Essays Tagged: "first amendment rights"
Censorship, Freedom or Suppression?
ld wide view.The citizens of the United States are living in a pure democracy that has given us all first amendment rights. This alone should mean that their should be no government intervention on a ... ). This act more or less states that the Internet should be censored and be given restrictions. The first issue this brings up is who owns the Internet. No one really owns it because it is really thou ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Censorship in America
I can ever remember. The issue is so delicate because censorship by definition infringes on peoples First Amendment rights. Usually when that phrase is used, controversy follows quite closely. Pornogr ... will be forced to step in. Is this wrong to want something like this. Does this "infringe upon our First Amendment Rights" or is this doing what is "necessary and proper." This is where the real disp ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media
Eugene V. Debs
eople peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.This is the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. It is without question the sing ... t be a democracy, but a dictatorship. In speaking his mind, Eugene Debs won a great victory for the First Amendment rights for the people of the United States.Eugene Victor Debs was born in Terre Haut ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Finely v. the National Endowment for the Arts: One Battle in America's War over the Arts
ing the status quo appears to be one of the lesser declarations by the Supreme Court in the area of First Amendment rights. It was in reality the fine text of the majority and minority opinions show i ... the grounds that it was "(1) impermissibly vague under the Fifth Amendment, and (2) it violated the First Amendment on its face by imposing content-based restrictions on protected speech." (Cunnane, 1 ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Pornography.
es would be to use censorship. However, many people protest that censorship is a violation of their first amendment rights and a hold back on freedom of speech. The Internet is the largest information ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science > Computer Ethics
Freedom of speech in school.
all appropriateness of the subject discussed in the school newspaper and the fact that the students First Amendment rights were clearly violated serves to counter the overall injustice the Supreme Cou ... upreme Court, the reason the issue was taken all the way down the rungs of the judicial system must first be taken in account. The primary reason for the principal's actions derives from what he felt ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
The first amendment.
The First Amendment, which guarantees Americans the freedom of speech, has been debated for years. An ex ... ate is in the case of Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier. In this case the people (Respondents) First Amendment rights were violated by the principal of their school. Their rights were violated be ... direct violation to an agreement signed by the school officials, which assured the students' their First Amendment rights (White, et al, 6-7). However, the principal had certain reasons for deleting ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government
Internet filtyers at libaries
rom reaching many other internet sites when they install filters. Therefore, they are violating the first amendment rights of persons who use the computers (ODER 1). The battle over the use of interne ... t the use of internet filters. The case against internet filters was based on four main points. The first was that the filters do not work because they both over block and under block. Secondly, the C ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues
Teen Curfews are Ridiculous. Should teenagers have curfews? Write a research essay on the topic.
ch on the rights of teens and parents, are ineffective, and there are much better solutions. First of all, how can teen curfews be a good solution if they enroach on the rights of teens and the ... rights of Americans as given to them by the Constitution of the United States. Teen curfews violate First Amendment rights, particularly the right to assemble. According the time line taken from "Mile ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
If you could go back in time and ask the Framers just one question to clarify meaning, what would it be, and why is the answer important today?"
If I could go back in time, I would ask the Framers of the Constitution to clarify the First Amendment of the Constitution, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of reli ... he preservation of religious liberties is in jeopardy. There are so many different views on how the First Amendment rights should be used. I recently read my local newspaper's editorial section. There ... e used. I recently read my local newspaper's editorial section. There were eight letters written on First Amendment issues. The following are some of the subtitles for those letters: "Freedom of Expre ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Censoring the media is a crime
their children. Our society is getting nowhere. Government censorship is a violation of American's First Amendment rights, there is no solid proof that the media causes violence, and although parents ... pular culture media would not help to reduce violence and promiscuous sex among America's youth.The First Amendment is one of the things that make Americans and America great. According to the Public ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Ethics Pornography
e practice of censorship is a difficult responsibility that must be applied minimally to ensure our first amendment rights. Any government body that chooses to censor artwork or pornography on the bas ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Censorship Of The Net
When you think of the first Amendment do you think of the Internet? Do you believe that censoring the Internet violates ou ... e censored and that it is other things that is corrupting our society. Due to the protection of the first amendment rights, censorship of the Internet violates our rights as American citizens. Censori ... be considered, addressed and dismissed.Freedom of expression is a fundamental right granted by the first amendment of the constitution. This allows individuals to express their creativity in whatever ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Speech Codes
ism and prejudice against women, minorities and homosexuals. Others claim that it is a violation of First Amendment rights. Speech codes on campuses are a good way to regulate speech to protect the le ... peech codes on campuses to fight these problems? Many people claim speech codes are against First Amendment rights. What does the First Amendment tell us? "Congress shall make no law respectin ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
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erienced in the United States for nearly two hundred tears without respect to the Native American's first amendment rights to freedom of religion. Through the Native American Graves Protection and Rep ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology
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erienced in the United States for nearly two hundred tears without respect to the Native American?s first amendment rights to freedom of religion. Through the Native American Graves Protection and Rep ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology
The Boy Scouts of America have become the target of
.Those against the Boy Scouts of America actions would argue that the organization is violating the First Amendment rights given to the homosexual members removed from scouting. The First Amendment st ... bership. ?The United States Supreme Court? ruled ?that the BSA had a ?right to associate? under the First Amendment that would be violated if the BSA were required to allow Dale to remain in the organ ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
King Birmingham Jail
m was when the law was being enforced to segregate African Americans, essentially taking away their First Amendment rights. He felt injustice needed to be eliminated because it was affecting Birmingha ... etters, think long thoughts and pray long prayers” (268)? Writing from jail showed that he had first hand experiences with segregation empowering him, and helped to persuade the reader that he, i ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Taking on the Press by Melvyn Bernard Zerman, "Helpfulness to the Student Journalist"
the Press is a must read for all student journalists. This text discusses the conflict between the first amendment rights of the press and those of individuals and of the government, using well-known ... er into the laws and ethics concerning journalism. Zerman further explores the conflict between the First Amendment and the rights of individuals in other cases, such as Time, Inc. v. Hill where it is ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues
Policing the Web
S. government attains the right to censor internet content, it will be an egregious invasion of our First Amendment rights, and a flagrant step towards the complete obliteration of our civil liberties ... ting censorship, we will be no better than the governments we condemn.Another important part of the First Amendment is its mention of a free press. The internet is a viable form of press, which is cle ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing