My part (Amendment 1, the first 3 rights) (EDITED)

Right;

Freedom of Religion

Amend;

1

Source/ Originator;

Magna Carta, also reiterated by Thomas Paine in "Common Sense"

Argument Against;

I couldn't really find a very good argument against this. Help would be greatly appreciated.

Court case/ why?;

Engel V. Vitale (1962)

State of NY endorsed religion by creating a prayer to be said at the begining of every school day. Supreme court ruled this as illegal.

(FYI, this is the prayer Almighty God, we acknowledge our dependence upon Thee, and we beg Thy blessings upon us, our parents, our teachers and our country. Amen.)

Contemporary/ why?;

The pledge is still widely debated whether it infringes on American's freedom of religion or not.

Right;

Freedom of Speech

Amend;

1

Source/ Originator;

Magna Carta

Argument Against;

Again, kind of difficult, who wouldn't want freedom of speech?

Court case/ why?;

Roth V. United States (1956)

This case decided that freedom of speech does not cover porfanity.

Contemporary/ why?;

Freedom of speech is used to shield slanderers from formal punishment. Also, this is being infringed upon by the Patriot Act.

Right;

Freedom of Press

Amend;

1

Source/ Originator;

John Milton's Areopagitica

Argument Against;

The state should have the right to be able to pull articles before they are published if they hurt the nation.

Court case/ why?;

Near V. Minnesota (1931)

This case decided that the state has no right to restrain the press prior to their release even if it threatens the well being of the state.

(Another FYI; This case came about because there was a man in the newspaper that said some local government officials were involved in gangs, drugs, etc. The supreme court ruled that it was a violation of the first amendment to have prior restraint on the press.)

Contemporary/ why?;

Many people are victimized by biased news reports that throw out whatever benefits their party without being fact checked. Example; the 2000 election. Fox news said Bush won when it was still up for debate.

That's all I have.