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their own spot on the Cotton Club floor with special lighting and accommodations. At the year of 1928 the band consisted of Bubber Miley, Freddy Jenkins, and Arthur Whetsol on trumpet, joined with Tricky Sam Nanton, and Juan Tizol on trombone. Johnny Hodges, now on alto sax, with Barney Bigard doubled on tenor sax and clarinet, and finally Harry Carney at seventeen years old joined on bari sax. Carney was known as one of the first people in a band ever to use the bari sax as a solo instrument. While

always the inspiration for him to just sit down and start tinkering around with a few notes that usually became big hits. In his band the two, probably most famous musicians were the trumpeter Whetsol and the saxophonist Hodges. As the band became more and more popular, saxophonist Hodges became the highest paid performer in the United States. The 1920's became known as "the Jazz Age" because jazz had hit its first great burst of popularity. At that time Duke then added a young drummer named

The case Obergefell vs. Hodges reached the United States Supreme Court in 2015 (Oyez). This case dealt with the rights of same-sex marriages and became important case in our nation’s young history and in our society in general. The problem was groups of same-sex couples were being told that their marriage licenses were not being upheld to the same legal standards as those of heterogeneous couples. Therefore same-sex couples in Ohio, Tennessee , Kentucky, and Michigan went and sued these agencies

The lawsuits challenged the constitutionality of the bans perpetrated by the states on same-sex marriages or the states’ refusal for the recognition of such legal marriages that occurred within their jurisdictions. The plaintiffs in Obergefell v. Hodges argued that the statutes in their states violated the clause of equal protection. It also violated the clause of Due Protection of the fourteenth amendment. One of the plaintiffs brought an issue with the claims of civil rights. In all the circumstances

its context. In this paper I will agree that the Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges was right in affirming the equal rights of same-sex couples based on the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment. The Court’s ruling in this case has an effect on the legal rights of children of same-sex couples, the rights of people who identify as gay, and the states’ sovereign right to enact legislation that defines

vs. Hodges case legalized same sex marriage throughout all fifty states. The fight to legalize same sex marriage had been ongoing since the early nineties. With the right to for lasting legal bonds until and after death do them part, questions remain. What made this case so much more effective than those that proceeded it? In what ways are the right to marry whom we want being protected? And with the current elected officials, will this ruling stand or be overturned? The Obergefell vs. Hodges case

Case Commentary In Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court successfully adopts the 14th amendment and applies both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause to establish banning of same-sex marriages unconstitutional. The Due Process Clause grants citizens their rights to “life, liberty, or property” and the Equal Protection Clause guarantees citizens equal treatment from the government. In Obergefell v. Hodges, James Obergefell married John Arthur in Maryland, where same-sex marriage

“The contrast between the social positions of Finney and Hodge has to be understood on several levels. There are hints of social conditioning. Though Hodge opposed some of the church structures that contributed to the situation, the Princeton Theology was more closely tied to the aristocracy and higher social classes. While Finney was willing to cultivate these classes and was proud of his success among them, his revivalism and his social commitments drew him more to identification with the poor

Although life up until recently was difficult because of the constant discrimination, not being able to adopt children, strange looks when being with significant others, not being able to marry, and many more, the Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges solved one of those problems. The law changed in June 2015 when President Obama issued that same-sex marriage was legal. Although the gay pride assemblage was satisfied that one of their problems was solved, the homophobic, heterosexual caucus was

The Supreme Court is the highest judicial court in a county or a state and it is the highest federal court in the United States today. Today I will be reviewing the case of Obergefell v. Hodges which was a Supreme Court case about same sex marriage. I will review the justice who wrote the opinion of the court and the justice who wrote the dissenting opinion for this case. The opinion of the court is a statement that is prepared by the court announcing the decision after a case is tried. It includes