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Should Juveniles be Sentenced to Death?

The death penalty has consequently been in and...

Should Washington D.C. Become a State?

feel that they have enough representation as they live in districts with specific representatives who are numerous and carry elect...

ADA And Fourth Amendment Rights

Section 504 was enacted in 1973, its full implications are only now being realized. This is particularly true of those components...

An Overview of the Sixth Amendment

is the right that some reporters claim allows for cameras in the courtroom. Certainly, even if cameras are not allowed by the judg...

In Support of Gun Control Legislation

stress and arming robots with shotguns (Hanchette PG). And while these things did occur in Waco and Ruby Ridge, they prompted gun ...

Capital Punishment and the U.S. Constitution

In five pages this paper discusses the 5th and 8th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution with regards to capital punishment. Five s...

U.S. Constitution's 1st Amendment and Church and State Separation

bitter conflict and debate. In Philadelphia, for example, full-scale riots and bloodshed erupted in the 1840s over which version o...

Examining the American Constitution's Victims' Rights Amendment Proposal

and pardon or commutation decisions; To be notified of a proposed pardon and to be heard on the proposal; To be notified of esc...

In Custody Search and Seizure Searches

is most typically the police who conduct search and seizure but it is the courts which decide exactly in which contexts search and...

Procedure and Criminal Law V

was properly arrested or whether he was offered counsel. He could not be made to incriminate himself, and it is likely that an at...

The Eleventh Amendment

the Revolution" (Orth, 1987, p. 7). The case that started the furor, as mentioned, was Chisholm v. Georgia, which was heard by th...

THE PATRIOT ACT, AN OVERVIEW AND THE 14TH AMENDMENT

"wire, oral, and electronic communications relating to terrorism..." (Ball 51). Along with this, Title II also allows the seizing ...

Case Law and Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court

Although the right to public trial is protected under the due process clause, however, that protection is not absolute in that rea...

An Examination of The Fourth Amendment

restroom ("New Jersey," 2004). When one of the girls was told by administrators to empty her purse, she complied, but marijuana w...

U.S. Supreme Court Case of Hoffa v. the United States

on appeal to the Sixth Circuit Court (349 F2d 20). The Supreme Court in this case ultimately had to make a...

Civil War and Reconstruction Effects

life, liberty or property without due process of law, (or) deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the ...

1920s' Prohibition and Its Impact Upon U.S. Crime, Religion, and Economics

reality throughout the United States and many wished to end these corrupt practices seen in many a saloon across the country. T...

4th Amendment and Thermal Imaging Technology Search Reasonableness

lack of narrow definition. It was not until 1967 in Katz v. United States (389 U.S. 347 (1967)) that the Supreme Court arrived at...

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...

Freedom and Rock Star Marilyn Manson

In eight pages this paper examines the freedoms guaranteed in the 1st Amendment of the U.S. Constitution in a consideration of how...

Amend the Constitution to Ban Gay Marriage

It could be said that the ban, as well, could likely violate the concept of equality, which is also implied in the Constitution (T...

October 2001 Patriot Act Passage

provision. The objections that required this were due to the impact that the powers would have in terms of freedom and libraries. ...

Allowance Trading Program and Emissions of Sulfur Dioxide

in the Midwest as that is where most of these plants are located. As a consequence of the continued emission problems EPA require...

1989 Case of Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397, 109 S.Ct. 2533, 105 L.Ed.2d 242

In eight pages this paper features a legal brief involving protections of the 1st Amendment, federal and state laws regarding free...

Second Amendment Rights to Gun Ownership

Since the mid twentieth century our understanding of what our Second Amendment rights to gun ownership have been seriously challen...

Fourth Amendment Rights

This paper summarizes Fourth Amendment rights and focuses on the Supreme Court case of Payton v. New York. Four pages in length, f...

Family And Medical Leave Act - Employer's Responsibilities

may they take that time together to care for a family member (Vikesland, n.d.). In other words, couples may take a total of 12 wee...

A Legal and Social Perspective on Privacy

This paper describes the intent of the Founding Father in crafting the Fourth Amendment, as well as the meaning of "probable cause...

4th Amendment Assessment

the grounds for getting writs of assistance for various kinds of raids and dragnet seizures. The goal was to suppress sedition an...