Lawrence v. Texas

It has been argued that Fisher III neither provides any substantive additions to Equal Protection Clause (EPC) Jurisprudence, nor any guidance to lower courts how to apply Grutter and determine whether a race-based admissions program is consistent with the Fourteenth Amendment. Danielle Holley-Walker, in her article published in winter of 2014, explores the impact Fisher III has on race-conscious admissions programs, and argues that Fisher III enhances the strict scrutiny analysis, especially when

is needed to promote diversity, improve students’ critical thinking skills, and increase race-consciousness by utilizing race as a factor in college admissions. University of California Regents v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265, 98 S. Ct. 2733, 57 L. Ed. 2d 750 (1978). The Reagents of the University of California v. Bakke is a US Supreme Court case from 1978 that upheld the use of affirmative action and allowed education institutions to use race a factor in their admissions policy. However, the US Supreme Court

In the case of Charlie Craig and David Mullins, the petitioners, versus Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd., the respondents, the court sides with the petitioners. This claim is based upon an argument meant to highlight the discriminatory nature of refusing service within a public accommodation. The actions of Masterpiece Cakeshop, first, violate the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Law as the bakery exists as a public accommodation, rather than an individualized entity. Second, it is invalid to believe Phillips

Traditional wedding vows state, “I, (name), take you (name), to be my (wife/husband), to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part”(Callaway). Marriage is defined as two people bond together legally under the protection of laws. Couples are able to express and establish their life long relationships officially, publicly, and permanently. Due to the fact that

Burger court had multiple issues that included ethnic diversity in schools and affirmative action cases, such as the Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. On liberties concerning religious rights in schools, the court outlawed the practice of religious exercise in schools in cases such as Stone v. Graham, but maintained a cases like Widmar v Vincent explained that colleges cannot make religious student secular activities in colleges. (Sergey) Warren Burger retired in 1986, and has left

Mentioned in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of our constitution, the Due Process Clause states “individuals cannot be deprived of life, liberty, or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards.” Due process itself can be classified into two main types; substantive and procedural. Procedural due process deals with equal and fair protection of individuals under the law, while substantive due process deals with government regulation of personal freedoms and liberties. Due to the

perspective about a daily routine. All of those cases were decided because of the 14th Amendment, giving citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws. However, the Amendment also limits the actions of all state and local officials. Dred Scott v. Stanford, Dred Scott taken by his owner he travel to Free states and he attempted to sue for his freedom, but he was still a property to his owner. The Constitutional question was that if he was considering a freeman or a property? However the decision

History of Homosexuality in Society Throughout the course of history, the topic of homosexuality and its acceptable behavior has been one of varying opinions and much heated debate. Although how tolerated homosexual behavior was all through history can differ depending on who your source is, most everyone can agree that a few large cultures were either strongly for, or against, homosexuality. One key player in the fight against homosexuality was the all-powerful England. The first English civil

Hodges 40-41). Based off of these cases, there has clearly been great perplexion as to how homosexuality should be viewed and treated. Which leads to the controversy of gay marriage, and Obergefell v. Hodges. Obergefell v. Hodges was the Supreme Court case of 2015, which ultimately granted equal marriage rights to same-sex couples. Obergefell was arguing in favor of equal marriage rights, while Hodges had an opposing argument. This case was brought to the

majority opinion for same-sex marriage for United States vs. Windsor in 2013. Kennedy is also well known for Lawrence v. Texas, Boumediene vs. Bush and Citizens United vs. FEC. Justice Kennedy has displayed an occasional conservative record, although he has been known to vote in such a manner that angered the conservatives. Schmidt reveals that “Kennedy’s majority opinion in Lawrence v. Texas (2003) is one of the most well-known demonstrations where