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Crime Scene Law »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page research paper that, first of all, presents a scenario from the assignment and then discusses whether or not the police investigation described in the scenario was properly conducted. Citing several Supreme Court cases, the writer argues that the police officers should have obtained a search warrant before searching a suspect's room. Bibliography ... View Full Description
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Criminal Law and Procedure 4 »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper answering two discussion questions. The first addresses police right to arrest an individual based on where he is, the time of day and his general appearance. The second considers the legal definitions of entrapment, including subjective and objective tests established by the Supreme Court. Bibliography lists 3 sources. ... View Full Description
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Critical And Evaluative Account Of The Life, Career,Achievements And Failings Of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg »

Number of pages 7

7 pages in length. By looking at the life and work of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one will gain a significant understanding of how important she has been to the legal system in particular, as well as the entire population in general. Her firm stand upon tough issues that might otherwise be ... View Full Description
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Current Issues in Commercial Speech and How the Supreme Court is Deciding These Issues »

Number of pages 15

A 15 page paper discussing various settings in which commercial free speech has been challenged in recent cases and focusing on the influence that the Central Hudson test has had on all of them. Justice Stevens attempted to effect a change in determining whether First Amendment protection is warranted in specific cases in the ... View Full Description
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Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper examines this landmark Supreme Court Decision. Details of the case are relayed. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Death Penalty: Arbitrary? »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. If the death penalty was outlawed for being arbitrary based on the lack of guidelines, it does not automatically equate with current death penalty sentences as fitting the definition of arbitrary. An immediate example in defense of this position is found in the 1976 Supreme Court case of Gregg ... View Full Description
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Did George Bush Steal the Election ? »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper contends that George Bush is a legitimate president but explores arguments that he is not due to the decision rendered by the Supreme Court. The paper begins with an overview of how the Supreme Court works and then quickly turns to the 2000 election where George W. Bush defeated ... View Full Description
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Different Approaches in the Application of the Equal Protection Clause »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper examines the equal protection clause in various situations, and particularly as it concerns homosexuality. Several Supreme Court cases are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Discrimination in Historic Immigration and Naturalization »

Number of pages 5

A 6 page analysis of historic immigration and naturalization laws which were designed to ensure a white majority in the United States. The author of this paper contends that the shortcomings in our current laws and policies are, in reality, just a continuation of the same bias and discrimination which have been in place ... View Full Description
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Donald P. Roper v. Christopher Simmons »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper evaluates this appeal to the Supreme Court regarding a death penalty issue. The paper argues that the Court did not consider enough evidence pertinent to the ideation of the death penalty in America today. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Drug Testing for Pregnant Women »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page research paper that discusses the ethics of a South Carolina policy, which was struck down by the Supreme Court, that tested and arrested any pregnant woman who tested positive. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Drug Testing Programs Offered Through School Districts and Texas Senat Bill 42 »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page report discusses a number of issues associated with drug-testing in the high school setting. Critics claim that the process is a violation of the Constitution’s fourth amendment although in 1995 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an Oregon decision in support of a school district’s drug-testing program. Specifically addressed are the ... View Full Description
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Effective Employee Handbooks: Limiting Liability »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper discussing the role that employee handbooks play in limiting employees' and former employees' ability to bring suit against the employer. The paper cautions against using software-generated or pre-written handbooks without carefully considering all scenarios raised within the text. The paper uses decisions of the Supreme Courts of California, New ... View Full Description
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Eighth Amendment : Cruel And Unusual Punishment »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page paper explains and discuses Amendment VIII of the U.S. Constitution, which reads: "Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." The discussion centers on the phrase "cruel and unusual punishment." A great number of cases alleging cruel and unusual punishment have reached the level ... View Full Description
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Elected Leaders, Decisions, and the Economy »

Number of pages 7

7 pages. One of the most important economic decisions posed by elected leaders that comes to mind is that of the Yalta Conference in February of 1945 and the subsequent Potsdam Conference. This was an economically related decision and will be explained by the writer. Other economic decisions are made by elected ... View Full Description
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Elections: U.S. 2000 vs Nigeria 1993 »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper. Many have written that the 2000 presidential election in the United States was hijacked by the U.S. Supreme Court. If this is true, then the election process is little, if any better than that found in numerous other nations where election rigging is a national event. The writer addresses these ... View Full Description
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Elena Kagan: A Biography »

Number of pages 9

In nine pages a biography of Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan is presented. Six sources are listed in the bibliography. View Full Description
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Eminent Domain »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page overview of the implications of the 2005 Supreme Court Ruling that pubic use is served by the taking of private property for the purpose of private development. This paper presents both sides of the issue but takes a positive view of the process. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Employment Division v. Smith (Summary and Analysis) »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper provides a summary of the case and names which justices on the Supreme Court agreed with the decision, and which ones dissented. Implications of the case are duly noted. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Ethics and Justice »

Number of pages 9

A 9 page paper exploring utilitarianism, deontology and teleology in terms of their effect on the US judicial system. Most of the paper discusses three cases decided by the Connecticut Supreme Court in 2005, identifying the type of ethical system in which the cases were decided. Bibliography lists 8 sources. View Full Description
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Euthanasia of Christine Busalacchi »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page paper discussing Missouri Supreme Court Case No. 73677, which deals with the case of Christine Busalacchi, a 21- year-old brain injured woman in the care of a Missouri nursing home. She had been unconscious for four years as a result of an auto accident. Only 17 at the time of ... View Full Description
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Evolution of Abortion Law Analyzed »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page research paper chronicles the evolution of U.S. abortion legislation by examining landmark Supreme Court case law decisions. Specifically discussed are historic cases including Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), Roe v. Wade (1973), Harris v. McRae (1980), and Akron v. Akron Center For Reproductive Health, Inc. (1983). Bibliography lists 9 sources. View Full Description
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Examining Mr. Hansen's Fall »

Number of pages 13

A 13 page paper examining the likelihood of success should an individual, Tom Hansen, pursue a lawsuit against Apex Supermarket after slipping on a wet spot in the floor and suffering injuries that required surgery. The paper concludes that Mr. Hansen cannot offer proof of the store manager's statement of knowledge of the spill, ... View Full Description
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Example Bench Memo »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper is an example of how to right a bench memo for a supreme court judge to read. The writer uses a fictitious case concerning first amendment rights for school publications, but uses real cases to in the memo. The bibliography cites 5 sources. View Full Description
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Exclusionary Rule »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page research paper defines the exclusionary rule and then discusses in terms of the case of Herring v. U.S. (2009), with the writer arguing against this Supreme Court ruling. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Exigent Circumstances: Stop and Frisk »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page review of Terry v. Ohio, a key Ohio Supreme Court Case. This case clarified that exigent circumstances could override the typical need for a warrant to conduct a search. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Fairness of the Criminal Justice System »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper assessing one author’s view of racial and ethnic unfairness in the American system of criminal justice. Author and Georgetown law professor David Cole argues in his book, “No Equal Justice: Race and Class in the American Criminal Justice System,” that the inequality inherent in our legal system originates not with ... View Full Description
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First Amendment and New York Times v. Sullivan »

Number of pages 7

In seven pages this paper considers the landmark 1964 Supreme Court case that reinforced the right of “freedom of speech, or of the press” that is guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and also examines the impact of this decision. Five sources are listed in the bibliography. View Full Description
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First Amendment Issues »

Number of pages 14

A 14 page research paper that addresses questions pertaining to First Amendment law. Topics covered include the Supreme Court interpretation of obscenity, the criteria for limiting free speech, fundamental rights covered under the First Amendment, etc. Bibliography lists 12 sources. View Full Description
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Flag Burning: The United State v. Eichmann: »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper provides a discussion of the details of this infamous freedom of speech case. This paper delves into the fundamental protections that the case presented, and the reasons why the Supreme Court Justices ruled that in favor of Eichmann. Abrstact is also included. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Florida Supreme Court - Robert Echols v. State of Florida (09/19/85) »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page legal brief discusses the 1985 Florida Supreme Court Case of Robert Echols versus the State of Florida. Echols was convicted in the Circuit Court of first-degree murder, robbery with a firearm, and armed burglary with an assault, and sentenced to death. No secondary sources. View Full Description
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Free Speech and Widmar V. Vincent »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper examines the case of of U.S. Supreme Court Widmar V. Vincent, 454 U.S. 263 (1981) 454 U.S. 263 concerning the meeting of a religious group on university grounds, The paper outlines the case, looks at the resulting impact and considers if this was the right decision. The bibliography cites 4 sources. ... View Full Description
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Free Speech, the First Amendment, and Buckley v. Valeo »

Number of pages 10

This 10 page report discusses whether or not political speech is protected under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and how the 1976 Supreme Court decision of Buckley versus Valeo (424 U.S. 1.) applies. The Court's conclusion was that the First Amendment forbids any limitation on what a campaign committee or independent citizen may ... View Full Description
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Freedom Riders Were True to Their Cause: »

Number of pages 7

This seven-page-paper presents an in-depth discussion and outline of the Freedom Riders of 1961. Opening with an explanation about the Supreme Court decision to desegregate public transit facilities and detailing what happened when two bus loads of multiracial travelers tested the order the paper moved through a chronological timeline for the reader. Bibliography lists six sources. View Full Description
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Gerald Ford and the Judiciary »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper provides an overview of Gerald Ford's relationship to the judiciary, including the appointments he made. Edward Levi's role as Attorney General is highlighted as well as the appointment of Justice Stevens to the Supreme Court. Bibliography lists 9 sources. View Full Description
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Gideon v. Wainwright »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page research paper that offers a legal brief and summary concerning this landmark decision of the US Supreme Court. Due to this decision, all defendants are provided with an attorney, as the court will appoint counsel if the defendant cannot afford this service. Bibliography lists 1 sources. View Full Description
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GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT »

Number of pages 3

This 3-page paper discusses the U.S. Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright, and the legal right to counsel, even if you're poor. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Gideon's Trumpet - How One Man's Story Heralded in a New Age of Justice: »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper that examines Anthony Lewis' 1964 best-selling non-fiction work entitled Gideon's Trumpet and the importance of the events it documented. These events include the trial without representation conviction and imprisonment of Clarence Gideon in 1961 and the resultant landmark court case and Supreme Court ruling. These events are briefly discussed, but ... View Full Description
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Gideon's Trumpet? ? »

Number of pages 5

A? ?5? ?page review of the book by Anthony Lewis detailing the groundbreaking Gideon v.? ?Wainwright Supreme Court case insuring the right to legal counsel.? ?No additional sources are listed.. View Full Description
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Gideon’s Trumpet & Constitutional Law »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page research paper that discusses Gideon’s Trumpet by Anthony Lewis, which is an expertly written, comprehensive account of a landmark case in constitutional law, Gideon v. Wainwright, which was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1963. Clarence Earl Gideon was a prisoner in the Florida penal system who felt that his constitutional ... View Full Description
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Habeas Corpus »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page research paper that examines the April 2007 denial of the Supreme Court to hear the habeas corpus case of the Guantanamo Bay detainees. The writer discusses the ruling, relating it to the previous ruling 3 years ago by the Supreme Court, history of habeas corpus, and reaction to the ruling. Then, the ... View Full Description
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Harriet Miers and Elena Kagan »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper reviews the review process that ensued when these women were nominated for Supreme Court Justice. Much criticism was launched against both nominees. Some was valid but some was not. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Hendrick Hudson v. Rowley (1982) »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page case analysis of Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley. Supreme Court of the United States, 1982 (458 U.S. 176). This case concerned a deaf child and the degree of services that States are legally required to offer under the Education of the Handicapped Act. Facts of ... View Full Description
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Hickman v. Taylor: Facts, Issue, Reasoning And Decision »

Number of pages 3

3 pages in length. Hickman v. Taylor set a precedent for protecting more than simply what was covered by attorney-client privilege, inasmuch as other considerations of conclusions, legal theories, opinions and mental impressions lacked any type of privilege protection. The extent to which one attorney's attempt to ascertain another attorney's case notes served ... View Full Description
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History Of The Miranda Law »

Number of pages 8

8 pages in length. The law, an ever-evolving concept, must uphold the rights of those it seeks to serve. Whether alleged offender or victim, the legal process is in place as a means by which to advocate the equity inherent to a civilized society. The Supreme Court has been an instrumental force ... View Full Description
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Hoffa v the United States »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page overview of this Supreme Court case involving attempted bribery of a petit jury by the president of the Teamsters labor union, Jimmy Hoffa. The case argued, unsuccessfully, that the government’s use of a paid informant who worked his way into Hoffa’s motel suite and the area of his legal counsel, constituted ... View Full Description
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House of Lords reform »

Number of pages 7

A seven page paper on the previous and current reforms in the British House of Lords, and the possible establishment of a Supreme Court in the United Kingdom. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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How A Case Makes It To The Supreme Court Of The United States »

Number of pages 6

6 pages in length. The writer discusses issues involved with granting litigants a hearing with the Supreme Court of the United States, with particular emphasis upon the writ of certiorari. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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How Will the Supreme Court Rule on the Allen Snyder Case? »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper looks at the Allen Snyder case, a capital case that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear soon. The problem is that an all white jury convicted a black man of murder. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Hugo Black: From KKK to Civil Rights »

Number of pages 15

15 Pages. Hugo Black was born in Alabama in 1886. After getting a law degree he spent time practicing law and then Black, an active Democrat, was elected to the United States Senate in 1926. Black was known to be a big fan of Franklin Roosevelt and his New Deal. ... View Full Description
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