Essays Tagged: "U.S. Supreme Court"

This essay is all about going against School prayer.

formalize graduationceremonies. Such prayers are more "mandatory" than "voluntary."At the time the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 1962 and 1963 decreesagainst school-sponsored prayers and bible-readin ... laws reveals the religious motives behind the legislation, as inthe Alabama law struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1985 callingfor a "moment of silence for meditation or prayer."In 1992, the Co ...

(3 pages) 111 1 3.8 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Schall v Martin. this is a brief summary of important points in the juvenile case Schall v Martin. it is almost 2 pages long.

dge thought it was unfair to incarcerate them before trial. The prosecution brought the case to the U.S. Supreme Court for final judgment.The U.S. Supreme Court stated that the purpose of the pretrial ... nt of facts that must be given to juveniles before they are placed in detention. In conclusion, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the state's right to place juveniles in preventative detention.

(1 pages) 49 0 2.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Death: The High Price of Life

solutely sure that they are first worthy of killing.Somewhere the line must be drawn. This year the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether or not the federal law should continue to allow th ... e of the same ethics involved in juveniles and the insane could apply to the mentally retarded. The U.S. Supreme Court in ruling that executing the insane violates the Eight Amendment stated:For today ...

(11 pages) 82 3 4.2 Aug/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty