Select one of the Landmark Supreme Court cases from among the list we have studied and explain your opinions about the rights and freedoms that were challenged. Talk about your reaction to the decisions of the Court.
Note to students: Try your best to select a variety of cases as you see your peers talking about cases so we can cover a wide range of issues here.
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I really enjoyed reading about the "Boat Case". I agree with the decision that the court made. Gibbons license was most certainly superior to Ogden's because it was given to him by the federal government. The commerce clause played a big part in this case. This clause states that congress has the power to regulate commerce among the states. The supremacy clause also plays an active part in this case stating that everyone must follow federal laws in the face of conflicting state laws. This is why Gibbons won the case.
ReplyDeleteHonestly there isn't one that i liked more or was the most important. I believe that each case that i've read had some kind of importance to them. They all had differnt situations and differn't struggles. Each and everyone of the cases had a point to them. I loved how each case had differnt reasons to file a complaint. For instance The "boat" case and The "bank" case. One case was over a boat license and the other case was over a bank.
ReplyDeleteI agreed with the Gibbons vs. Ogden case known as the Boat Case. Gibbons had a state liscense which was, i guess u can say, cancelled out by the federal liscense of Ogden. I feel like Ogden did have the right to take over Gibbons boat company because the supremacy clause states that anything federal overrides anything national.
ReplyDeleteI liked the Brown vs. the Board of Education case best. I feel that it was blatant racism and cruelty. Little Linda Brown lived only a few blocks from a white school and was forced to go to a black school that was out of her district. I feel like they had no right to make her go to a black school. Seperate-but-equal is just another way of saying that racism is ok, and that one race can be superior to another. What they did violated the 14th amendment.
ReplyDeleteThe case I choose is the case of Mapp Vs Ohio, the situation of this case were dealing with the rights of a woman who's rights to unlawful search and siezure were violated. The police who came to her house had a warrant, but the warrant was for one specific purpose which was for search of gamblings records. On their search they found pornography which back in that time was illegal and sued her. Without a warrant that specifies you looking for anything other than stated, you are not able to convict anyone. I feel she should have not been able to be convicted for that, it was infact a crime, but not the one the police were looking for.
ReplyDeleteI believe all nine cases we've learned so far all have significant importance to them. The case I feel related to me more was the “Separate Schools” case. In this case, Brown was forbidden to go to an all white school. Personally, I believed it was ridiculous for Brown to have to walk six blocks of trains and past a junk yard in order to get to a school; when there was a school closer to her house that offer better education. In the “Separate Schools” case, the 14th Amendment was violated. In the 14th Amendment it states, “no state shall ... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws”. Even though during this time there was segregation, Brown and every other colored person deserved the same rights as whites had. I am very pleased that the Court decided to overturn their ruling of the Plessy vs. Ferguson case and the Court realizing how much different races, nationalities and genders need each other in society.
ReplyDeleteThe Pleesy vs. Ferguson caught my attention. This case touched me the most out of all the cases i have answered so far. I feel this way because this case shows no "love" to the 14th amendment. When the Supreme Court took this case they stated that Plessy's rights wasnt violated. But the louisana state law stated that the train cars were separated because of...basically discrimination. But as everyone else i believe in equal rights and freedom to do or sy whatever i feel. I thought that the ruling was outragous. I felt it was extremely unfair, but in the long run the case as overturned and rights were granted.
ReplyDeleteI liked the “Separate Schools” case. In this case, Brown was forced to go to an all-black school when the all-white school was closer to her house. I agree to Chanda because it's ridiculous for a little girl to walk a mile to get to school when there is a school closer to her house that offers better education. In this case, the 14th Amendment was violated because Brown and other colored people did not get the same rights as white people do. In the end, the Court overturned their previous ruling on the Plessy vs. Ferguson (Train Car) Case.
ReplyDeletethe seperate schools case was the one that grabed ma attention more. because i dodnt think that it is fair that children couldnt go to the schools of their choice due to their color. and the 14th amendment was being violated because she, and others, were not being given the same rights as everyone else that was not of color. but then eventually the case was overturned and her rights were as equal to anyone elses.
ReplyDeleteI think that the Marbury vs. Madison case was important. It showed for the first time the Supreme Court's power to review laws and judge them according to the constitution. This was an important issue because looking at the context of the case, it seemed that this right had never been exercised before, and it was ground breaking in that it changed how laws were made from then afterwards.
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I belive that the Alanta hotel vs supreme court was the case that caught my eyes the most because,the supreme court for once made a desicion that was correct!The hotel owner had np right to say that his 14th amendment was being violated,it wasnt right for him to turn away blacks from his hotel because of there race,the supreme court was my friend in this case!!!
ReplyDeleteI was interested in the Plessy vs Ferguson, because Plessy lost. I don't agree with this verdict, because it wasnt right what was going on. Black people had to sit in a different car than the whites when they rode the train. Not only did the blacks have to, but any other minority had to do the same. The constitutional basis of the supreme court case was the 14th amendment. Even with this amendment being in the constitution Plessy still lost the case. The case eventually got overturned years later during Brown vs Board of Education came about.
ReplyDeleteI think the most interesting case was "Forced Busing." This was unfair to discremanate and seperate blacks from whites or any toher race because everyboyd is equal. Still these days there is still racism going around and its just something that wont go away.
ReplyDeleteThe Supreme Court Case that caught attention the most was the Regents of the University of California vs Bakke. This was a pretty significant case because most people only think of discrmination against non-whites,but this was a case of discrmination against a white man. I strongly agree with the Supreme Court's decision because it brought light to the things people will do to satisfy a quota.
ReplyDeletethe case that really astounded me was the Miranda vs. arizona case. this case was important, it insured that our rights were read and we knew what we were entitled to. our miranda rights are read whenever you are getting arrested and police officers read you your rights.. you have the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law..etc..
ReplyDeleteI believe that the most important case was the Atlanta hotel case. I believe that the government had every right to control the customers that was going in and out of that motel. The owner should not have discriminated against the color of his customer's skin due to the fact that money is money either way. His rights weren't violated at all, he was just being a whiny baby.
ReplyDeleteEveryone who has participated on this has done very well this week. However, I'd like to hear from all of the students!
ReplyDeleteThe case that caught my attention was the Regents of the University of California vs. Bakke. I feel as you should not be determined on whether you should get into a college based on your skin color and so did the Supreme Court. I do feel like the plaintiff's right were violated, and that is why i do agree with the Supreme's Court decision. Bakke should have won and that is why he did!
ReplyDeleteI think that the Marbury vs. Madison case was the best case. Marbury felt as if his rights were violated because he was promised a job that he didn't get.He was refused his job.
ReplyDeleteI thought that the case with McCulloch vs. Maryland was interesting because Maryland sued McCulloch to recover taxes from federal bank.
ReplyDeleteThe Brown vs. Board of education caught my interest because it was dealing with segregation of whites and blacks. The school was in her district as we would say,so she should be able to go there and not be judged by the color of her skin to tell if she is allowed or not. EDUCATION IS EDUCATION FOR EVERYONE NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT!
ReplyDeleteThe Korematsu vs. United States case caught my attention, because the United States responsibility is to insure the safety to the citisens of this country by any means necessary. The only thing that didn't sit to well with me was how they made Korematsu even though it was for a reasonable cause.
ReplyDeleteA case that I payed close attention to was the Gideon vs. Wainwright. This case showed that everyone should be treated equally, regardless of your level of wealth, race, or religion. I believe at the end the Supreme court made the right decision. No body should be deined legal representation no matter how poor or rich they are.
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