Jehovah's Witnesses

Examples of Jehovah's Witnesses in the following topics:

• The Free Exercise Clause: Freedom of Religion

  • During the twentieth century, many major cases involving the Free Exercise Clause were related to Jehovah's Witnesses .
  • Many communities directed laws against the Witnesses and their preaching work.
  • The specific beliefs and practices (such as a belief in door-to-door proselytizing, depicted here) of the Jehovah's Witnesses has meant that Jehovah's Witnesses' litigation has played a key role in defining the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.

• Attempts to Improve Voter Turnout

  • For example, most Jehovah's Witnesses believe that they should not participate in political events.
  • In some countries with compulsory voting, Jehovah's Witnesses and others may be excused on these grounds.
  • For example, most Jehovah's Witnesses believe that they should not participate in political events.
  • In some countries with compulsory voting, Jehovah's Witnesses and others may be excused on these grounds.

• The Fifth Amendment

  • The right was asserted at grand jury or congressional hearings in the 1950s, when witnesses testifying before the House Committee on Un-American Activities or the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee claimed the right in response to questions concerning their alleged membership in the Communist Party.
  • Under the Red Scare hysteria at the time of McCarthyism, witnesses who refused to answer the questions were accused as "fifth amendment communists".
  • No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

• The Sixth Amendment

  • In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

• The Fifth Amendment, Self-Incrimination, and Double Jeopardy

  • The Supreme Court has held that "a witness may have a reasonable fear of prosecution and yet be innocent of any wrongdoing."
  • The text of the Fifth Amendment reads as follows: "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."
  • The Fifth Amendment protects witnesses from being forced to incriminate themselves.
  • The Supreme Court has held that "a witness may have a reasonable fear of prosecution and yet be innocent of any wrongdoing.
  • Jeopardy "attaches" when the jury is impaneled, the first witness is sworn, or a plea is accepted.

• Privacy Rights and the Right to Die

  • The process is set forth in law, including the requirements that the patient must be of sound mind when requesting assisted suicide, as confirmed by a doctor and other witnesses.
  • Two witnesses, one non-doctor unrelated to the patient, must confirm the patient's request, and the patient must make a second request after 15 days.

• Article III

  • No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.

• The Candidates

  • At the same time, the United States has witnessed increasing polarization between the Democratic and Republican Parties that has caused many voters to identify themselves as independents.

• Investigation

  • Arthur Andersen witnesses testify at the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives (107th Congress) hearing on January 24, 2002.

• The Sixth Amendment and Jury Trials

  • The Sixth Amendment states the following: "In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense."