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FERPA of 1974

educational records (Family Policy Compliance Office, 2001). Once the student reaches the age of 18, the rights under this Act tra...

The Fourth Amendment and Its Meaning in America Today

of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effect, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be ...

FOIA

a reference guide or guide for obtaining information (NIH, nd; Department of Justice, 1996). * Require agencies to establish elect...

First Amendment Interpretation and Theory

the First Amendment and the right to free speech did not come before the Supreme Court until 1919 with the case of Shenck v. the U...

US and a History of the Women's Suffrage Movement

movements, such as slavery and temperance3. Following the Civil War, womens rights leaders hoped to receive universal suffrage, an...

Timothy McVeigh's Execution and Its Social and Legal Repercussions

suffering, and death upon fellow Americans. Evidence quickly developed to incriminate at least two individuals associated with th...

Legal Brief on Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier Case

shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of s...

Free Speech Issues Delegated by the Warren, Burger, and Rehnquist Courts

This paper examines First Amendment cases seen by The Supreme Court under different Chief Justices. This five page paper has one ...

Media Law and People v. Larry Flynt Film

around the Supreme Court Case of Jerry Falwell v. Larry Flynt. A few months prior to Hustlers magazine interpretation of the prin...

Slavery Aspects

In five pages such issues that are relevant to slavery such as 1950's Fugitive Slave Act, the Fourteenth Amendment, abolitionism, ...

4th Amendment and Advances in Technology

In 6 pages this paper discusses the impact of technological advancements on the privacy issues detailed by the 4th Amendment of th...

U.S. Religious Freedom

In six pages the U.S. church and state separation is examined in an overview that argues how the rights guaranteed by the 1st Amen...

In Favor of Affirmative Action

that is a part of American life. Attorney Linda Wong explains that the whole debate over affirmative action comes down to the fal...

First Amendment Issues in the Film, The People vs. Larry Flint

This paper examines First Amendment issues seen in the film, the People vs. Larry Flint, which is based on actual events and case ...

Government Censorship and its Disadvantages

In five pages the disadvantages of censorship by the government are discussed within the context of the First Amendment and the Mc...

Landmark 1959 Case Barenblatt v United States

In five pages this case's circumstances, claims, and findings are outlined along with an explanation of the findings provided with...

U.S. Constitution's Thirteenth Amendment

In six pages this paper examines the amendment that abolished slavery in a background and case history. Five sources are cited in...

Workplace Privacy and Skinner v. Railway Labor Executives Association, 489 U. S. 602, 1989

In five pages this paper examines privacy in the workplace with regards to this case that considered whether or not mandatory work...

1962 U.S. Supreme Court Case Robinson v. California

In two pages this paper presents a brief of this 1962 Supreme Court case and how the California interpretation was found to be vio...

Illinois Supreme Court Case Chicago v. Morales

In one page this brief assesses the validity of the Gang Congregation Ordinance of Chicago that prohibits public loitering of stre...

Supreme Court Case of the State of Florida v. J.L.

In one page this Supreme Court case is examined in terms of the 14th Amendment and state sovereign rights regarding citizen protec...

A Consideration of the 14th Amendment

In 5 pages this paper discusses the purpose and subsequent Supreme Court decisions that affected this Amendment. There are 5 bibl...

Illinois v. Robert S. Lidster and Search and Seizure

At issue in this decision is the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Under most interpretations our governments right to search our home...

Wording of the 1st Amendment of the US Constitution

to practice his or her religion but also notes that the state will never have an official religion. This has been the subject of m...

Why English Should Not Be the U.S. Official Language

supremacy of white, native-born citizens" (Diamond, 1996, p. 154). Because so many people speak English and it is the primary lan...

History of the Civil Rights Movement in America

the Union. It was Lincoln who had endorsed the Reconstruction plan, but Congress was far more cautious. Congress determined that...

A Sample Appellate Brief Case Study

In six pages this paper presents an appellate brief sample that is based upon a student supplied New York case study of search and...

Education, the Separation of Church and State and the 2002 US Supreme Court Case of Zelman v. Simmons-Harris

The controversy over this program surrounded the fact that in the 1999 to 2000 school year some 82% of the private...

Adult Entertainment Television Station and Advice from Legal Counsel

be censored and deleted as it could be argued in court that such depictions had a significant influence that prompted the commissi...

History of the Wright Amendment

any of these deals simply because they didnt fly at the time the deals were made (Irving, 2003). After fighting many legal battle...