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and arbitrary. His critics notwithstanding, Jefferson set out and ultimately accomplished what no political leader had considered...

Issues Facing the Police Administrator in Community Policing

"right to remain silent unless he chooses to speak in the unfettered exercise of his own will" (384 U.S. 437). Miranda,...

The Legacy of Billie Holiday

music, which she may have initially embraced as a kind of personal salvation.3 While male lovers would betray her, seductive jazz...

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...

United States v. Eichmann Supreme Court Case

Texas statute criminalizing desecration of the flag and had provided the flag protection language for the Flag Protection Act of 1...

John Marshall, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

also very supportive of business and the emerging American market economy 8. Marshall was outspoken against those who believed in...

Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action in the Area of Higher Education

continue acting as though they are contributing to a more racially diversified academic community, when in reality they are really...

The Brethren Inside the Supreme Court by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong Summary and Analysis

public has never seen before or since. The major issues the Court wrestled with are considered in great detail, and include abort...

Conservative and Liberal U.S. Supreme Court Cases

Chicago vs. Jesus Morales; Palmer vs City of Euclid, Ohio and Connecticut Department of Public Safety vs. Doe. All three of these ...

Pledge of Allegiance and the U.S. Supreme Court

lawsuit was filed in 2000, but failed to draw any media attention until a Ninth Circuit Court panel handed down a 2-1 ruling in Ju...

Civil Rights, the Supreme Court, and the Administrations of Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon

which Brown was grounded rested "solely on the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution" (1977, p. 306). Warren also points out t...

Retroactive Child Support Payments: Canadian Supreme Court

they separated, the father had custody for a time, but "the parties subsequently entered into an informal shared custody arrangeme...

'Repealing' The Communications Decency Act and the US Supreme Court

In seven pages this paper examines the arguments and counterarguments associated with this case and the dissenting opinion is also...

U.S. Supreme Court and the Banking and Credit Union Conflict

In six pages the evolution of this conflict and issues including regulation and self interest are discussed. Five sources are cit...

President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Appointment of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren

Supreme Court" (Trimble 8J). When it appeared that a seat had come available due to the death of Chief Justice Fred Vinson, Eisen...

U.S. Supreme Court Decision Gitlow vs. New York

In eleven pages this 1925 case is examined in a presentation of each argument with dissenting view appearing more reasonable from ...

Buck v. Bell 1927 U.S. Supreme Court Case

In ten pages this 1927 case is analyzed in terms of its legal aspects, issues, and the impact on incarcerated and individuals with...

Supreme Court and RFRA Overturning

In sixteen pages this paper examines the implications of the June 25, 1997 overturning of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. ...

Analyses of 3 US Supreme Court Decisions

In nine pages United States v. Brockamp, Atherton v. FDIC, and O'Gilvie & O'Gilvie (minors) v United States and Kevin O'Gilvie...

Discussion of Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren

In five pages Warren's memoirs are examined with the 'Miranda' and Brown v. Board of Education decisions being the primary focus. ...

Hate Based Expression U.S. Supreme Court Legal Brief

In eight pages this paper discusses whether or not expression that is hate based can be legally prohibited as it relates to the 19...

1960 New Jersey Supreme Court Decision 1A

In eight pages this memo analyzes dealer and manufacturer liability in a consideration of the 1960 case Henningsen v. Bloomfield M...

1960 New Jersey Supreme Court Decision Legal Memo 1B

In eight pages this paper represents an abbreviated version of Legalme2.wps, is broken down into sections and considers the Court'...

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...

The Culture and Operation of the Special Court in Sierra Leone

The Sierra Leone Special Court is an Ad Hoc court set up to hear the cases of those most responsible the atrocities in the Sierra ...

Supreme Court Rulings' Interpretation on Equal Protection and Affirmative Action

In this paper consisting of seven pages various Supreme Court rulings as they relate to affirmative action are discussed within th...

Precedents of the U.S. Supreme Court and Free Speech

In five pages this paper examines how the 14th Amendment's free speech provisions affects symbolic acts in case considerations of ...

Book Report on Jeffrey Toobin’s The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court

in which the Supreme Court justices typically align themselves - usually in either liberal or conservative extremes, which Antonin...

U.S. Supreme Court Decision of Miranda v. Arizona

right to remain silent until he had secured legal counsel (Skene, 1991). Citing the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, whi...

The Supreme Court, Amicus Curiae, and Abortion

U.S. 173 (1991)), the ACLU filed a brief of amici curiae in conjunction with the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists,...