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Lawsuits Against the Tobacco Industry

This 7 page paper discusses the relationship between tobacco use and the legal system, particularly with regard to underage smokin...

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...

Euthanasia from a Christian Perspective

the student researching this topic consider the numerous cases that have been presented in the judicial system regarding this topi...

Governing Institutions of the EU

merged and more countries joined (1998). The Europe 1992 project created a single entity and was part of the Single European Act, ...

Technology Criticized in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain

In six pages this paper examines how industrialization and technology are assailed by Mark Twain in this novel. Six sources are c...

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...

Medieval Morality Play Mankind

Mischief to be the "Steward of the Manor" (Line 663), and then the court calls Mankind. New-Gyse, another character, orders Mank...

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...

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...

Hearsay Rule Exceptions

In five pages examples are provided in an examination of when there are exceptions to the hearsay rule with instances of court cas...

Life and Contributions of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

In 5 pages this paper discusses this powerful and important woman's contributions to justice and her championing of women's advoc...

Buckley v. Valeo, the 1st Amendment, and Free Speech

the United States Senate has commented twenty-three years after the decision, "We believed that these restrictions were fundamenta...

Massachusetts Program of Juvenile Courts and Crime Prevention Policy

amounted to youth prisons in the guise of "training" or "reform" schools, Massachusetts formulated the necessary policies for a sy...

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 ...

1985 Robert Echols v. State of Florida State Supreme Court Case

wife unconscious. On their way to the airport, they discarded the gun, jewelry boxes, the victims wallet, and a bag taken from th...

Filling Court Dockets with Sexual Harassment Cases

other workers using email can constitute sexual harassment. As the cases fill the court rooms across the country and the dockets b...

Why Desegregation Was Unsuccessful

In five pages the reasons behind the failure of school desegregation is examined in terms of 'white flight,' busing, and courts wa...

Issue of School Equity Funding and the Law

In eleven pages this paper considers school funding in terms of the equity issues in an examination of school achievement and land...

Recovery Limits on Punitive Damages?

In eight pages this report argues that there should not be limits placed upon punitive damage recovery awards in the U.S. court sy...

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...

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...

Insuring Criminal Justice

Criminal justice has benefitted tremendously from recent scientific and technological improvements. Crime scene investigators no ...

California Foster Care Agencies and the Criminal Justice System

for operating in isolation, or for the establishment of laws that are seen as disconnected from the reality of everyday experience...

The Court Administrator's Function

growing caseloads, diverse populations, technological advances, and the need to conduct community outreach, education, and coordin...

Outcomes/Pressy v. Ferguson

On June 7, 1892, Homer Plessy was arrested for challenging Louisianas Separate Car Act in a deliberate act of civil disobedience a...

Supreme Court Structure and Function

The Supreme Court is highest ranking court in the nation. It was established in order to oversee the...

Biographical Profile of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan

of their respective families to go to college (Kagan, Elena, 2011). The only daughter sandwiched between two boys - both of whom ...

Twenty First Century Policing

Policing today shares many similarities with policing of any particular era. At the same time...

In the Utah Supreme Court: A Brief

Yoder, 406 U.S. 205, 92 S. Ct. 1526, 32 L. Ed. 2d 15 (1972) Statutes Religious Freedom Restoration Act, 42 U.S.C. 2000bb-1 Utah Co...