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Killian Nine
The Killian Nine were a group of high school students at Miami Killian High School who, on February 23, 1998, made a satirical pamphlet called "First Amendment" and passed it out to fellow students. The pamphlet contained poems, essays, cartoons, and writings, several of which were deemed objectionable by the school administration. Included were a drawing of a dart through the head of the school's principal, Timothy Dawson. The pamphlet also contained the statement, "I often have wondered what would happen if I shot Dawson in the head and other teachers who have pissed me off." Dawson claimed that he feared for his life in response to the pamphlet. Reaction to the pamphlet Once school authorities discovered the identities of the Killian Nine, the students were pulled from their classes one by one and threatened with arrest. After the students each gave a written statement, the school security handcuffed them and had them arrested. The students who were under 18 years of age were ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami Killian High School
Miami Killian Senior High School is a secondary school located at 10655 SW 97th Ave, Miami, FL 33176 in the Kendall, Florida, Kendall area of unincorporated area, unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida. The school is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools System. Miami Killian Senior High school is a Cambridge International school. Academics Miami Killian offers over 20 different AP courses, AP (Advanced Placement) courses, with 15 (approximately) which can be taken for college credit if a student passes the culminating exam at the end of the year. Demographics Miami Killian Senior High School is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black/African American, 10% White, 1% Asian or Asian American. Notable alumni Athletics Baseball * Andy Barkett - former professional baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates) and current manager of the Jacksonville Suns * Marty Bystrom - former professional baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees) * Alex Gonzalez (shortstop, born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Statutes
The ''Florida Statutes'' are the codified, statutory laws of Florida; it currently has 48 titles. A chapter in the Florida Statutes represents all of the relevant statutory law on a particular subject. The statutes are the selected reproduction of the portions of each session law, which are published in the ''Laws of Florida'', that have general applicability. While the legislature may create specific chapters, the Florida Office of Legislative Services' Division of Statutory Revision has the final authority to determine where the legislation will be codified and the location of the sections within the chapters. This is why some laws do not appear in the statutes where the bill identifies their placement. Since 1999, the Florida Statutes have been published in their entirety annually. Before then they were published bi-annually following each odd-year regular session and a supplement was published following each even-year regular session. The practice of publishing the Florida Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1920 "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States". The ACLU works through litigation and lobbying, and has over 1,800,000 members as of July 2018, with an annual budget of over $300 million. Affiliates of the ACLU are active in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The ACLU provides legal assistance in cases where it considers civil liberties to be at risk. Legal support from the ACLU can take the form of direct legal representation or preparation of ''amicus curiae'' briefs expressing legal arguments when another law firm is already providing representation. In addition to representing persons and organizations in lawsuits, the ACLU lobbies for policy positions that have been established by its board of directors. Current positions of the ACLU include opposing the death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Amendment To The United States Constitution
The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents the government from making laws that regulate an establishment of religion, or that prohibit the free exercise of religion, or abridge the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances. It was adopted on December 15, 1791, as one of the ten amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights was proposed to assuage Anti-Federalist opposition to Constitutional ratification. Initially, the First Amendment applied only to laws enacted by the Congress, and many of its provisions were interpreted more narrowly than they are today. Beginning with ''Gitlow v. New York'' (1925), the Supreme Court applied the First Amendment to states—a process known as incorporation—through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. In '' Everson v. Board of Education'' (1947), the Court drew on Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fourth Amendment (U
Fourth Amendment may refer to the: *Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures *Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India, 1955 amendment relating to property rights and trade *Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, which lowered the voting age from twenty-one to eighteen **Fourth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 1968, a failed attempt to amend the Constitution of Ireland by abolishing proportional representation elections *Australian referendum, 1946 (Social Services), the fourth amendment to the Constitution of Australia, which extended the powers of the federal government over social services *Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of South Africa, which made technical changes related to the election of provincial legislature and the National Council of Provinces *Florida Amendment 4 (2018) Florida Amendment 4, also the Voting Rights Restoration for Felons Initiative, is an amendment to the Constitution of Flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 In Florida
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootings in the United States; the Year 2000 problem ("Y2K"), perceived as a major concern in the lead-up to the year 2000; the Millennium Dome opens in London; online music downloading platform Napster is launched, soon a source of online piracy; NASA loses both the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander; a destroyed T-55 tank near Prizren during the Kosovo War., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Death and state funeral of King Hussein rect 200 0 400 200 1999 İzmit earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Columbine High School massacre rect 0 200 300 400 Kosovo War rect 300 200 600 400 Year 2000 problem rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Climate Orbiter rect 200 400 400 600 Napster rect 400 400 600 600 Millennium Dome 1999 was designated as the Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
