John Paul Stevens

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

should they be fined $250,000 and serve up to 2 years in prison? This was answered on June 27, 1997 when the supreme court declared the CDA unconstitutional in the case Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union.(Greenhouse) Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said that free speech on the internet is held to be a freedom protected by the highest of laws, the constitution, specifically the first amendment.(Greenhouse) Like many other Americans the Justices agreed that it is important to try and protect

Although young Muslims endure an abundance of hardships at school, Muslims face a wider variety of issues in the real world. The Supreme Court has made many rulings that would allow the government to help Muslims. Supreme Court Justice Kagan said, “the Constitution permits more active involvement in accommodating minority members” (“First Amendment…”). This means that the highest court in the nation has ruled governmental aid as constitutional, which proves the government has the authority to help

People watched in shock; Protesters and none protesters circled around as Gregory Lee Johnson lit the American Flag on fire. Why would a man disrespect a symbol such as the American flag, that represents freedom, liberty and democracy? Was he protected by the constitution's first amendment? The Supreme Court answered all these questions we had by voting in favor of Johnson. Johnson's intentions were only political, and he as the freedom of speech. The Supreme Court was correct on this decision on

In the case Morse Vs. Frederick, a supreme court case that questioned the first amendment, the main argument set out by Frederick was that the school’s principal, Morse, was that Morse violated Fredericks first amendment right. Juneau-Douglas High School was in session during the Olympic Torch Relay for the 2002 winter Olympics. The school decided that it would let its students and faculty out for a short period to watch as the torchbearers passed the school. This was considered a school event

"The Sweet Hereafter and the Pied Piper" A tragic event can occur in no longer than a moment and produce a domino effect that can change everything in your life. The book "The Sweet Hereafter" by Russell Banks contains such an event. This book has a modernized undertone of the folk tale "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" by Robert Browning. This tale is carried throughout the books entirety. Both of these stories show connections in many ways and almost parallel one another in their basic plot

the inside he knows he has to go back. “Ok,” IKaika admits,” I’ll go back. One week later and it's time for Ikaika to go back to school. Instead he feels like the king of the world. Everything is so far but as Ikaika heads to class Paul and John show up. John and Paul giggle,” Aye look, it's the little baby.” “Please stop,” Ikaika demands,” I don’t want any trouble any more. I just want to go to my class that's

The Trickster of Hamelin The story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin comes in the form of a poem by Robert Browning. A poem which has been retold countless times, and has been used for inspiration in many other literary works. The primary theme of the story is to “The folly of man”. The secondary themes to support this are Greed, the loss of a generation of children, and the suggestion of heaven to which the children go. This retelling of this story, in the form of a film focuses on the story from the

Annexation of Hawaii John L. Stevens came to the island of Oahu in September 1889, acting as the U.S. Minister to Hawaii. While his mission in Hawaii was not clearly stated, his political actions on the islands clearly showed that Stevens thought that the annexation of Hawaii was proper and inevitable.      Stevens held firm beliefs about the future of Hawaii in the hands of the United States. From the start of his stay in Hawaii, Stevens made it clear whose side he was

People throughout the world experience catastrophes, and contentment throughout their lives. Some incidences may impact just their lives, or even the world. People experience occurrences in their generation where only they could have an emotional connection. Ancestors, grandparents, and our parents have experienced situations in their lives, which we could only take a glimpse of. We see the photos, we hear the stories but we don't feel the emotions, which they experience during that time. In my generation