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Samuel Nelson's Contributions to the US Supreme Court

In six pages this paper presents a biographical profile of Samuel Nelson, a nineteenth century US Supreme Court Justice and also c...

Progressive Reform Movement and Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

In five pages this paper discusses how the Progressive Reform Movement perspectives relate to Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell...

Supreme Court and U.S. Government's Separation of Powers

In eight pages this paper discusses the presidency of Bill Clinton, the U.S. separation of powers, and decisions made by the Supre...

Impact of Brown v. Board of Education

This paper consists of seven pages and discusses how despite the best intentions of the U.S. Supreme Court in this 1954 decision t...

US System of Justice and the Case of Sacco and Vanzetti

In eight pages this paper examines the American justice system, discrimination and the famous court case of Sacco and Vanzetti. T...

Should Supreme Court Decisions Be Considered Groundbreaking 'Landmarks?'

In four pages the argument is presented that Supreme Court decisions are not in effect as groundbreaking as they are portrayed and...

Dred Scott v. Sandford Decision Examined

In three pages this essay supports Dred Scott with an argument based upon freedom constitutional rights and argues that the Suprem...

Supreme Court Development and the Role of Justice John Marshall

In five pages this paper discusses Marbury v. Madison and the role played by Justice John Marshall in this consideration of how th...

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall

In ten pages this research paper discusses Justice Marshall's Supreme Court achievements with the emphasis upon single opinion, ju...

Avis and Racial Discrimination

In nine pages this paper discusses the racial discriminatory practices of Avis Rent A Car with landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases o...

Legal Considerations Regarding Workplace Sexual Harassment II

In fifteen pages this research paper discusses workplace sexual harassment in various legal considerations featuring definition, r...

U.S. v Jake Baker

In five pages this paper discusses the pretrial hearing results including Judge Cohn's 3 points of proof and how the 1st Amendment...

Software Piracy

In six pages global software piracy issues are considered with various statistics and court cases discussed. Four sources are cit...

Quebec's Sexual Harassment Laws

In fifteen pages this paper emphasizes Quebec in a consideration of Canadian sexual harassment laws with definition provided and t...

A Federal Sentencing Guidelines Overview

In ten pages this paper considers the impact of these guidelines on the court system and offers some history as well as case law a...

Students, Constitutional Rights, and Tinker v. Des Moines School District

In five pages this paper discusses students 1st Amendment rights to protest were violated in this consideration of this Supreme Co...

The Moral Issue of Abortion

A ten page realistic examination of the abortion argument from political and social perspectives includes relevant issues and beli...

Concept of Eugenics

In six pages the eugenics concept is examined as its political development pertains to Social Darwinist Oliver Wendell Holmes and ...

Roberts v. Louisiana and Mandatory Capital Punishment

In nine pages this paper examines mandatory capital punishment in a historical chronicle that includes Roberts v. Louisiana, the l...

Protection Offered by the Constitution

Few rights protected in the U.S. Constitution are harder to define and agree on than the right to free speech. This paper focuses ...

Physician Assisted Suicide and the US Supreme Court

In five pages this paper examines the growing and highly controversial issue of physician assisted suicide and the position of the...

Controversies Surrounding Gay Adoption

This thoroughly researched paper looks at this topic using various perspectives. A brief investigation is ignited to further explo...

Life and Writings of Samuel Clemens, a.k.a. Mark Twain

night and by day. For about four years, Twain worked as a river pilot. He enjoyed the work which provided constant excitement. He ...

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...

Film Version of A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr and Expert Witnesses for the Plaintiffs

In five pages this paper examines the expert witnesses by the plaintiffs and how they were used in the film version of A Civil Act...

Church and State in the 1992 U.S. Supreme Court Case of Lee v. Weisman 505

In eight pages this paper discusses whether or not the First Amendment rights are being violated by a school function's religious ...

Campaign Finance Issues and the US Supreme Court

a negative concept, the idea of proposing limits based upon monetary consumption is a direct violation of the democratic system up...

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...

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...

Developing the U.S. Constitution

The U.S. Constitution has grown and changed greatly since its ratification. This paper examines how amendment and reinterpretation...