negative behavioral effect on youth, the Supreme Court ruled that violent video games do not cause aggressive behavior among youth. In a recent attempt to ban the sale of video games to minors in the state of California, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia said, “there is no definitive evidence proving that violent video games cause minors to act aggressively” (“Violent Video…
Chief Justice John Roberts The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behavior, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office. The modern Supreme court is As envisioned in Article 3 of the…
New Jersey is the greatest state in America. This has nothing to do with the fact that I have lived in New Jersey my whole life; I make this claim strictly with objectivity and fact based arguments. The diverse, and densely populated state is home to a bevy of attractive and titillating features. Historically, culturally, scenically, New Jersey is without equal. Conventional wisdom of New Jersey’s ails are not grounded in reality. New Jersey is called “The Garden State” for a reason, as despite…
In 1960s America, women began to react in a new way to the building oppression that had taken decades to create. The double standards set up by society were finally boiling over, and women felt the need for an Equal Rights Amendment, which was originally proposed in 1923 by Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman. This inspired Shirley Chisholm to give her 1969 address to Congress, Equal Rights For Women. The speech expressed the irritations of women from the last century. Women were constantly…
Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr. is currently a Supreme Court justice and considered to have a rather conservative take on things. He is well known to lean towards making decisions that align with the ideals of a libertarian. On April 1, 1950, Samuel A. Alito Jr. was born in Trenton, New Jersey. He was raised in Hamilton, New Jersey. His father, Samuel A. Alito, emigrated from Italy and both of his parents were school teachers. Alito’s strong views on immigration originate from his father. Even through…
In 2008, 17-year-old Samantha Elauf was denied a job at Abercrombie & Fitch in Tulsa, Oklahoma after she wore a hijab, a headscarf, to her job interview. Heather Cooke, the store's assistant manager became concerned that Elauf’s headscarf would interfere with the store's “look policy,” which does not allow any headgear, and promotes the retailer's brand by having their salespeople, or ‘models’ wear and advertise their clothing. Cooke was unaware that Elauf was a practicing muslim who wore her…
Headshots: Violent video game and the targeting of our children The proliferation of violent subject matter in marketing and entertainment is nothing new. Mass media and its deluge of blood soaked mechanisms have long served as a form of entertainment for consumers in search of a release from their mundane lives. Multi-national corporations plot ways to hype their newest video game to consumers hungry for a more realistic experience. Game studios produce hyper-violent fairytales where humans…
There is a one in three chance that a black man in America will be incarcerated during his lifetime. Given the recent decision by a grand jury not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the death of 18 year-old Michael Brown, I decided to research some of the most common racial issues found in law enforcement. In this paper I will argue that our system of law enforcement and criminal justice is systemically racialized and disproportionately targets and disadvantages black men. The racism found…
constitutes a violation of their First Amendment rights, no matter what the age. More specifically, they don’t believe the federal government should decipher what is, and is not an acceptable form of entertainment. In 2011 Supreme Court Justice, Antonin Scalia wrote the following descent in striking down the ban on the sales of violent video games to…
Cancer, medical costs, and genetics are all complicated and interconnected terms. With these complications, there often comes confusion or frustration. The Supreme Court case Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. is one prime example of this confusion. The case revolved around the question of gene patents, more specifically, if a human gene can be patented. AMP is a scientific society that exists to help promote innovation in the molecular field of genetics. Myriad…