My Country – Separation of Church and State As mentioned in the conversation on the Bible in school, Justice Potter Stewart examined lots of different recent Supreme Court decisions. Unlike Justice Stewart, Justice Douglas drew a hard line. He wanted a high and strong wall between church and state – especially in regards to education. …
My Country – Portable Grand Jury Under the Fifth Amendment, no person shall be held for a criminal trial without presentation or indictment by a grand jury. Grand juries were designed to protect citizens from prosecutors. Justice Douglas lays out the three functions of the law: investigations, prosecution, and adjudication. He notes that grand juries …
My Country – The Establishment Clause On March 8, 1948, McCollum v. Board of Education held that the use of public school facilities by religious organizations to give religious instruction to school children violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. What is the Establishment Clause? Our country has had many arguments about the separation of …