171. Lochner v. New York
Lochner v. New York (1905) was
a significant United States Supreme Court ruling which held that the
Fourteenth Amendment of the United States
Constitution provided individuals with the
liberty of contract. The Court held that the Fourteenth
...
172. Major Decisions-New Jersey v. T.L.O.
The Supreme Court has an extensive history in
hearing cases in which the Amendments contained in the Bill of Rights are the issue of an alleged
violation or infringement situation. However, the majority of the cases deal
with adults in real w ...
173. Major Decisions-New York Times v United States
The U.S.
Courts have constantly battled with the interpretation and application of the
United States Constitution. An issue that is constantly arising in litigation
in the Supreme Court is the First Amendment of the Constitution. The rights
guara ...
174. National Security's Purpose And Role
National security is the means by which the Federal Government provides protection over the country by means of the economy in terms of militaristic as well as political powers. There are a variety of means by which the Government may ensure such national secu ...
175. Newspeak Overview
What is Newspeak?
Newspeak is a fictional language that was invented by renowned author George Orwell. Newspeak first appeared in Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. The term is also commonly used to discuss Soviet phraseology. ...
176. Northern Securities Co v. United States
The ruling
of Northern Securities Co. v. the United States was an important judicial
decision regarding antitrust law. Justice John Marshall Harlan wrote the decision
for this case.
In Northern
Securities v. the United States, the Supreme Court&nb ...
177. Plessy v. Ferguson
Plessy v.
Ferguson is one of the most important Supreme Court cases, in which the Court held
that racial segregation is constitutional under the
"Separate but Equal" Doctrine. Justice Henry Billings Brown wrote the
Court's opinion, which was ...
178. Quick Overview of Editing
What is editing?
Editing refers to the process of selecting and subsequently
preparing visual, audible, film, or written medium used to deliver and convey
some sort of meaning or information through a process of condensation,
correction, organization. Wh ...
179. Racial Discrimination At A Glance
Racial discrimination is that alternate treatment of individuals solely on the basis of race. In reference to such a major issue, we may reference that of the Fourteenth Amendment. The first area of interest within this Amendment is that of the "Equal Protecti ...
180. Racial Segregation Explained
Racial segregation, which was seen as the legal separation of different races of people due only to their specific background, was first instituted by the "Jim Crow laws". These were instituted and employed from the end of the 1800s until the latter part of th ...