Maryland. The Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court case was formed from four similar same-sex marriage cases originating in Ohio‚ Tennessee‚ Michigan‚ and Kentucky that were consolidated by the Supreme Court under the title of Obergefell v. Hodges. It was accepted by the Supreme Court on January 16‚ 2015 whenever the petitioners were granted cert. The case was originally filed in the United States District Court for Southern District of Ohio‚ in which the trial court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs
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The Texas v. Johnson (1989) supreme court case is very important. It was a landmark supreme court case‚ and decided for all future court cases how the first amendment would be interpreted. They had to look at and determine the extent of the phrase‚ "freedom of speech". Johnson’s action of burning an American flag was to be reviewed and they would have to decide whether his action counted as "freedom of speech‚" and if it was protected by the first amendment. It turned out to be that his action was
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Felicia Antim Paper Research Rough Draft October 6‚ 2013 According to Environmental Business Ethics‚ “Because of their impact on the environment‚ businesses have an obligation to try to moderate the effects of their activities in an effort to protect the land and water resources. Many businesses act voluntarily to reduce their environmental impact. Industries that use or produce hazardous waste are mandated by law to regulate their businesses. In any case‚ reducing their environmental impact
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There was a major growth in population after World War II which made plain the evils of pollution. As a result‚ the idea of ecology spread and eventually led to a public outcry for government action to protect the wild. Environmentalism is a political movement which demanded the state not only preserve the earth‚ but to act to regulate and punish those who pollute it. Eventually the idea was advocated‚ to the President‚ a separate regulatory agency devoted solely to the pursuit of anti-pollution
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Most people inhibit morals and hold different classes of ethics‚ which plays heavily in choosing between right and wrong or fair and unfair. These decisions grow more difficult as time goes on. When considering which Supreme Court case I wanted to research‚ the thought of picking the death penalty topic originally swayed me. I did not want to pick such a controversial subject‚ but I grew more and more intrigued as I read deeper into the case of Gregg vs. Georgia in 1976. The case stirred up many
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Government “Supreme Court Research Project” Brown v. Broad of Education‚ Topeka (1954) Background: This may be the most known and the most controversial decision of the modern Supreme Court. The Court finally saw that some women don’t have any other choice than abortion.Right after the moment was handed down‚ Roe v. Wade has divided lawyers‚ politicians‚ and the public into those who support the decision and those who would like it brought down‚ either by the same Supreme Court or by act of
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Upper Tier Rights There are many cases in the history of constitutional law that involve the wording of the United States Constitution. One case that deals with many parts of the constitution is Miranda v Arizona. This was a case that the Supreme Court voted on in 1966. This is a case of upper tier rights‚ because it deals with the constitutional rights. It mostly deals with the fourteenth amendment which is a right to due process and the sixth amendment which is a right to counsel. A suspect
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Terry v. Ohio was a court decision made in 1968 that still affects how police conduct their operations to this day. This case gave special liberties to police officers which would otherwise be in conflict with the Fourth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment states " the right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ house‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizure‚ shall not be violated‚ and no Warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and
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In 1986‚ the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case established that there could be separate but equal facilities for blacks and whites‚ giving support to Jim Crow laws. The Supreme Court did not begin to reverse Plessy until the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case 58 years later‚ which established that segregating blacks and whites was unconstitutional and that separate could never be equal. After the period of reconstruction following the Civil War‚ many states in the south and
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that have been able to reach the top court‚ the Supreme Court. Even then not all of the cases that reached Supreme Court gained the status of being a landmark Supreme Court case. Each of these cases that gained the status of a landmark Supreme Court case was by embedding some type of societal impact that lasts to the United States such as‚ Miranda v. Arizona. In order for a case to be defined as a landmark Supreme Court case it must first reach the supreme court of the United States‚ then the case
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