Chief Justice of the United States

3610, DR. LOVERN, 10/28/2017, Marshall Trilogy: The Indian Nation Katlyn Ford Valdosta State University The colonization of the Western world by Europeans has left lasting impacts on its original inhabitants. The original inhabitants are the indigenous tribes who were found living on the land that Europeans had yet to claim through their conceptualization of discovery. It was through this underline concept of discovery, held most often by white male Christians, that colonizers based…

constitutional law. An example of a landmark Supreme Court case is, Brown v. Board of Education, 1954. Brown v. Board of Education is considered a landmark Supreme Court case due to the fact that it showed the need for racial equality in the United States, and completely changed the legal notion of “separate but equal”. This case was about racial based segregation with children in public schools, because the “separate but equal” rule was violating the…

Chief Justice Warren brought all of the Justices to agree to support a unanimous decision declaring segregation in public schools unconstitutional. On May 14, 1954, he delivered the opinion of the Court, stating that "We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine…

“Freeze! put your hands up”. The purpose of the Miranda rights is to safeguard the Constitutional rights of each citizen of the United States of America.The fifth amendment of the Constitution in particular protects the person from incriminating themselves. Imagine if you got arrested and the fifth amendment is not read to you. “Have you been to jail? ‘No?’ Well now you are going there.” Do you ever fear you’re going to jail for no reason without warrant of arrest or trial by jury? How would you…

police organizations must be setup. This gives police agencies a chain of command and structure. It is also important that every agency knows their roles and responsibilities as it applies to the law. Each policing agency either falls under Federal, State, or local agencies. Knowing this enables the different policing agency to know what laws to enforce in their area of responsibility. Each agencies roles and functions are set forth through each agencies civil service system. Another factor…

left to the justices to decide the outcome of a case. Judges frequently write different types of opinions to express their belief and understanding of how the cases ultimate ruling should be. Homosexuality is a very controversial issue that has emerged in our society. Depending on one’s upbringing and mentality, individuals have formed their own personal…

The United States government has a system of checks and balances that ensures that all parts of government are balanced. This measure is in the Constitution to safeguard against a tyrannical government. The Senate, as part of the Legislative Branch, checks and is checked by other parts of government. In order to maintain this balance, the House of Representatives, the Executive Branch, the Judicial Branch, and the American people check the Senate’s powers. The House of Representatives is…

George Yacu Ms. Donohoo English Per. C 14 December 2015 “Keep Your Eyes On The Prize, Hold On” According to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the population of prisoners in the United States has nearly quadrupled in a span of almost forty years. In 1972, the United States incarcerated 300,000 people; however, recent statistics show that about 2.3 million people are in prisons and jails today. There is a sense of despair and hopelessness in poor communities and…

Thurgood Marshall is arguably one of the most important Supreme Court justices in the history of the United States. Thurgood Marshall was born in Baltimore, Maryland, he graduated from Lincoln University and from Howard University Law School. Thurgood began his legal career at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Working his way up to Chief Legal Officer, Thurgood ran the effort to end racial segregation for the next twenty years. One of Thurgood’s most famous cases…

Court cases dealing with the Fourth Amendment, as our technological world progresses. Olmstead v. United States and Katz v. United States are two similar cases, that exemplify the progression of the Fourth Amendment. Both of these cases are based around police wiretapping. The question in both, do the police require a warrant when there is no physical intrusion of privacy? In Olmstead v. United States(1928), Roy Olmstead was knowingly breaking the National Prohibition Act, by selling,…