John G. Avildsen

The U.S. Supreme Court gave women the right to abortions in 1973 and this law has been effective and upheld to this day in most cases. Although abortions have been made legal by the Constitution, some states have made them illegal, causing difficulties for women to get them. This has put women in countries without access to them in potential danger. Without proper access to abortions, women are at a risk of serious health complications that can often lead to death. These issues have been especially

Roe vs. Wade In the case of Roe vs. Wade, Jane Roe, whose real name is Norma McCorvey was at the time a single pregnant woman who challenged the Constitution of Texas’s abortion laws. The laws made it a crime to obtain or attempt an abortion except for medical reasons like to save the life of the mother. Roe claimed rights to privacy. In 1971, the case was then sent to be argues in the supreme court. In 1972, it was argued again. The case involved the rights of privacy that were implied by the

The Supreme Court is made up of many justices that believe in two different judicial philosophies. These two philosophies are that of judicial activism and strict constructionism. These philosophies differ quite a bit from one another, but they both work toward the same main goal. Both philosophies play a part in court cases when it comes to deciding on a final ruling. Judicial activism is a judicial philosophy that states that a court has the right to, and should go beyond what is stated in the

Roe v. Wade was a landmark Supreme Court case in 1973. The plaintiff, Jane Roe, was challenging the state of Texas and its abortion laws when she was denied an abortion in 1969. She was suing the Dallas county district attorney, Henry Wade, in order to prove the laws unconstitutional. The laws stated that “abortion is illegal except if necessary to protect the woman's health,” (Mezey). The cases end result was that the court ruled the law as unconstitutional and that abortion be legal, with certain

How is marriage defined? Any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established invarious partd of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage. Sadly many religions still will not accept same sex marriage. A ruling by Massachusetts ' highest court that prohibiting

SUMMARY The Voting Rights Act 42 U.S.C. §§ 1973 et seq., decision is important regarding the laws governing voting rights and their relationship to minority voters. Its implication and effects however does not end within the legal realms and dimensions but continues through to society, culture, and human rights. The Voting Rights Act initially established in 1965 under Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration protected “racial minorities” from biased voting practices. It was a huge stride in the civil

Have you been in so much pain that you were immobilized and physically unable to work yet denied any medical treatment? This happens to be the story of G.W. Gamble, a prison inmate injured while serving his prison sentence. In 1973 Gamble was unloading cotton bales from a truck in accordance with his prison labor assignment. During a routine shipment unloading, a “6.00 pound” cotton Bale (later determined to be 600 pounds, fell onto him, causing him to severely injured his back. Gamble struggled

In the monumental 2015 Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges, the majority of the justices voted that the right to marry is a fundamental right of the people, regardless of the gender of the two-people joining in matrimony. Although this current Supreme Court case is considered a landmark case for the progression towards equality, this national debate pertaining to gay marriage has been going on since the 1986 case of Bowers v. Hardwick, which altered a Georgia law to “consider only the constitutionality

Gun control laws have long been a heated topic in the U.S. for years. The second amendment which states the right to bear arms contains a lengthy history of interpreting its meaning; for some it means that citizens should have a right to protect themselves and for others it is interpreted as it only applying to people in the military. No matter what people define the second amendment as, the recent gun mass shootings have brought this topic to the forefront where it has been debated continuously

King v. Burwell (2015) is a Supreme Court case involving two parties, the petitioner David King and the respondent Sylvia Mathews Burwell the Secretary of Health and Human Services. In a brief background of the case according to Oyez, Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010 to increase the number of Americans covered by health insurance and lower health care costs. ACA requires each state to establish an “exchange” in which people can purchase health care; and if a