In this essay about special prosecutor Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, we provide an overview of the information available at the time of publication about that investigation. Th Continue Reading...
Abstract This essay focuses on the possible ramifications, both negative and positive, of a Trump presidency, from the perspective of Trump as the President-elect. Because Trump has no experience in public service, much of the paper is sp Continue Reading...
Iran-Contra Affair Historical Background of the Iran-Contra Affair Events Surrounding the Decision. Nicaraguan context. In the 1970s, dissatisfaction with a manipulative and corrupt government was escalating. All socio-economic classes were impact Continue Reading...
Clinton's Lewinsky Speech Presidential scandal speeches should be considered a unique form of discoursed that follow a common pattern and have similar elements. All of these may not be found in every single speech but most certainly will, including Continue Reading...
S. Congress 2006). Under a military commission's procedures and rules of evidence, the accused may present evidence, cross examine witnesses against him, and respond to evidence presented against him; attend all the sessions of the trial; and have th Continue Reading...
In addition to rulings related to due process in trials, the Supreme Court made several rulings highlighting the importance of due process in police detentions in the 20th century. In 1936, the Court ruled that confessions extracted through coercio Continue Reading...
Guantanamo Bay and the United States History of Guantanamo Bay, and the U.S. Involvement with Guantanamo Bay The Legality of the U.S. Occupation of Guantanamo Bay Why Do the U.S. Hold Guantanamo Bay? The Legal Position Regarding the U.S. Being in Continue Reading...
The Supreme Court found that the habeas corpus petition was filed improperly, and therefore the case was dismissed and all previous decisions in other courts overruled. The central issue regarding the power of the president was never decided. Justi Continue Reading...
Introduction The United States has leased 45 square miles of land and water at Guantanamo Bay from Cuba for more than a century. Commonly known as “Gitmo,” the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay has been the source of increasing calls for Continue Reading...
Introduction In the United States, the concept of due process is a fundamental principle that ensures fairness and justice in the legal system. Due process is enshrined in the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which states that no person sha Continue Reading...
global stage, what distinguishes Jose Padilla from Timothy McVeigh? Be specific in your response. The accused terrorist Jose Padilla, otherwise known as Abdullah al-Mujahir was a member of the organized terrorist group al-Qaeda. Like Timothy McVeig Continue Reading...
The company conducts research and development on several programs such as on-site warfare testing, and laboratory research for the next generation aircrafts. The company also conducts R&D on the application of new technologies to build aircraft Continue Reading...
Pre-trial and Trial Charges and specifications shall be entered by the person making them under oath (Air War College 2005). The accused may not be compelled to incriminate himself by answering any incriminatory questions. An investigation shall b Continue Reading...
Contract and Pricing Glen Mar Construction, Inc. files a protest with reference to the award of contract that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs awards to the Facility Defense Consultant under the bids invitation "(IFB) No. VA260-14-B-0412" iss Continue Reading...
Constitutional Violations Two types of remedies that protect citizens against governmental wrong doing and ensure the projections of the Constitution are the Exclusionary Rule and Defense against Entrapment. The Exclusionary Rule means that any evid Continue Reading...
Central Intelligence Agency The civilian intelligence agency of United States has given the name of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The fundamental objective of this agency is to collect, assess and publicize foreign intelligence that provide Continue Reading...
Policy Recommendation in Combating Terrorism Policy Project Part 1: Project outline In the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the U.S. government and the international community reviewed typologies for the financing of transnational t Continue Reading...
PADILLA V. RUMSFELD & HAMDI V. RUMSFELD Summary of Padilla v. Rumsfeld Facts of Padilla v. Rumsfeld Summary of Facts Technical History Holding Supreme Court Reasoning Lower Court Reasoning Summary of Hamdi v. Rumsfeld History of Hamdi v. Continue Reading...
The Army XXI program for major military transformations has been in progress since 2004 (U.S. Department of State 2009). Last year's goals were consolidation and improvement of quality. The parliament approved Development Stage 08/11 for military r Continue Reading...
There is no question, however, that immigration issues will remain in the forefront of our national policy debates. Deportation Factors and Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude Research indicates that since the late 1980s, Congress had been tightening Continue Reading...
Introduction The military experience that President Dwight D. Eisenhower took to the White House was largely without precedent. In sharp contrast to President Harry S. Truman’s years, some of the White House functions and structures were reorga Continue Reading...
What happened with Watergate was exactly this type of unfortunate substitute of the democratic process with the will of another institution. The subject of the paper is very important for U.S. history exactly because of the implications of what was Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Role of the Commander-in-Chief: Analyzing President Obama's Legal Mandate in Operation Geronimo: Discuss the constitutional powers granted to the President as Commander-in-Chief, including the scope of military author Continue Reading...
In other words, up until the middle of the 19th century, there were no cases of note or significance that indicated that the executive branch of the UNITED STATES government had the authority to render suspects or criminals to foreign locations outs Continue Reading...
USA Patriot Act United States has been utilizing and exploiting all possible means of thwarting potential terrorist attacks and eliminating terrorist elements from the country. Various laws have been enacted to control information flow and to curtai Continue Reading...
Drones Preliminary Analysis of Drones Drones have become increasingly popular among the U.S. army and the reason is that they have ability to transform (has already transformed to quite an extent) the way America has been fighting and the way it ha Continue Reading...
The Rationale for and the Efficacy of Torture during Interrogation Although information from interrogational torture is unreliable, it is likely to be used frequently and harshly. ==John W. Schiemann, 2012 Introduction The epigraph above is indica Continue Reading...
Edgar Hoover, makes public its continuing investigation into the activities of black nationalist organizations, singling out the Black Panther Party in particular, Hoover viewing the group as a national security threat. January 05, 1970 Blacks Mov Continue Reading...
Applied Operations This work intends to examine what business has learned from the disasters that occurred on September 11, 2001, and during Hurricane Katrina and how these events changed the way that business managers should plan for business conti Continue Reading...
Iran Contra Affair is the name commonly given to a secret arrangement that sold arms to Iran in exchange for funds that were given to Contra rebels in Nicaragua under U.S. President Reagan in the 1980s. The Iran Contra Affair had its roots in the Pre Continue Reading...
How Military Air Freight Moves in Post-9/11 WorldIntroductionThe American armed forces seemingly dictate state-on-state war. Its last true challenger in the military arena was the disbanded Soviet Union. The latest conflicts like Iraqi Freedom, Panam Continue Reading...
According to Prchal, "As the nineteenth century became the twentieth, the United States experienced an unprecedented surge in immigration. Some 3.8 million Italians, 3.4 million Slavs, and 1.8 million Russian and Eastern European Jews -- along with Continue Reading...
Racism in America: Where do we stand? From the time of the New World's discovery in the year 1492, racism has remained at the forefront of U.S. history. Even in the present day, it is reported that in America, one Black man dies from police confront Continue Reading...
Worse Than Watergate All students are familiar with the creed of the X-files, a popular recent science fiction television show that instructed its viewers, young and old, to 'trust no one.' At the time this motto of secrecy and distrust, particular Continue Reading...
Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) has re-emerged among the list of most critical terrorist organizations fighting the federal government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP), America, and it is allies within Southeast Asia. Established in 1991 by Abdurrajak Continue Reading...
Iran-Contra Affair think everyone knew we were walking a very thin line."(Owen) Not many Americans know the truth that lies behind the Iran-Contra scandals. Most would be surprised to know about the deception of our leaders. Still today, some truth o Continue Reading...
Military Commissions Are Military Commissions Legal? It was on November 13th 2001 when then President George Bush issued a military order establishing military commissions to try captured terrorists. Critics immediately claimed that these military Continue Reading...
Individual Rights for a Nation Introductory Supporting Analysis The legal and political philosophical principles that ostensibly will advance the Nation of Tagg and its political establishment are the focus of the first section of this paper. The Continue Reading...
R.I.P. RELIGIOUS RIGHT and other Super Tuesday Take-Aways . . . Whereas the "religious right" had seemed to be a dominant force in American politics, particularly powerful in the Republican Party, the influence of this loud but still minority group Continue Reading...
