Bill of Rights Project
Chad Minnema
Mitchell vs Helms
The First Amendment states that everyone has the freedom of religion, speech, press, and petition the government.
The problem was that people that people did not like that they tax paying money was going to religious school. So they filed a lawsuit and it overturned the ruling in 1975 of that the government can´t do that. But now if a religious school get help some the government that same help must be given to the non religious school.
Reichle vs. Howards
The First Amendment states that everyone has the freedom of religion, speech, press, and petition the government.
Howards was overheard by Reichle talking on the phone asking how many kids were killed in Iraq that day.
It relates with the First Amendment because Howards is in the government and Reichle has the right to petition the government’s ways.
District of Columbia vs. Heller
The Second Amendment states that everyone has the right to bear arms.
The District of Columbia put laws in place that banned certain guns.
The Second Amendment protects your right to bear arms, so Heller was just fighting for her rights.
Fernandez vs. California
The Fourth Amendment states that nobody can be searched without a warrant.
California was going to people’s houses and asking every occupant of the house if they could search it even if the first ones asked said no.
It applies to the Fourth Amendment entirely. Fernandez along with many others think it’s a violation of the Fourth Amendment to ask others after the first said no.
Monday, Nov 16, 2015, 09:00 PM
Supreme Court
Salinas vs. Texas
The Fifth Amendment states that the court systems should be fair.
The state of Texas forced Salinas to talk in a trial even though he is supposed to have the right to remain silent.
This is a violation of the Fifth Amendment in Salinas eyes, it isn’t by everyone though. This is a murder trial, so it’s very serious.
Miller vs. Louisiana
The Sixth Amendment states that everyone has the right to a quick, public trial.
Miller fought the current system in Louisiana. In the current system a case can be ended by a unaminous jury verdict.
Miller has much reason to fight the system. The system is under the Sixth Amendment, but has many flaws.
Roper vs. Simmons
The Eighth Amendment states that no cruel and unusual punishment can be used in the justice system.
Simmons was sentenced to death in 1993 at the age of 17. It was legal to sentence minors to the death penalty.
Simmons fought because he and his family thought that it was cruel and unusual punishment, violating the Eighth Amendment.
Source
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"ROPER v. SIMMONS." Roper v. Simmons. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2014. <http://www.oyez.org/cases/2000-2009/2004/2004_03_633/>.