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Civil Liberties Versus Civil Rights Student Name Columbia Southern University Unit II

3. Civil Liberties 4. Civil Liberties and the Supreme Court 1800-2005 5. Civil Liberties and the Supreme Court in the last two years 6. Leader of Civil Liberties 7. Civil Rights 8. Civil Rights and the Supreme Court 1800-2005 9. Civil Rights and the Supreme Court 1800-2005 continued 10. Civil Rights and the Supreme Court in the last two years 11. Leader of Civil Rights 12. Supreme Court Influence 13. Supreme Court Influence continued 14. The Status of Equal Rights Today 15. References Presentation Overview

Civil Liberties • Civil Liberties are the rights of individuals to a free society. The protection from the government (Patterson, 2013). • The Fourteenth Amendment protects people’s rights from the actions of the state and local governments (Patterson, 2013). • For example- freedom from slavery, speech, forced labor, and due process of law (Patterson, 2013). • Known as the Bill of Rights. 3

Civil Liberties and the Supreme Court 1800-2005 • In 1833, the Bill of Right was only applied to the actions of the national government (Patterson, 2013). • Challenged in the case of Barron v. Baltimore. • First ten amendments contain no expression of the intention to the state governments (Patterson, 2013). • In 1969 the Supreme Court Ruled. • Adults watch and read in their homes will not be consider a crime (Patterson, 2013). 4

Civil Liberties and the Supreme Court in the Last Two Years • In 2016 Henry MONTGOMERY, v. LOUISIANA ( Montgomery v. Louisiana , 2016). • The Court held that a juvenile convicted of a homicide could not be sentenced to life in prison without parole. • Montgomery murder Charles Hurt a deputy sheriff in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. • Supreme Court turnedover his conviction because public bias had prevented a fair trial ( Montgomery v. Louisiana , 2016). 5

Leader of Civil Liberties • According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). • Susan N. Herman was elected President of the American Civil Liberties Union in October 2008. • Mrs. Herman served on the ACLU National Board of Directors for twenty years. • She was a member of the Executive Committee for sixteen years (Susan N. Herman, n.d.). 6

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