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The Supreme Court: Searching Your Car When You're Stopped for Speeding
Searching Your Car When You're Stopped for SpeedingThe Supreme CourtCollecting EvidenceSearching Your Car When You're Stopped for SpeedingUsing the Right Not to KnockFinding Marijuana with…Walt Whitman: Autumn Rivulets
Autumn RivuletsAs Consequent, Etc.The Return of the HeroesThere Was a Child Went ForthOld IrelandThe City Dead-HouseThis CompostTo a Foil'd European RevolutionaireUnnamed LandSong of…Powell v. Alabama (1932)
Historical BackgroundBy the 1930s, the reign of Jim Crow had reached its apex in the South. Segregation of the races remained the norm across the region-and, indeed, across the nation.…Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Historical BackgroundIn the aftermath of Reconstruction, which ended in 1877, the Southern State governments again became-as they remained in the North-“white man's governments.“ The new…The Supreme Court: Is the Death Penalty Cruel and Unusual Punishment?
Is the Death Penalty Cruel and Unusual Punishment?The Supreme CourtPunishing the CriminalsIs the Death Penalty Cruel and Unusual Punishment?Must a Jury Decide the Death Penalty?Are Penalties…Our Top Stories for the Week of October 10, 2022
It’s been a busy week, from international tensions to weather disasters. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories of the week. International…Bryan, William Jennings
(Encyclopedia) Bryan, William JenningsBryan, William Jenningsbrīˈən [key], 1860–1925, American political leader, b. Salem, Ill. Although the nation consistently rejected him for the presidency, it…Utah
Utah State Information Capital: Salt Lake City Official Name: Utah Organized as a territory/republic: September 9, 1850 Entered Union (rank): January 4, 1896 (45th state) Present…Minnesota
Minnesota State Facts Capital: St. Paul Official Name: Minnesota Entered Union (rank): May 11th, 1858 (32nd) Present constitution adopted: 1858. State abbreviation/Postal code: Minn/MN State…Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Information Capital: Madison Official Name: State of Wisconsin Organized as a territory/republic: July 4, 1836 Entered Union (rank): May 29, 1848 (30) Present constitution…