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On March 15, 1933 Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born in Brooklyn, New York to Nathan and Celia Bader (Bio.com). Throughout her life, she faced much discrimination. She grew up in a time in America where women and other minorities weren’t always thought of as equals. For example, during her hearing before the Committee On the Judiciary United States Senate, Ginsburg talked about a sign she saw in Pennsylvania that had said “No Jews or dogs” when she was a teenager. Also during her hearing, she talked about

David Albert is a professor of philosophical foundations of physics at Columbia University in New York. He got his Bachelors degree in Physics from Columbia University and a Doctorate in Theoretical physics at Rockefeller University. In 2012, Dr. Albert got into a public dispute with Lawrence Krauss who is a theoretical physicist and cosmologist. He is also the Foundation Professor of the school of Earth and Space exploration at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. Dr. Krauss wrote a book

licenses and this practice can often go too far to infringing on the freedom of speech. This comment addresses occupational licensing laws and discusses when the licensing law goes too far. Regarding the most prominent cases on this issue, Kagan v. City of New Orleans and Edwards v. District of Columbia, this comment discusses the importance of narrowly tailored regulation laws in order to protect citizens from speech prohibition. Part I will analyze how occupational licenses can infringe on the freedom

2006). So the same conservatives on the Bench that favor state’s rights thought it was legitimate for one officer of the Executive Branch to define the laws practice. Neither with a claim a textual Constitutional evidence, yet activist driven for their ideological reasoning to achieve the desired results. Visa Versa Too In District of Columbia v. Heller (2008), it was ruled the Second Amendment protects the right

The jurisdiction of the federal courts is defined in Article III, Section 2, of the Constitution, as extending in law and equity to all cases arising under the Constitution and federal legislation; to controversies to which the U.S. shall be a party, including those arising from treaties with other governments; to admiralty and maritime cases; to controversies between states; to controversies between a state, or its citizens, and foreign governments or their subjects; and to controversies between

people daily who use cell phones while driving, according to the FCC. It is so common that almost everyone knows someone who has text and drove in the past or currently does it frequently. One reason why texting and driving at Columbia is an issue is because it is a law. “Texting, as that term is defined in subsection (1) of this section, while driving a moving motor vehicle shall constitute an infraction provided this does not apply to voice-operated or hands free devices

With Judicial review being such an important concept in this unit, it happens to play a massive role in our government today. Judicial review is defined as "the power of courts to decide whether a governmental institution has acted within its constitutional powers and, if not, to declare its action null and void." This is basically stating that judicial view sets the standards for determining whether or not an action put forth by our government is going to be within the guidelines of their power

Matters of Integrity: The Ethics behind Attorneys Valeria Ramos and Sabrina Reed Texas A&M International University  Abstract As an attorney it is his or her job to make sure the client is at ease and their privacy is being protected. The legal profession has many components in order to be a successful attorney. As attorneys there are ethical dilemmas that correspond with being an attorney. These dilemmas include conflicts of interest, staff-management, attorney-client advocacy, and professional

(Find Law, 2014). Introduction Morris A. Kent was a young teenager who had been in and out of trouble in the District of Columbia during the late 50’s and early 60’s. Kent had stayed in the juvenile court system on probation all the way up until 1961. When at the age of sixteen he was charged with several charges and was waivered into the adult system and later found guilty. Although, Kent appealed his case and his appeal went all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court (Find Law, 2014)

v. Madison case. In the Marbury v. Madison case, the court had declared a law unconstitutional. When a law is declared unconstitutional, it is called judicial review. Maryland had