plane‚ “Creating a Blended Household: Christian Indian Women and English Domestic Life in Colonial Massachusetts” Plane explored the households of Christian Indian women and those of English colonists. The ideal of a blended household is explained and made clear in her exploration. To clearly define the blended household she explored the fact that English household ideology and native practices disagreed with one another and led very different family‚ marriage‚ household and religious
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Iranian law‚ if they found guilty they can be sent to jail. In the western society‚ gay people have rights and any action that discriminate them can be challenged in the court of law. Bigamy is an offence in the Western world and those who violate marital law can be prosecuted. However‚ in some countries bigamy or polygamy is not an offence and on most occasions treated as a social norm. In countries like Saudi Arabia‚ Sudan‚ Yemen etc under the Islamic law polygamy is permitted but under specific
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WOMEN’S LIFE WORLD CIVIALIZATIONS HIS 103 OCTOBER 9‚2012 The life of a women has changed in way of improvement. Back in the days women couldn’t really do much but stay home and take care of the kids. In the 1800 Elizabethan era times most people’s rights were fairly limited. There was no democracy‚ and most people had very little say in national politics‚ though on the parochial level‚ men and women could be elected to parish councils. What you did with your life was as much
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The Literal Rule Words should be given their ordinary‚ dictionary meaning‚ with no exceptions. Lord Esher stated in R v Judge of the City of London Court (1892) that this should be done even if it leads to a ’manifest absurdity’. Judges who follow this rule‚ only apply the law and do not try to interpret the law. Advantages • Provides the will of parliament • Maintains the separation of powers • Encourages consistency Disadvantages • Harsh results • Absurd results • Rigid/ mechanical
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nudity‚ for example‚ causes offense to some people‚ but most of us find it at most a bit embarrassing‚ and it is avoided by a simple turn of the head. The same goes with sex and coarse language on television this principle doesn’t support criminalizing bigamy or drug use‚ or the enforcement of seat belts‚ crash helmets and the like. As we all know‚ nude photography is a subject to the freedom of expression and unless that form of expression is obscene or offensive in nature‚ it is completely legal. Nude
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People’s lifestyles and behaviors towards life changes through every generation. In my country‚ there are many differences between our generations and our parents’ generation. Young generations are more open-minded‚ active and adaptable to the changes of life than the older ones. Looking at the past‚ we can easily see that our parents are more reserved in enlarging their relationships with other people and have a narrower point of view towards life. In contrast‚ young people now are always eager
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BOOK REVIEW THE THIRD SEX AND THE HUMAN RIGHTS By Rajesh Talwar The third sex and the human rights as the name suggests throws light on the plight of the third sex. In this book‚ Rajesh Talwar talks about not only the socio economic plight of the third sex but also discusses various problems faced by this community while struggling for their political and human rights at the international level. Many of us would be perplexed about the usage of terms like eunuchs/ transgender/
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Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” focuses on Louise Mallard‚ the wife of Brently Mallard‚ who has just discovered that her husband has been killed in a railroad disaster. Overcome with grief‚ Mrs. Mallard hides away in her room for an hour reflecting on what life will become like without her husband. Once realizing that she is free from her oppressed marriage‚ Mrs. Mallard becomes elated. Upon discovering her newfound freedoms‚ Mrs. Mallard departs from her room only to find that her husband is
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EN BANC [G.R. No. 119064. August 22‚ 2000] NENG “KAGUI KADIGUIA” MALANG‚ petitioner‚ vs. HON. COROCOY MOSON‚ Presiding Judge of 5th Shari’a District Court‚ Cotabato City‚ HADJI MOHAMMAD ULYSSIS MALANG‚ HADJI ISMAEL MALINDATU MALANG‚ FATIMA MALANG‚ DATULNA MALANG‚ LAWANBAI MALANG‚ JUBAIDA KADO MALANG‚ NAYO OMAL MALANG and MABAY GANAP MALANG‚ respondents. D E C I S I O N GONZAGA-REYES‚ J.: Presented for resolution in this special civil action of certiorari is the issue of whether or not the
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