In February, specifically on the 14th of February, I had the opportunity and privilege to observe a civil case. This case took place in Newark, NJ, at the Superior Court. The judge presiding over this case was Judge Jose L. Linares. Liger6, LLC v. Antonio…
Essays on Judiciary
The Plessy v. Ferguson case wrongfully convicted Plessy telling him that the 14th amendment only applied to political rights not “social rights”. Homer Plessy was a 7/8ths white and a 1/8th black man living in a white and black world, with no in between. Whites…
In the United States Supreme Court cases of Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. the Board of Education, the Court show signs that they are in favor of segregation. By assessing documents from the perspective of individuals in the different departments like psychology, sociology, etc.,…
A thirty-year-old shoemaker makes a history-altering decision on Tuesday, June 7, 1892, when he will be purchasing a train ticket to board the East Louisiana Local to purposely sit in the whites-only section. The man of the hour is Homer Plessy, and although he was…
The certainty of Miranda v. Arizona is a known as the important legitimate contention, simply because at the finish of Miranda vs. Arizona it prompted the presence of something huge that is still even practiced till this day. The case of Miranda v. Arizona occurred…
No man is allowed to be tortured to attract a confession out of him; he must be convicted first by trial. Then if it is clear that he had conspirators he is allowed to be “tortured” but in a humane manner. The Connecticut Law in…
Everyone has their natural right when they are being arrested or enterrigated they must be informed of their rights so that they understand that everything they say can and will be used against them later. Arnesto Miranda was the man in the case that wasn’t…
The idea of the jury system came to Britain with the Norman Conquest and its role was quite different from what we have today. At that time the jury was basically just a group of witnesses who provide information to the court. Under Henry II’s…
The legal system is the procedure in which the law is enforced. It dictates an individual’s rights, responsibilities, & limitations. Two major examples of legal systems are civil law & common law. Civil law, also referred to as non-criminal law in some nations, is concerned…
Today and in the past, justice was a tricky topic because “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” (Martin Luther King Jr). Today, injustice is everywhere around us. It also does not help that sometimes the good has to suffer for the bad as…
