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Boy Scouts v. The Government/ACLU, etc. »

Number of pages 17

A 17 page research paper that examines the litigation that is ongoing between the ACLU and the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The ACLU is continuously suing the BSA due to the fact that its policies discriminate against atheists and homosexuals. The writer offers a synopsis of relevant case law, discusses the parameters of current ... View Full Description
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Boys Scouts and Legal Issues »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper which examines legal decisions concerning the organization of the Boy Scouts of America. The paper examines the implications for this organization. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Branches of the U.S. Government »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page research that discusses the checks and balances of the Constitution, as well as other aspects of the Constitution and the functions that this historic document performs. View Full Description
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BRANZBURG V HAYES & SHIELD LAWS »

Number of pages 6

This 6-page paper discusses whether journalists can guarantee confidentiality for sources that don't want to be named. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Brown v. Board of Education »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page report discusses one of the most important Supreme Court decisions ever made regarding racial equality. When the Supreme Court determined that racially separate educational facilities were unequal and stressed equal educational opportunity, Americans had to rethink virtually every aspect of the assumptions they had made about where and with whom children ... View Full Description
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BROWN V. BOARD: IMPACT ON LEGAL HISTORY »

Number of pages 4

This 4-page paper discusses how Brown v Board of Education ended up impacting U.S. law, particularly as it pertained to "seperate but equal" which was a hallmark of Plessy v Ferguson, the act it overturned. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Brown Verses Board of Education: One Domino in a Long Chain of Societal Change »

Number of pages 12

A 12 page discussion of the many societal changes which resulted directly and indirectly from the premises surrounding the landmark civil rights case involving segregation in our nation’s schools. Delineates the chain of societal events leading up to and following this decision. Outline a few key Supreme Court cases which were based on ... View Full Description
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Brown Versus Board of Education »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page report discusses the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court of Brown Versus Board of Education which determined that it was wrong to segregate African American students from white students and schools. Facts of the case are presented along with the long-term positive impacts the court decision has had on American society. Bibliography lists ... View Full Description
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Business Law Case Briefs 2 »

Number of pages 15

A 15 page paper providing briefs of four cases: Anderson v. Treadwell, Eldred v. Ashcroft, Matimak Trading Co. v. Khalily and D.A.Y. Kids Sportswear Inc., American Canoe Association v. Murphy Farms, Balistreri v. Nevada Livestock Production Credit Assn., Oz Technology Incorporated v. Environmental Protection Agency and Sengoku v. RMC International. Bibliography lists 12 ... View Full Description
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Cameras Should be Mandatory in Interrogation Rooms »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper takes a look at the use of cameras in law enforcement. The thesis of the paper is that not only should cameras be mandated during interrogations, but also, that it should be a part of the people's constitutional guarantee. Bibliography lists 7 sources. View Full Description
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Can You Force Someone to Have a Flu Shot? »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page paper which looks at the legal ramifications of forcing someone to have a flu shot. The paper examines both sides of the issue. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND CONSTITUTIONALITY »

Number of pages 4

This 4-page paper examines capital punishment and whether it's constitutional. Taking a cue from the eighth amendment (which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment), the paper determines if capital punishment falls under this jurisdiction. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Capital Punishment in Florida »

Number of pages 5

This is a 5 page paper discussing the issues regarding capital punishment and the number of executions and death row inmates in the state of Florida. While opponents to the death penalty continue the fight against capital punishment, Florida continues to have one of the highest execution rates and conviction rates in the country despite ... View Full Description
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Case 10.1, Power Abuse: Yes or No? »

Number of pages 5

This is a 5 page paper discussing Case 10.1 in regards to officers Andrews and Conn claim against the Philadelphia Police Department. In the case of Andrews and Conn against the Philadelphia Police Department, they have a legitimate claim for sexual discrimination based on their co-workers, and supervisor, being responsible for the creation of an ... View Full Description
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Case Analyses Regarding Witness Identification, Search and Seizure and Entrapment »

Number of pages 9

This 9 page paper examines five questions submitted by a student related to law. Several actual cases are utilized to analyze issues pertinent to proper identification of suspects and what constitutes a proper search and seizure. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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CASE STUDY: MEMPHIS FIRE DEPARTMENT »

Number of pages 4

This 4-page paper discusses affirmative action through the case study Firefighters Local 1784 v. Stotts. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Cases of Fourth Amendment Rights Violations »

Number of pages 14

This 14 page paper considers four cases that are relevant to the understanding of issues such as reasonable force and seizure. Cases considered include Graham V. Connor et al (490 U.S. 386), Brower V. County of Inyo (489 U.S. 593), Slattery V. Rizzo (939 F.2d 213) and Temkin V. Frederick County Comm'rs (945 ... View Full Description
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Changes in Due Process: A Current Trend in Criminal Law and Procedure »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page consideration of how due process has eroded over time. Bibliography lists 4 sources. View Full Description
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Changing Law and Changing Society: Roe v. Wade (1973) »

Number of pages 9

A 9 page paper which examines this controversial Supreme Court case and considers how it significantly altered society and society’s belief systems. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Checks and Balances »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper comparing Constitutional Framers’ original intent with expression of separation of powers today. Devising a method by which abuse of power would be difficult – if not impossible – was not an easy task, but the Framers developed a framework within which each branch of government would be accountable to others, ... View Full Description
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Children's Rights »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper evaluates the rights of children. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Civil Liberties »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper which discusses the term “civil liberties,” defines the term and examines how the media misinterprets the word. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 »

Number of pages 3

A 3 page paper which examines and analyzes the need for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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Civil Rights Act of 1991 »

Number of pages 11

An 11 page paper which examines articles that detail legal and business aspects of the Civil Rights Act of 1991. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Comparative: Justice Systems in the U.S., Ireland and Canada »

Number of pages 12

Compares the justice systems in the United States, Ireland and Canada, focusing on structure of the court system (top down), then it looks within the structure to make comparisons. Line graphics of the 3 systems. Bibliography lists 10 sources. JVjudiciar.rtf. View Full Description
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Considering a Charge of Second Degree Murder »

Number of pages 4

This 4 page paper considers a fictional case involving a drunk driver who hits a woman that subsequently dies after refusing a blood transfusion on religious grounds. The charge of second degree murder is justified. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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CONSTITUTION AND INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS »

Number of pages 7

This 7-page paper is a discussion of individual and property rights as guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. In this paper, the 5, 13, 14, 15 and 19 Amendments are discussed in terms of how they impacted white men, women and people of color. Also included is a definition about how socialism and ... View Full Description
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Constitutional Amendments and Education »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper which examines how certain amendments in the Constitution relate to education. The amendments examined are the 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th, 10th, and 14th. Bibliography lists 1 source. View Full Description
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Constitutional Amendments: Fourth, Fifth and Sixth »

Number of pages 3

This 3 page paper examines three Constitutional Amendments. The Fourth, Fifth and Sixth amendments are examined. Bibliography lists 5 sources. View Full Description
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Constitutional Challenges in Law Enforcement »

Number of pages 10

This is a 10 page paper that provides an overview of Constitutional law. Challenges to law enforcement are explored by examining four Amendments. Bibliography lists 6 sources. View Full Description
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Constitutional Protection of Property »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper discussing the positions that the constitutions of Germany, France, the United Kingdom and the United States take on property ownership and property protection. Land is the only enduring asset an individual can acquire. Land is the only possession that cannot physically be lost or stolen, or destroyed by some ... View Full Description
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Constitutionalism and the Detaining of Terrorist Suspects »

Number of pages 7

This 7 page paper discusses the principle of constitutionalism, the issue of terrorist detainees, and what the interaction is between the two. It argues that the illegal detention of suspected terrorists, often based on nothing more than fear, has weakened the principles of law on which the U.S. rests. Bibliography lists 8 sources. View Full Description
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Constitutionality Of Mandatory Drug Testing »

Number of pages 6

A 6 page paper. Mandatory drug testing is a fact of life in the U.S. This paper discusses what conditions are the basis for drug testing be justified under the U.S. Constitution as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court. The question specifically deals with a program for all city bus drivers in Maryland. Legal opinions ... View Full Description
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Continued Controversy Over The Eighth Amendment »

Number of pages 5

5 pages in length. Protecting the rights inherent to every United States citizen is the foundation upon which the nation's Constitution was originally drafted; without this historic document and its subsequent amendments, the founding fathers realized the potential for America becoming a land held hostage by power, greed and injustice. Interestingly, this seems ... View Full Description
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Copyright: Legal Meaning for Business »

Number of pages 5

A 5 page paper discussing copyright law’s implications for business and innovation. Copyright law dates from the earliest days of the United States. It is the right of the creator of a work to benefit and profit from that work for a specific length of time, after which it reverts to the public ... View Full Description
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Court Debate: Constrained Versus Dynamic »

Number of pages 7

7 pages in length. The extent to which courts have the ability to impart significant changes upon existing laws is bound by two important elements: constrained and dynamic perspectives. From the constrained viewpoint, courts are quite limited in their collective strength to modify legislature due to constitutional limitations, lack of judicial independence and insufficiency ... View Full Description
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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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Criminal Law and Procedure 5 »

Number of pages 9

A 9 page paper answering two discussion questions addressing Fourth Amendment procedural issues and providing a 5-page position paper on whether the exclusionary rule should be changed. The paper concludes that the rule does need to be altered to be made more workable, but that present there is not a viable alternative that has ... View Full Description
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Criminal Law and Procedure 6 »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page paper addressing two discussion questions and providing three case briefs. One question discusses options available to a member of the local bar who has been required to serve as a public defender in an appeal case. The other examines factors that could influence a juror to vote for life in ... View Full Description
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Criminal Law Information »

Number of pages 8

This 8 page paper provides an overview of a group of questions about criminal law. This paper uses case examples to support the assertions presented. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Law/Treason, Terrorism and Wartime Criminal Law »

Number of pages 8

An 8 page research paper that discusses crime and criminal law in general and then focuses on terrorism and changes in constitutional law, arguing that this is not a good idea. Bibliography lists 8 sources. View Full Description
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CRIMINAL LIABILITY AND USE OF FORCE »

Number of pages 4

This 4-page paper discusses criminal and legal issues such as solicitation, conspiracy and the castle doctrine. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Criminal Policies »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper which examines conflict and crime control along with consensus and due process as they offer approaches concerning criminal policies. Bibliography lists 2 sources. View Full Description
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CRIMINALS AND LEGAL RIGHTS »

Number of pages 4

This 4-page paper discusses the cases Escobedo v Illinois and Miranda v Arizona, which pinpoints suspects' rights to attorneys and against self-incrimination. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment »

Number of pages 6

This 6 page paper establishes a definition of "cruel and unusual punishment" as punishment that is disproportionate to the crime; that involves physical suffering that could otherwise be alleviated; and that deprives the victim of his right to life, which is guaranteed under the Constitution. Bibliography lists 5 sources. 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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Cuyahoga Falls v Buckeye Community Hope Foundation »

Number of pages 5

This 5 page paper evaluates this disparate impact case. The concept of disparate impact is defined. The facts of the case are relayed and its implications discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources. 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: Overview »

Number of pages 4

A 4 page paper which provides a general overview, along with the pros and cons, of the death penalty. Bibliography lists 3 sources. View Full Description
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