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Legal Naturalism and Legal Positivism »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper examines the concepts of legal positivism and legal naturalism, and then applies them to the Miranda decision, arguing that naturalism would have been more favorable to Ernesto Miranda. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Legal Overview on Battered Woman/Child Syndrome and Prevention of Forecasted Criminal Behavior »

Number of pages 9

Overviews and ramifications of case law on battered woman syndrome (Ibn-Tamis, Nixon) and battered child syndrome (Jahnke, Nemeth) criminal defenses, and how laws concerning prevention of forecasted criminal behavior (Tarasoff, Thompson v. Alameda, Brady v. Hopper). Bibliography lists 10 sources, including cases. jvBatter.rtf View Full Description
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Legal Rights: Case Studies »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper which examines two particular situations and indicates whether the law enforcement individuals had the legal right to act as they did. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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LIFE OUTSIDE VERMONT: DOES A GAY MARRIAGE HOLD UP? »

Number of pages 3

This 3-page paper describes a case study of a gay couple, united under Vermont's civil union laws, and what happens when, traveling in Florida, one member of the couple ends up comatose in the hospital. The paper discusses legally what the other partner's options are, and suggests mediation and alternative resolution as a course of ... View Full Description
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Local and Federal Courts for Hartford, CT »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the court system in Hartford, CT, including the federal and state courts. This paper considers two cases in which the court system is utilized. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Medicare Fraud and Abuse »

Number of pages 8

The 1990s into the new century have seen a cleanup of Medicare fraud and abuse through various case law filed under the False Claims Act (FCA) 31 U.S.C. Section 3729 et seq., and subsequent passage of privacy acts. Two of these cases were U.S. v. Barry Weinbaum, et al. and U.S. ex rel. James F. ... View Full Description
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Men’s Rights and Pregnancy Termination »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper which argues that men should not have the right to the termination of a pregnancy. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Michigan Civil Rights Initiative: Proposal 2 »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper which examines the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, known as Proposal 2, as it relates to African American males. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Miranda v Arizona »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page overview of the case of Miranda v Arizona. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966): Long Lasting Implications for Law Enforcement »

Number of pages 7

A 7 page discussion of this critical Supreme Court case. Heard in 1966, this case has had long lasting implications for law enforcement in terms of apprehension, arrest, and interrogation. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Mistakes in Trials Worldwide in the Last 200 Years »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper discusses the Dred Scott decision, one of the worst miscarriages of justice in history. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Morality and the Government: Abortion »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper which examines the government’s role in determining the morals of a nation. The paper focuses on abortion. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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NATIVE AMERICAN RIGHTS VERSUS FEDERALISM »

Number of pages 5

This 5-page paper is an argumentative essay regarding the Seminole Indian tribe and gaming operations on reservations in Florida. Taking the case of Seminole vs. Florida, the essay argues that the tribe had a right to sue the state for refusing to negotiate in good faith on an expansion of gaming regulations, and that the ... View Full Description
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Naturalized Citizens for President? »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper which examines whether or not naturalized citizens should be able to run for President of the United States. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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New Haven Fire Dept./Ricci v. DeStefano »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page research paper that summaries and analyzing the issues associated with the Supreme Court decision in Ricci v. DeStefano in order to answer the question: Did the city of New Haven act reasonably in rejecting the test results based on the lack of minority representation with the fire department? Bibliography lists 5 ... View Full Description
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New York Times Co. v. United States »

Number of pages 13

This 13 page paper discusses the 1971 "Pentagon Papers" case that was argued before the Supreme Court, which found that the Times could publish classified documents pertaining to the Administration's misleading of the American public with regard to the situation in Vietnam. The paper discusses what this means for journalists today; includes a brief literature ... View Full Description
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North Carolina Sex Offender Registry »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page research paper that discusses this topic. Pedophilia is a "complex, often compulsive, psychosexual disorder with profound implications for the abused child, perpetrator and community" (Hall and Hall 457). In order to protect children and the public, every state has instituted a registration law for sex offenders. This review of literature looks specifically ... View Full Description
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Obscenity Comparison »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page research paper that, first of all, discusses the Supreme Court's Miller test for obscenity and then discusses how the application of Miller differs with localities. The writer focuses on the difference between Oklahoma City and Miami, and also discuses a case that involves Western Pennsylvania, with attitudes in Las Vegas. Bibliography lists ... View Full Description
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Originalism and Non-Originalism »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper which examines originalism and on-originalism as it involves the Constitution of the United States of America. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Pennoyer v. Neff/Attachment of Land »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page research paper that discusses the case of Pennoyer v. Neff (1877) in detail. The writer specifically address the issue of attachment (seizure) of land as private property and the rationale of the Supreme Court in its holding. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Pennsylvania Peeping Tom Case »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper discussing the legal merits of a complaint made by the cheerleaders of the Philadelphia Eagles. In January 2001, a news story surfaced detailing the long-term peeping that had gone on from the visiting team’s locker room into the adjacent locker room used by the Eagles cheerleaders. The cheerleaders filed ... View Full Description
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Peoples: "Basic Criminal Procedures" »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper discusses the concept the Exclusionary Rule, a basic aspect of legal practice. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Plessy v. Ferguson/Outcomes of this Precedent »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page research paper addresses the US Supreme Court decision in this landmark 1896 case. The writer argues that while it resulted initially in oppression for African Americans in the form of Jim Crow laws, eventually the groundwork laid by this case resulted in the success of the Civil Rights movement. Bibliography lists 3 ... View Full Description
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Police Interrogations »

Number of pages 12

The Fine Line Between Proper and Improper This 12 page paper examines the issue in depth. Miranda, and what it has done to police investigations is a large part of this paper. Many cases and supreme court decisions are cited. Bibliography lists 15 sources. View Full Description
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Power Of The Supreme Court »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. The decisions of recent Supreme Court cases revolve around a society that has become somewhat extremist. No longer do benevolence and humane ethics rule the land, but rather legal infiltration must work in tandem with a society lost to individualism. Issues such as gun control, presidential privilege, indiscriminant ... View Full Description
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Pre-Trial Identification »

Number of pages 5

(5 pp). Pre-trial identification involves both the person and the action or supposed crime in a criminal or civil case of law. Before any proceedings can be done the person's true and natural identity must be verified, and supporting information for the proposed court solution to the alleged crime must be in place. ... View Full Description
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Procedural and Substantive Due Process »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page research paper discusses procedural and substantive due process, defining these terms and discussing their differences. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Prohibition: Impact to the American Family »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page overview of the many family impacts of Prohibition. The author points out the positive impacts of the decrease in alcohol consumption but contrasts them with the societal costs of the black market that emerged. Bibliography list 5 sources. View Full Description
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Pros and Cons of the entrenching the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms within the Canadian Constitution »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page argument and analysis argues against entrenchment of the Civil Rights Charter within the Constitution as it stands as a legal precedent within the rule of law. Bibliography lists 11 sources. View Full Description
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Pros and Cons: Gun Control »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper which examines the pros and cons of gun control. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Protected Speech: Ariana the Cat and the First Amendment »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper discusses whether or not Ariana the Talking Cat’s owner needs to pay a fine for letting her speak in public; it argues that he does for violating local ordinances, not for the fact that she can talk. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Public Education Policy in Ohio »

Number of pages 16

A 16 page paper discussing policy implications of the Supreme Court’s 2002 decision to uphold Ohio’s public school voucher program that opponents had claimed to be unconstitutional. The recent Supreme Court decision ultimately should work in favor of the public education system; complaints now appear to be based in resistance to change and efforts ... View Full Description
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Public Schools and the Separation of Church and State »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper examines court cases dealing with church and state issues as they relate to public schools. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Punitive Damages and Due Process »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment and discusses substantive due process as well. The concept is applied to punitive damages and asks whether or not such is in violation of the clause. BMW v. Gore is provided as proof that it is. Bibliography lists ... View Full Description
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Questions and Answers: Constitutional Issues »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper answers questions posed by a student in respect to material found in Burns' Government by the People. The issues relate to the rights and freedoms of the American people. Issues include security, the first amendment, and affirmative action. No additional sources cited. View Full Description
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Questions from "Gideon's Trumpet" »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper answering three questions about Anthony Lewis' 1989 book. Questions address why the Supreme Court decided to hear the case; defining in forma pauperis writ of certiorari; and what took place at Gideon's trial. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Questions on Supreme Court »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page research paper that addresses five topics pertaining to the Supreme Court. Topics covered include judicial restraint, use of precedent, search and seizure and the right to privacy. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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R v Latimer, Mercy Killing, Canada »

Number of pages 23

A 23 page paper. In 1993, Robert Latimer, a farmer from Saskatchewan, killed his severely disabled twelve-year old daughter Tracy. The case was heard in four courts, including the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. The defendant asked for an exemption from the mandatory minimum sentence citing section 12 of Canada's ... View Full Description
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Raytheon Co. v. Hernandez »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper evaluates this case study regarding disparate treatment. The concept of disparate treatment is defined and discussed. Implications of the case are included. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Reflections on the First Amendment »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper considers the three clauses of the First Amendment (freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of peaceful assembly) and discusses a Supreme Court case that deals with each one, the rights and responsibilities that come with each, why they needed to be heard by the Supreme Court and how they ... View Full Description
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Reflections on the First Amendment »

Number of pages 3

This 7 page paper considers the case law surrounding our basic freedoms. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Reflections on the First and Fourteenth Amendments »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper that examines the First and Fourteenth Amendments and what it means primarily as it relates to the case of Loving v State of Virginia. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Regents Of University Of California V. Bakke (1978) »

Number of pages 6

6 pages in length. Reverse discrimination lies at the core of Supreme Court case Regents of University of California v. Bakke (1978), where Allan Bakke was denied application for admission to the University of California at Davis School of Medicine. Claiming that this denial violated both the Constitution and Title VI of the 1964 ... View Full Description
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Relationship Between the U.S. Constitution’s First and Second Amendments and Political Issues of Protecting Information Sources, School Prayer, and Gun Control »

Number of pages 5

In five pages this paper examines the relationship between the first two constitutional amendments and three current controversial political issues. Four sources are listed in the bibliography. View Full Description
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RELIGION IN SCHOOLS -- AND LEGISLATION »

Number of pages 4

This 4-page paper examines legislation as it pertains to religion in schools. In addition to examining current trends on this topic, the paper also examines some historical trends as well. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Religious Freedom: Halloween in Public Schools »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper assessing the case of a public elementary school actively promoting Halloween programs in the face of protests by fundamentalist Christian parents, who claim that Halloween is a pagan celebration and that they wish the principal of the school to either (1) allow their children to be insulated from what they claim ... View Full Description
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Roe v. Wade Will Never be Overturned »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page overview of this landmark legal precedent. This paper asserts that this case will never be overturned because it is too important not just to women but to American society as a whole. Bibliography lists 10 sources. View Full Description
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ROE, LOCHNER AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS »

Number of pages 6

This 6-page paper discusses judicial activism (i.e., judicial decisons not strictly within Constitutional mandate) through examiniation of two cases, Lochner vs. New York (1905) and Roe vs. Wade (1973). The essay discusses if the decisions on both cases were justified and acceptable. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Rules of Evidence: Questions and Answers »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper examines several scenarios submitted by a student regarding rules of evidence. Various concepts are explored such as the poisonous tree idea. A short summary of rules of evidence is included. Bibliography lists 7 sources. View Full Description
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Salvage Law and Government Property in US Waters »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page consideration of the circumstances surrounding the salvage of a World War II aircraft that crashed into US waters in 1943. This paper considers the distinction between lost, misplaced, and abandoned as they relate to the plane’s ownership. The author emphasizes the importance of salvage law in deciding just compensation for ... View Full Description
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