Both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. Congress are slowly coming to the realization that they will have to address this issue which the Bush administration left behind to muddy the waters of citizen privacy rights in combination with the cases that are Continue Reading...
5 ounces of steel in them. The bill did not pass, but eventually a compromise bill went through requiring all handguns to have at least 3.7 ounces of steel. No completely plastic gun has ever been produced, although guns with a plastic frame are popu Continue Reading...
Murphy v. Waterfront Commission, 378 U.S. 52 (1964) Title and Citation: Murphy v. Waterfront Commission, 378 U.S. 52 (1964) Type of Action: Review by the U.S. Supreme Court of a ruling made by the New Jersey State Supreme Court, which held that pe Continue Reading...
Heller. This was a challenge to a Washington D.C. law that made it illegal to: carry any kind of handguns inside the city. The court ruled that the law was a violation of the Second Amendment. As they felt that the right to: a militia and bear arms Continue Reading...
Due Process Law and 5th & 14th Amendment Issues in Gilbert v. Homar, 117 S.Ct. 1807 (1997) Title and Citation: Gilbert v. Homar, 117 S.Ct. 1807 (1997) Type of Action: Review by the U.S. Supreme Court of a ruling made by the United States Court Continue Reading...
Correctional Officers: As an attorney working in the Office of the Inspector General in the State Bureau of Prisons, I have been asked to evaluate two major issues involving various correctional officers at the state prison and the behavior of the Continue Reading...
100). Much of the focus of personnel selection using psychological testing was on new troops enlisting in the military during two world wars and the explosive growth of the private sector thereafter (Scroggins et al., 2008). Psychological testing fo Continue Reading...
Physical Evidence List and explain five (5) ways that show how authentication or identification of physical evidence can be accomplished (also called "laying the foundation"). Authentication of physical evidence can be accomplished by: Testimony o Continue Reading...
Ancient as Egypt Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C.S. § 1681-1688 law established in 1972 was a groundbreaking law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in much of education. 20 U.S.C.S. § 1681(a) states that "no perso Continue Reading...
Government Mandated Gun-Free Zones THERE SHOULD BE NO GOVERNMENT MANDATED GUN-FREE ZONES IN PUBLIC SPACE. Banning guns for masses and establishing gun-free zones are one of the most controversial topics in American politics. There are clearly two s Continue Reading...
U.S. And Supreme Court Contrast the U.S. Circuit Courts with the U.S. Supreme Court in terms of their authority to strike down an act of congress or of the states? The United State Supreme Court is the highest judicial body of the U.S. The Circuit Continue Reading...
Suppose I was asked to donate money to "Citizens for Better Schools," what would I need to find out about the group first? The first thing would be find out if they are a bona fide public charity -- a 501 C3 -- and if they were, I would examine the Continue Reading...
It is essential for the population to become aware of the dangers brought by owning and using firearms and contribute to policies that can better regulate this aspect. It is not about taking away a constitutional freedom; it is about creating a safe Continue Reading...
Gun Control The Politics of Gun Control Gun control in America has been a hotly contested issue for several decades. About 80 million Americans, representing half of U.S. homes, own more than 223 million guns. According to Andrew Romano and Pat Win Continue Reading...
Outsourcing Process Analysis Outsourcing Weapons Registration in West Australia Licensing Services Division West Australia Police Encl. This paper will examine the practicality and mechanics of outsourcing the weapons registration of the West Au Continue Reading...
those of the federal government. But the assessment delivered in the case of Granholm v. Heald actually seems to imply that this focus is misdirected. In a case where small wineries with limited means to obtain local distribution have attempted to b Continue Reading...
In addition to the argument that the law's requirement of hanging the Ten Commandments is contrary to a country with no established religion, the commandments were also serving no functional purpose but a religious one. In many schools, the teachin Continue Reading...
religion entered the 18th Century and with it a revival. The growth of the revival was overwhelming.More people attended church than in previous centuries. Churches from all denominations popped up throughout established colonies and cities within t Continue Reading...
The Burger Court held that the prosecution simply needed to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the evidence illegally obtained would have been lawfully and inevitably discovered. The Burger Court did not think that a police officer wo Continue Reading...
New York Times describes how R.J. Reynolds Tobacco was found guilty of breaking its agreement to market cigarette products only to adults. The judge found that the company had pursued an advertising strategy aimed at promoting youth smoking. Importa Continue Reading...
Legal Brief US Airways Inc. v. Robert Barnett (United States Supreme Court 2001) Type of Action The type of action brought before the Supreme Court was an appeal from a lower court. The appellate court affirmed part of the prior decision, reversed Continue Reading...
Given the contend hazards that the employers facade, they should believe that applying email observing the strategies. Such policies demonstrate the employer's incompatible legal responsibilities. Constantly, employers who keep an eye on of email ri Continue Reading...
Tresspas THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION ONE SHREK, THE OGRE ) Plaintiff and Respondent, ) ) Case CJ -- 2012-1014 FAIRYTALE CREATURES and LORD FARQUAAD ) Defendant and Appellant ) STATEMENT OF Continue Reading...
Flea This paradoxical and provocative poem by John Donne illustrates a number of the central characteristics of Metaphysical poetry. This paper will attempt to elucidate the paradoxical elements of the poem through a close reading of the text. The Continue Reading...
Legal Brief McCurdy v. Arkansas State Police, 375 F. 3 762 (8th Cir. 2004) Type of Action The case covered in this legal brief was the case of an employee of the Arkansas State Police, that being McCurdy, filing an action against the State of Arka Continue Reading...
Legal Brief -- Cronin v. Town of Amesbury Cronin v. Town of Amesbury, 895 F. Supp 375 (D. Mass 1995) Type of Action The action was an appeal on the part of Michael Cronin to the United States District Court in Massachusetts. It was an appeal on th Continue Reading...
More importantly, Sen argues that the collaborative approach would be a more successful route to reducing population growth. Among the ideas mentioned by Sen would be incorporating better public education to promote genuine understanding of problem Continue Reading...
Death penalty is generally conceived of as the supreme legal sanction, inflicted only against perpetrators of the most serious crimes. The human rights community has traditionally held a stance against the death penalty for a wide variety of reasons: Continue Reading...
Although that case involved jury selection, the Court established a standard for alleging racial discrimination in prosecution. The Court held that the defendant has to show that he is a member of a cognizable racial group, that the prosecutor has a Continue Reading...
U.S. MILITARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW Military & Environmental Law Environmental Analysis and Impact of the United States Military Military activity affects the environment in direct and indirect ways. The purpose of this paper is to examine the Continue Reading...
For example, the Parliament passed the "Year and a Day Rule" Act in 1996 that changed the previous murder and manslaughter law that specified that a person could be charged with murder or manslaughter if the victim died within a year and a day of re Continue Reading...
Post-arrest, the promising programs included: drug courts, drug treatment in jails, intensive supervision and aftercare of juvenile offenders, and the use of fines and other penalties in lieu of incarceration for technical violations. (Sherman, 1998 Continue Reading...
Unfortunately many feel that appellate rulings don't always benefit modern correctional institutions. As mentioned previous, while prisoners are afforded more rights, many institutions now have stricter standards that have in part contributed to ov Continue Reading...
Joy of Love and Marriage Small things are lots of fun. Hence, small things can be disaster too. It's a very common situation in one's marriage life that one of the couple gets bored just because of minor matters. Boredom is intoxicating. No, it is n Continue Reading...
Safford Unified School District v. Redding and School PolicyIntroductionSafford Unified School District v. Redding is a US Supreme Court case that was decided on June 25, 2009. The case dealt with the search of a student\\\'s underwear for prescripti Continue Reading...
Counter-Terrorism and Social Media: Freedom vs. Security The United States prides itself to being the most democratic nation of the world, with the highest respect for the human being, for its values, norms, and dreams. At the same time, before 9/11 Continue Reading...
