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Cultural Climate of the Period and the Dred Scott Decision

even if the federal government could buy the slaves, the freed slaves could not be turned into citizens without an amendment to th...

U.S. Department of Justice v. Microsoft Corporation Brief Legal Analysis

nature and premises of what is and is not antitrust, how the modern world defines the nature and appropriateness of competition in...

Supreme Court Justice Appointments and the 2000 Election

In five pages this report discusses how Presidents can influence constitutional law interpretation through Supreme Court justice a...

Rape in the United States Explained

is that a rapist by description is often a sex-starved, crazy or drunken, disgusting man who surprises women in the night (1997). ...

Texas Flag Burning Case Arguments

In three pages this paper argues that the overturning of this decision by Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist was correct. On...

Jim Crow's Emergence and Decline

The Jim Crow laws are examined in five pages in an overview of the 'separate but equal' 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court deci...

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Her Life and Career

Court in August of 1993 by a Senate vote of ninety-seven to three (Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg). Indeed, it can e...

Clarence Thomas' Supreme Court Nomination

In ten pages this paper examines the controversy surrounding the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the US Supreme Court. Eight sou...

Analysis of Brown v. Board of Education

This paper provides an analysis of this monumental decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in seven pages with its significance emphasi...

Strong U.S. Supreme Court Development and the Influence of Justice John Marshall

In five pages this paper examines the early years of the U.S. Supreme Court and the role John Marshall played in establishing its ...

Edward Lazarus's Black Hills, White Justice

two contesting parties, it also has the propensity to affect a change in life for all Americans for many generations to come. Man...

Pros and Cons of Prayer in School

In ten pages this research paper assesses the historical pros and cons associated with school prayer in American public schools be...

1890 Sherman Antitrust Act and Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft then approached Mastercard "with a proposal to create a product called Win ATM (ph). If that had happened, Harris said,...

78 in The Federalist Papers and Alexander Hamilton

This paper analyzes no. 78 in seven pages in regards to Hamilton's contention that the Supreme Court needs a permanent appointment...

Cuban Refugees and U.S. Policy on Immigration

many people arrived on American shores over the years. It is estimated that at least 400,000 people fled to the United States, and...

Quebec and Secession from Canada

if in fact a majority of Quebec residents wanted to secede, the prime minister and premiers were obligated to negotiate Quebecs in...

4th Amendment Rights and the Practice of Search and Seizure

In ten pages this paper discusses the rights guaranteed by the 4th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution in terms of search and seizu...

U.S. Supreme Court and the Case of Fletcher v. Peck

In five pages this report considers the 'Yazoo Land Fraud' in the Fletcher v. Peck Supreme Court decision of 1810. Three sources ...

Canadian Supreme Court

In five pages this paper examines the Supreme Court of Canada in an overview of justice appointment in an analysis of 2 methods of...

Legal Interpretation

Further, when the statute was passed, airplanes were already been in existence and well known; however, air craft were never menti...

A Matter of Interpretation Federal Courts and the Law by Antonin Scalia

in the US. Glendon says that it no longer seems to limit even judges in the civil law tradition. Tribe and Dworkin argue that to i...

Decision Making, Politics, and Public Policy

In seven pages this paper examines the roles of the Supreme Court, the president, and the significance of public interest groups i...

U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Involving Freedom of Religion

In eight pages this paper examines the 1st Amendment's free exercise clause as it has been interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court i...

An Overview of Child Custody Issues in America

This paper examines various child custody issues in the United States. The author addresses cases from current events, including ...

Overview of US Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist

attorney general in the Nixon administration between 1969 and 1971 and he is best known for promoting a conservative anticrime pos...

Canada's Abortion Laws

This is a paper consisting of ten pages and discusses the topic of abortion as it relates to Canadian law and includes the 'Bubble...

US Supreme Court and Women

are clearly in the minority. There seems to be less women taking judgeships in the high courts, even though there are increasing...

Comparison of Organ Donation in the U.S. and Japan

In ten pages cultural differences as they involve the distinctive practices of organ donation in Japan and the U.S. are considered...

Bill of Rights as Treated by the U.S. Supreme Court

In five pages this paper discusses how the Bill of Rights are treated by a supposedly liberal U.S. Supreme Court. Five sources ar...

Comparison Between the Nigeria Election of 1993 and the United States Election of 2000

the deadline mandated by federal law. "That date is upon us, and there is no recount procedure in place under the state Supreme Co...