significant societal benefits.
Yours truly,
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UNIT 5 DISCUSSION
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was one of the most significant US Supreme Court cases of the post-Reconstruction era. The case involved Plessy, who refused to occupy a railway car designated for people of color alone and instead sat in a car deemed to be for whites only. The Supreme Court at the time held that it was constitutionally permissible to mandate racial segregation as long as the separate facilities were equivalent to one another. The Brown v. Board of Education (1954) decision, however, overturned Plessy, first noting the logistical impossibility of creating facilities which were truly separate but equal. As noted by… Continue Reading...
state, at any rate, not even one in five pursuits is for felonies. Court cases springing from this police activity have grown in the past few years. Different states have widely different case laws, although a majority of state legislatures have ratified and implemented the UVC (Uniform Vehicle Code), applicable to emergency automobiles. In almost all state cases broached in the Article's second section, the court of review has found something with regard to the emergency automobile law of the state and pursuing officers' liability exposure, liability standards, or general applicability to police pursuits.
Court Case
In the Jones v. Philadelphia case, the… Continue Reading...
Review
School bullying has been the subject of numerous court cases across various jurisdictions in the United States. These court cases have significantly affected school policies on ruling including accountability for enforcement of policies and practices that enhance the safety of all students within the school environment. One of the court cases that applies to how bullying is handled fairly, consistently, and ethically in a school is Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education (1999). In this case, Aurelia Davis sued the county’s Board of Education on behalf of her fifth grade daughter, LaShonda who was allegedly a victim… Continue Reading...
court cases have shown that law enforcement must give notice before breeching a person’s privacy— Wilson v. Arkansas (514 U.S. 927, 931-932, 1995), Miller v. United States (357 U.S. 301, 1958) and Sabbath v. United States (391 U.S. 585, 1968)—others have shown that law enforcement agents are not required to do so— Hudson v. Michigan 547 U.S. 586, 2008)—for example. In terms of searching and seizing a person’s electronic devices, the Electronic Privacy Control Act of 1986 has been instrumental in transforming the manner in which law enforcement has the… Continue Reading...
Court cases.[footnoteRef:12] [11: Ryan Muldoon, Social Contract Theory for a Diverse World: Beyond Tolerance (London: Routledge, 2016)] [12: Aaron James, Fairness in Practice: A Social Contract for a Global Economy (Oxford [etc.]: Oxford University Press, 2013)]
Conclusion
In conclusion, contemporary political issues like taxation, mandatory vaccination, and universal healthcare can be addressed within the theoretical framework of social contract theory. Rousseau’s interpretation of social contract theory provides the best understanding of the obligations of both the government and the people. While people should respect the laws that the government makes… Continue Reading...
20th century, a series of Supreme Court cases and government actions specifically involving marijuana led to a substantial increase in the power of the government at the expense of the Bill of Rights. As a result of the war against cannabis, Americans are demonstrably less free today” (Pollan, p.126). The federal government maintains that marijuana must be subject to the very same thorough scientific examination and clinical trials applied by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) to every other novel medication. This inclusive process aims at ensuring highest efficiency and safety standards (FOCUS).
The American government’s… Continue Reading...
legal ramifications associated with the prescription process include legal battles and expenses associated with court cases, wasteful healthcare spending, and lethal prescription errors. Such legal ramifications could worsen thanks to recent healthcare policy changes.
Examining the problem through STEEPLE Factors, new healthcare changes can lead to increased rates of data entry error. For example, the Affordable Care Act requires any U.S. citizen to have health insurance or else subject to monetary penalties (Rawal, 2016). This means more U.S. citizens will have access to healthcare than ever before. To meet the demands, hospitals and clinics must update their systems to provide effective and fast service.… Continue Reading...
specific circumstances prior to concluding they are largely inapplicable to the vast majority of interrogations relevant to the court cases examined within this document.
Broad Discussion of the Literature in a Funnel Format
False confessions do not occur infrequently within the criminal justice system. There are a variety of reasons explicating this reality, ranging the gamut in scope and focus. On the one hand, many interrogators readily assume suspects are guilty or, perhaps even worse, simply want to convict them in order to benefit their own particular careers and paths of advancements. In other instances, the criminal justice system wants to punish defendants who have opted not to… Continue Reading...
