I represented the Affirmative side in our recent court case, as I supported Philip and opposed the Negative side, who supported Ms. Narwin. Our main points included the following: Miss Narwin had a personal issue with Philip and that is why she acted so cruelly towards him, Miss Narwin started the entire ordeal and was the real disturbance, and finally Philip had the right to hum in class due to the First Amendment. The opposition had several points as well, such as Philip was being disruptive, he twisted the story in his favor, and he was kindly asked to stop but repeatedly defied the teacher. We showed the fault in these counterpoints through rebuttal. Philip was not being disruptive, as just humming along to the national anthem should be
4- The committee and Ms Beckel decided to include a religious studies curriculum in the program. The principal approved of it. However, Ms Wright one of the community members did not. She threatened to show up at the committee meeting with the media. On the day of the meeting, Ms Wright showed up with a placard protesting the use of the bible in public schools.
This autumn, I represented the School at the Empire Mock Trials in New York, competing against teams from all over the world. This experience helped me to hone my public speaking skills and taught me how to see issues from different perspectives. Furthermore, it deepened my understanding of the workings of the American legal
Segregation had been something the United States had struggled with for years. During the 1890’s segregation started to become more common and white people felt superior to other races, especially African Americans. White people believed, black people did not deserve the rights and respect that they had. Homer Plessy, the so called wrongdoer in the Plessy vs Ferguson case, was seven-eighths white and one-eighths black, and he had an appearance of a white man. On June 7, 1892, he purchased a railroad ticket from New Orleans to Covington La, and sat in an empty seat in a whites only car. Homer told the conductor he was black, and when asked to leave and move on to the appropriate car, he refused. He was an American citizen who had bought a first-class ticket and deserved to sit on that train. When the conductor called the police, Homer Plessy was arrested and later in court his case challenged the system and had a large impact on the African American community.The Plessy vs Ferguson trial affected humanity in both a positive and a negative way, because of the small negative short term cultural effects, such as disrespect towards African Americans, and the long term positive effects that lead to the equality between black and white people.
Similarly, Carpenter et al.'s overall argument is a logos appeal that reads "A cause should be pressed in the courts and in negotiations among local leaders, and not in the streets." (4) This statement appeals to the reader's sense of logic and reason and is effective because it is a logical appeal that cannot be refuted.
Pamela Powers on December 24, 1968 was kidnapped from a YMCA in Des Moines, Iowa and then murdered. A 14-year-old boy reported having had helped Robert Anthony Williams (defendant) car door and said he saw two skinny and white legs. His car and Pamela’s clothing were found the next day. William was found two days later in a town 70 miles away. During transport one of the officers inculcated William to tell them where to find the body in order for the child’s parents to have a Christian burial. William gave in and led them to the body consequently admitting to knowledge of the crime. In that same day (December 26), the Iowa
In December of 1965 Mary Beth Tinker, John Tinker, and Christopher Eckhardt were suspended from the Des Moines public school system for wearing black armbands supporting a truce during the Vietnam War (Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, n.d). Mary Beth and John’s younger siblings, Hope and Paul, also participated in the protest (Tinker v. Des Moines, 2013). Mary Beth, John, and Christopher’s suspension was lifted following the Christmas break when the students’ planned protest ended and they no longer were going to wear the armbands (Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, n.d). The students’ parents sued the school district on behalf of their children (Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community
My argument is in favor for the defendant in the case between Guiles V. Marineau. After a student continuously wears a controversial and extremely detailed t-shirt received at an anti war rally, the school district and family of the student take their discrepancy to court. I found multiple sources pulled from sources such as, FindLaw's United States Second Circuit case and opinions. (n.d.)., ProCon.org. (2017, November 15), Supreme Court Upholds Vermont Student's Free Speech Rights. (n.d.). and What are the Legal Rights of Children? (n.d.). In the following, the reader will be introduced to the case, the final decision, and my assessment of the case. I have drawn a conclusion, that the School system was in the right in this case and properly
In 1974, Dwight Lopez and eight students were suspended for 10 days on behalf of destroying school property and disrupting the learning environment at Central High School in Columbus, Ohio. Lopez testified he was a bystander and he was innocent. In addition, Lopez testified approximately 75 other students were suspended as well. Lopez claimed his suspension without a hearing violated his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process. During this action, the principals did not perform hearings for none of the affected students before ordering the suspensions. Due to the students not given a hearing, the principals’ actions were challenged and a class-action suit was filed asking for declaratory and injunctive
In the court of New Orleans, a jury were trying to decide whether or not segregation goes against the 14th amendment. The court were trying to say that “No the 14th amendment isn’t broken by segregation”. But the truth is it was, because the 14th amendment if “All born and raised in America are citizens”. But, there was one judge who saw the truth and was fighting for the future where segregation would be abolished. The judge who saw the truth backed up his points with details such as “The U.S Constitution is color blind, it does not favor one race over the other”, another detail the judge gave is “Whites and Blacks have the right to travel down the highway if they want to”. In the end the judge lost, and that is a brief summary about the Plessy
In Bethel School District v. Fraser, Matthew Fraser made a speech in front of an assembly of students in which he nominated a fellow student for a class election. In his speech,
In “from Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District” by Justice Abe Fortas, the Supreme Court creates a strong argument against the disruption of the black armbands. When discussing this argument the author uses a strong expression of logical evidence and a great variety of diction. In “Supreme Court Landmark Series: Tinker v. Des Moines,” an interview with law professor Catherine Ross, more empirical evidence is presented and the wide range of diction and syntax is not presented as advanced as it was in the first article.
In 1994, Christy Brzonkala, a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, stated that Antonio Morrison and James Crawford raped her. A year later, Brzonkala filed a complaint against Morrison and Crawford under Virginia Tech’s Sexual Assault Policy. After two hearings, Morrison was found guilty of sexual assault and sentenced to immediate suspension for two semesters. At some point throughout the duration of these hearings, Morrison personally admitted to having sexual contact with Brzonkala after she said “no” twice, however still affirmed that the sexual act was consensual. Crawford, however, stated that he left the room before any sexual activity commenced and was later charged with a lesser offense that was unrelated to sexual conduct. Being that both Morrison and Crawford were valued varsity members of the prestigious Virginia Tech football team and worried about the continuity of their athletic careers, they made an appeal through the university’s administrative system to reduce their suspensions. After being processed, the punishments were set aside
Mr. Umbridge wants to sue against his former boss, Ernie McMillan. As an employee, he had been working at the Alexandria Department of Corrections for twelve years. All he wants is to have his job back and if it not possible, then the client will sue for severance. The client believed he was asked to leave because of his engagement with the activists, as an act of “unlawful termination.” The department of corrections stated that his involvements in the activities reflected negatively on them. Mr. Umbridge justifies the first amendment, which defends his involvements as activist.
12 years ago the senate passed a statute that ordered every educational institution to honor the history and development of the constitution by setting aside one day for reflection. I had the opportunity to be apart of California Baptist Universitie’s meeting deticated to this special day. Trinity law school Professor Myron Steeves devoted an hour of his time to inform the meeting’s audience of the history and development of the U.S. Constitution.
3. Summarize the legal arguments raised by the (a) plaintiff and by the (b) defendant.