27 Amendments Explained (Part 2) Welcome back to our explanation covering all 27 amendments to the Constitution. We covered the first six in our previous post, and still have a long way to go to round out our summaries. Remember, the first ten belong to the...
27 Amendments Explained (Part 1) The United States has a very long, intricate legal history. After the Constitution was created, there have been 27 amendments, with the first ten -- better known as the Bill of Rights -- which have been debated, disputed, and implemented throughout...
Law is a cornerstone of civilization–it's crucial in maintaining order, ensuring justice, and protecting our rights and freedoms. From ancient philosophers to modern thinkers, many influential minds have contemplated the role and significance of law. For instance, Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben believed that because humans...
Did you take a moment to read about the crimes we had mentioned in our previous blog? We really hope you did, because we thought they were really some of the most iconic in America. For this article, we decided to take a more modern...
Crime. It’s all around us and it’s happening even as you’re reading this. While some crimes don’t make the headlines, there is a good number that do. But some crimes have been too wild to be forgotten. Here are some of the most iconic crimes...
Understanding Manslaughter Someone is always committing a crime somewhere. That we know for sure. After all, you see someone committing a crime in the local paper every day, if not twice a day! But for the average person, they might not entirely know what they are...
Prop 205 Arguments You Might Have Missed Even though the elections are over, did you really pay attention to what you were voting for? There is a very high chance that you stayed informed during the presidential election so you were able to vote for the...
If you haven’t studied law, or if you don’t know how the judicial system works, it can seem difficult to maneuver through and complex. After all, legal terminology is difficult enough for most people to understand, so it’s completely normal to feel overwhelmed when trying to...
With parts one and two of this series complete, this will be the final list of what we consider to be some of the most famous, iconic, and controversial Supreme Court cases. 1973 Roe v. Wade (7-2): More so than any other court case, Roe v....
Welcome back! We are glad you could join us to learn about even more famous Supreme Court cases. We also hope that you’ve enjoyed the first few we found to be extremely iconic. Here are even more to learn about! 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges (5-4): This...