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Monday, December 11, 2017
Civil Rights
The Civil Rights movement in the United States has sought to protect numerous groups from discriminaiton and lack of Due Process throughout U.S. History. Listed below are some of the groups that have sought relief from discrimination through the Supreme Court. Next is each listed group is the number of students that may select that group. Once you have selected a group research a law that has either imposed discrimination upon that group or freed them from it. You may not choose the same piece of legislation as a classmate. Give a 50-100 word synopsis of the law, the year it was passed, and the effect of that legislation.
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Asian, Geary Act
ReplyDeleteThe Geary Act was a law passed passed in 1892 that extended the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 by adding onerous new requirements. The law required all Chinese residents of the United states to carry a resident permit. Failure to carry the permit at all times was punishable by deportation or a year of hard labor. Furthermore, Chinese were not allowed to bear witness in court, and could not receive bail. Within a few months, Chinese in the U.S. protested that the law violated the 8th, 5th, and 6th amendments.
Henry Feng
7th Period
African American
ReplyDeleteIn 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that segregation in the public schools was a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. However, implementation of the Court's decision went slowly, with massive resistance from the states. In 1957, a federal court ordered the desegregation of public schools in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, ordered the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the nine black children who were enrolled in Central High School from attending.
Camryn Pugh 6th period
Disabled
ReplyDeleteThe American with Disabilities act was passed in 1990.The act was a civil rights law that prohibited discrimination in employment, schools, transportation and all public areas towards individuals with disabilities.The law being passed has put an increase in employment for people with disabilities and has influenced the accommodations given for disabled people that are handicap.
Mykaela Llacar 6th
African American
ReplyDeleteIn 1896,the Supreme Court ruling of Plessy v Ferguson upheld discrimination against African American, ruling that separate but equal was allowed. This ruling led to separate bathrooms, water fountains, bus areas, and more for African Americans and caused the racial divide and abuse of African Americans to persist and worsen despite the end of slavery.
Alisha Zuté Period 6
Women
ReplyDeleteThe 19th amendment prohibits the states and the federal government from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis of sex. It was adopted on August 18, 1920, after a long struggle known as the women's suffrage movement. At the time the U.S. was founded, its female citizens did not share all of the same rights as men, including the right to vote.
Sümeyye Islamoglu 6th
Asian
ReplyDeleteThe Magnuson Act or the Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943 allowed Chinese immigration into the US after they weren't allowed to immigrate from the Chinese Exclusion Act. It also allowed some Chinese to be naturalized citizens but continued preventing Chinese to own businesses and property. Passed in response to China becoming an allied nation in WWII.
Andrew Yang
7th
Native Americans
ReplyDeleteThe Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 applies to the Indian tribes of the United States, also known as Native Americans, and makes many, but not all, of the guarantees of the Bill of Rights applicable within the tribes. The Act appears today in Title 25, sections 1301 to 1303 of the United States Code.
Maheen Meraj
6th Period
ReplyDeleteAfrican American
In 1857 the supreme court ruling of Dred Scott v. Sanford.the supreme dred scott a slave from Missouri sues for his freedom on the belief that he should be free seeing that he lived in a free territory for some time. The supreme court ruled against him saying that under the constitution he was considered his masters proprety and had to be returned to him.
Jacob Rice
Period 7
Women
ReplyDeleteTraditionally, women were paid at lower rates than men even when the jobs they were doing were comparable in skill. The Equal Pay Act, established in 1963, contributed to women's rights in the workplace and eliminated wage discrimination. This law made it illegal to pay different wages to men and women if they are performing the same task in the environment of the same workplace.
Angie Mancino
period 6
Asian
ReplyDeleteChinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in 1882 prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers. Following the legislation, a period known as the "Driving Out" era was born. In this period, many anti-Chinese Americans sought out to physically force the Chinese communities to flee to other areas. Many of these outbreaks occurred in the Western states. The Rock Springs Chinese Massacre and the Snake River Massacre of 1887 are two notable such occurrences.
Henry Zhang
6th Period
Elderly
ReplyDeleteBecause of frequent cases with abused seniors in facilities and agencies, the Elder Justice Act was passed on March 23, 2010 by Barack Obama. It was passed to protect the elderly from elder abuse financially, emotionally, and physically. The Elder Justice Act provides federal resources to prevent, detect, treat, understand, intervene in and, where appropriate, prosecute elder abuse neglect and exploitation. The effect the law had on the elderly was to stop others from committing crimes and treating the elderly unfairly.
Camille Trusclair 7th
Native American
ReplyDeleteIn the court case Michigan v Bay Mills , a federally recognized Indian tribe with a reservation located in northern Michigan, opened a small casino in the town of Vanderbilt, Michigan, on lands purchased with funds from this trust. The state of Michigan sued for closure of the casino by claiming that the Bay Mills casino violated state gaming laws, as well as various provisions of its Tribal-State compact. The court held that Indian tribes have sovereign immunity that can only be revoked by Congress with a 5-4 majority.
Bonita Hall
6th Period
Women
ReplyDeleteIn the Frontiero v. Richardson case, this case was the first that argued before the Supreme Court by Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Court strikes down a federal statute that automatically grants male members of the uniformed forces housing and benefits for their wives, but requires female members to demonstrate the “actual dependency” of their husbands to qualify for the same benefits. Four Justices conclude that laws differentiating by sex are inherently suspect and subject to strict judicial scrutiny.
Hunter Boyd
6th Period
African American
ReplyDeletein 1870 the 15th amendment was passed. The 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that the "right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
Katarina Shanar 6ht period
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ReplyDeleteWomen
ReplyDeleteIn Bradwell v. Illinois (1873), the Supreme Court imposed discrimination on women by holding that states may statutorily deny women the right to practice law. Bradwell’s attorneys argued that the Illinois Supreme Court’s denial of a license abridged Bradwell’s “privileges and immunities” as a citizen of the United States. However, the court determined that the right to practice a profession was not among the privileges included in the Privileges and Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Ashwini Prabhu
Period 6
Disabled
ReplyDeleteThe Javits Wagner O'Day Act was an U.S federal law requiring that all federal agencies purchase certain supplies and services from nonprofit agencies that employed those who are blind or have other significant disabilities. The law was passed by U.S Congress in 1971 under former president Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Nia Eugene
6th period
Disabled
ReplyDeleteIn Bragdon v. Abbott (1998), the main issue evolved around the Supreme Court was whether HIV is a disability and reproduction a major life activity under the ADA. The verdict of the case ruled for this to be true, and that even asymptomatic HIV would qualify Abbott to claim protection under the act. The reason was to eliminate discrimination towards people with disabilities in the workplace, public areas and by government entities.
Jacob Roy
7th Period
Asian
ReplyDeleteThe People v Hall case in 1854 ruled that the testimony of a Chinese man who witnessed a murder by a white man was inadmissible, largely based upon the opinion that the Chinese were a race of people viewed as inferior, and who are incapable of intellectual development beyond a certain point. The case also discriminated the differing in language, opinions, color, and physical appearance of the Chinese. This opinion gave the court reason to declare that Chinese people had no right to testify against a white citizen in the US court system.
Brandon Wong
7th
Elderly
ReplyDeleteThe Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 forbids employment discrimination against anyone at least 40 years of age or older in the United States. The ADEA prevents age discrimination and provides equal employment opportunity under conditions that were not explicitly covered in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It applies to the standards for pensions and benefits provided by employers, and requires that information concerning the needs of older workers be provided to the general public.
Christopher Tilford
6th
African American
ReplyDeleteThe SupremeCourt case NAACP v. Alabama in 19958 protected the right to assemble peacefully, regarding the Montgomery bus boycotts in 1955. The court decided that the NAACP ( National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People) did not have to reveal its membership list and thus subject its members to harassment.
Danielle Davis
6th
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ReplyDeleteAfrican American
ReplyDeleteThe Fair Housing Act (FHA) prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, or disability.
Peter Martin
6th
Native American
ReplyDeleteThe landmark decision in the Cherokee Nation v. Georgia was one that had significant impacts on the native americans as a whole. The argument against the natives where that they were considered a "foreign entity." This voided all of the Cherokee in the sense of law and rights. This discrimonatry case took place in 1831. The effect was the institutional silencing of the native people.
Dhilan Patel
Period 7
Asian
ReplyDeleteThe McCarran–Walter Act ended all federal anti-Asian exclusion laws that were placed before the act was passed. The act was focused on denying immigrants who were unlawful, immoral, diseased in any way, politically radical instead of their country of origin as many Asians were denied immigration. However, the law did have a a quota on how many Asian immigrants can come to the United States. The law was passed in 1954 by Senator Pat McCarran, and Congressman Francis Walter.
Paul Manavalan
Period 7
Women
ReplyDeleteOn January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court made a decision regarding abortion in the Roe v Wade case. Norma McCorvey, AKA Jane Roe, resided in Dallas, and took the District Attorney of Dallas, Henry Wade, to court for denying her the right to terminate her pregnancy. the Supreme Court sided with Roe, stating in their opinion that criminalizing abortion in most instances violated a woman’s constitutional right of privacy, thus violating the due process law of the 14th amendment.
Keegan Jones
7th period
Native Americans
ReplyDeleteThe Indian citizenship act of 1924 officially stated that Native Americans born in the country were granted citizenship automatically. Before this, their citizenship was ambiguous because prior to the civil war, the less Indian a person was, the more likely they would get citizenship as opposed to those who were full blooded Native American. Before this act, the only other way to get citizenship as a Native American was to marry a US citizen or join the army.
Bailey Corley
6th period
Asian
ReplyDeleteToyosaburo Korematsu v United States is one of the landmarks of United States Supreme Court in 1944 during the World Wars, regarding discrimination towards a particular race. The Supreme Court sided with the government's Executive order 9066 -which ordered Americans with Japanese descent into concentration camps regardless of their citizenship. The Court justified its necessity to protect against the plausibility of espionage, which outweighed Korematsu's rights; such executive order is justified during circumstances of "emergency and peril."
Michael Ibay
7th Period
Disabled Americans
ReplyDeleteThe Curb Ramps and Pedestrian Crossings Under Title II of the ADA is part of Title II of the ADA as well as in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. What this instated was that curb ramps would be required for any major pedestrian crossing. This was a small but also important step into allowing equality for all Americans. With this requirement, it would make the public right-of-way easily accessible to everybody.
Erek Castro
7th Period
African Americans
ReplyDeleteThe 13th amendment was an amendment to the United States Constitution that abolished slavery in the United States immediately following the Civil War. It was passed by the Senate in April 1864 and by the House in January 1865. This freed blacks from forced labor that they had been doing in America since the early 1600s. Therefore, African Americans were able to find other jobs that they actually got paid to do (although the pay was very low, it was better than getting no pay at all).
Jerin Jose
Period 07
Asian
ReplyDeleteThe Civil Liberties Act of 1988 was an act passed by Congress as an apology to the Japanese descent who had been incarcerated during World War II without any due process of the law. President Ronald Reagan called for a letter of apology and a redress check of $20,000 for the Japanese who were affected. The act also created the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund, which taught children and the public about the internment period.
Angela Fang
Period 6
Disabled
ReplyDeleteThe Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Act allows the Ticket to Work Program to aid the disabled find a job. It allows 18 through 64 year olds a platform to to find and maintain employment. It allows states the option to allow disabled people to apply for medicaid coverage. They may even use the coverage while working. Disabled people can reduce their dependence on cash benefit programs.
Juliana Quintana
Period 6
Women
ReplyDeleteThe Rostker v. Goldberg (1981) Act was in 1980, Robert Goldberg challenged the U.S. draft registration policy by bringing suit against Bernard Rostker, the director of the Selective Service System. When Goldberg won in federal court, Rostker appealed to the Supreme Court. In a 6-3 decision, the Court ruled that it was constitutional to register only men for the draft. Justice William Rehnquist wrote the majority opinion. He noted that “the question of registering women for the draft not only received considerable national attention and was the subject of wide-ranging public debate, but also was extensively considered by Congress.
Blesson Chacko
Period 7
Disabled
ReplyDeleteThe Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is the federal law that supports special education and related service programming for children and youth with disabilities. It was originally known as the Education of Handicapped Children Act, passed in 1975. In 1990, amendments to the law were passed, effectively changing the name to IDEA. In 1997 and again in 2004, additional amendments were passed to ensure equal access to education.(IDEA) is a four-part (A-D) piece of American legislation that ensures students with a disability are provided with Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) that is tailored to their individual needs.
Amilcar Rivas
6th period
Native American
ReplyDeleteThe Menominee Restoration Act of 1973 was an Act to repeal the Act terminating Federal supervision over the property and members of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; to reinstitute the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin as a federally recognized sovereign Indian tribe; and to restore to the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin those Federal services furnished to American Indians because of their status as American Indians; and for other purposes.
Kelvin Kurian
7th Period
African American, The 14th Amendment
ReplyDeleteThe Fourteenth Amendment, adopted in 1868, stated that all people born or naturalized in the United States were to be accepted as citizens of the United States and the State in which that person may be living. This amendment gave African American slaves equal civil and legal rights who had been emancipated after the American Civil War. It was a huge success in the movement towards equality of race.
Garrett Foresman
6th Period
Native American
ReplyDeleteCongress passed the American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA), was passed in 1978. After outlawing Indian religions for a century, and punishing Indians who practiced their religions, the federal government stopped suppressing and prosecuting Indian people for practicing their religion. Among the specific things the government had outlawed were the Sun Dance, the Bear Dance, potlatches, give-aways, the use of peyote in religious ceremonies, the use of sweat lodges, the use of sacred sites, and the use of eagle feathers in Indian religious ceremonies.
Luke Leblanc
7th period
Disabled
ReplyDeleteThe National Voter Registration Act of 1993, also known as the "Motor Voter Act," makes it easier for all Americans to exercise their fundamental right to vote. One of the basic purposes of the Act is to increase the historically low registration rates of persons with disabilities that have resulted from discrimination. The Motor Voter Act requires all offices of State-funded programs that are primarily engaged in providing services to persons with disabilities to provide all program applicants with voter registration forms, to assist them in completing the forms, and to transmit completed forms to the appropriate State official.
Matthew Benton 6th
Women
ReplyDeleteCongress ratified the 19th Amendment on August 18, 1920. This amendment gave women the right to vote after centuries of only men being allowed to vote. Women were treated as property in the eighteenth century. Women didn't have a voice and were supposed to agree with their husbands always. The 19th amendment gave women a voice in America and was the turning point that gave women democratic power.
Justin Brewer
6th period
African Americans
ReplyDeleteThe Emancipation Proclamation was passed in January 1, 1863 by executive order of President Abraham Lincoln. It changed the federal legal status of more than 3 million enslaved people in the designated area of the south from slave to free, effectively becoming a major milestone in movement for African American rights.
Benjamin Sunny, 6th Period
Native Americans
ReplyDeleteThe Indian removal act of 1830 forced native Americans to move from their territory. There was major opposition from the native Americans but support from it in Georgia, which was the biggest state at the time, Andrew Jackson said that the demise of native American tribes was inevitable, pointing to the advancement of settled life and demise of tribal nations in the American northeast. he dismissed cry's lost indian culture as a sentimental longing for simpler time in the past, stating that "progress requires moving forward."
Elizabeth Melchor, 6th period
Elderly
ReplyDeleteThe 2009 SSL Senior Alert Program creates a program for notification of a missing senior adult. According to the bill, a senior adult is someone who is above 60 years of age. The bill also provides that no police or sheriff's department shall establish or maintain any policy that requires a waiting period before a missing senior adult report will be accepted. The system is similar to the amber alert system that helps children. The act creates and helps open investigations for the elderly if they somehow become missing.
Kenneth Easo
7th Period
Elderly
ReplyDeleteThe Older Americans Act of 1965 was an act that was the first to give the elderly comprehensive services. The act created the National Aging Network. The National Aging Network provides funding for health promotion, community-based services, and elder rights program. The act gave needed support to the elderly that wasn't previously being given and created multiple other programs that still help the elderly today.
Ayush Singh, 6th Period
Disabled
ReplyDeleteThe Air Carrier Access Act was passed in 1986. It prohibits airlines from discriminating against passengers with disabilities. Private carriers believed they did not have to provide accommodations for disabled people because they did not directly receive federal funding. Federal funding was a stipulation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which required accommodations be made. The act extended protections for disabled individuals from the airports to the actual planes carrying them.
Women
ReplyDeleteOne law that was passed was the Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur, in 1974, which freed women from being forced to take maternity leave on the assumption that they’re incapable of working in their physical condition. The automatic assumption that a woman who is four or five months pregnant cannot continue her duties is discrimination under the due process clause under the 14th amendment, guaranteeing equal protection, where requiring advance notice of a pregnancy has no real relationship with the desire to continue instruction. This helped pregnant women stay employed in their jobs.
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