Confessions and Interrogations The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees, under its "due process" clause, protection from the use of involuntary confessions. A confession is considered to be involuntary if the confession Continue Reading...
campus speech codes violate student rights? The freedom of expression is not for students alone. It is for all citizens and for students the rights and liberties that are available for all citizens apply in the same manner. In that context if the c Continue Reading...
Miranda v. Arizona In the original case involving Miranda v. Arizona, 22-year-old Ernesto Miranda stood accused of the rape of an 18-year-old female (and kidnapping and robbery). The arrest happened on March 18, 1963. Miranda was arrested in his h Continue Reading...
" (392 U.S. 1, 88 S.Ct. 1968). The Court adopted the notion that Officer McFadden was protecting himself and others and found that there was probable cause to search the suspects. They "concede the officer's right to conduct a search" incident to th Continue Reading...
'" Two steps if taken, however, would almost halve our prison population. First, repeal state laws that now mandate the incarceration of drug offenders and develop instead many more public and private treatment centers to which nonviolent drug abuse Continue Reading...
" The strength of Reynolds' report lies on the evidence he had shown to support his arguments, wherein he cited a study that compared communities that have high and low rates of burglaries and break-ins. One similarity that communities with high rat Continue Reading...
Law Is a Reflection of the Morality of the Time: The evolving judicial interpretation of the Constitution Constitution has become such a respected document and holds such an important place in American life it is often conceptualized as a transcen Continue Reading...
8th Amendment Amendment 8 - Cruel and Unusual Punishment The Eighth Amendment (Amendment VII) to the American constitution is part of the American Bill of Rights which was ratified in 1789. The Amendment was to prohibit the States government from i Continue Reading...
War Powers Act of 1973 was an important piece of legislation during the Vietnam War. The intention, per the wording of the act itself, was "to fulfill the intent of the framers of the Constitution of the United States and insure that the collective j Continue Reading...
Amending the U.S ConstitutionTo solve the problems within Congress and the law-making procedure, the term limits must be applied to the positions of Congress through Amending the Constitution of the United States. There are specific reasons as to why Continue Reading...
One hypothesis is that many African-Americans yielded to the intimidation of the time and simply did not want to risk their safety and the safety of their families. 6. Poll Taxes A poll tax is a tax of a fixed amount charged each person to registe Continue Reading...
Wainwright v Gideon In 1961, a man named Clarence Earl Gideon was arrested for stealing coins and alcohol from a Panama City, Florida, pool hall. He was a poor man and could not afford a lawyer. Following his conviction, he served five years in pris Continue Reading...
" The right to trial was created to protect the individual citizen from the strength and power of the government and to prevent potential influence upon the judiciary by special interests. In protecting individuals, the right to jury trial protects a Continue Reading...
Amendments The Tea Party and the 14th and 17th Amendments At its core, the Tea Party identifies itself as a political faction intended to reduce what it perceives as the tyrannical power of the federal government over the rights of corporations, st Continue Reading...
Constitutional Structures of U.S. And Canada In a well-organized essay of no more than ten double-spaced, typewritten pages: Describe the essential differences in the constitutional structure of the central government in the United States and Canad Continue Reading...
Constitutional Amendments Effective strategies after the 13th and 14th amendments The 13th amendment to the constitution was widely welcome by many Americans and the world at large as it gave the surety of freedom from slavery in the legal standing Continue Reading...
Right to Counsel To whom it may concern, This memo serves to inform and educate on what is commonly known as the "right to counsel". Even if criminals caught red-handed are not the Constitutional scholars that they think they are, anyone accused of Continue Reading...
Arizona Revised Statutes A.R.S. 13-3881, Arrest: A. An arrest is made by an actual restraint of the person to be arrested, or by his submission to the custody of the person making the arrest. Arrests may be done in the following ways: (1) through the Continue Reading...
" The reality is that most jurisdictions have, in effect, changed this requirement by designating specific courts as small claims courts, where disputes are not settled by juries. Moreover, even in federal-level litigation, the amount in controversy Continue Reading...
Gun Control: Restricting Rights or Protecting People The article carried on the New York Times dated 28 February 2013 christened 'Guns and Gun Control' highlights a number of issues that relates to the whole issue of guns. The debate surrounding the Continue Reading...
Undoubtedly this would benefit the economy, as healthcare bills related to gun accidents continue to rise with each day that passes. Why not find a means to limit the accidental tragedies that occur with use of guns, rather then spend time and energ Continue Reading...
" Still, a judge has ordered the State Board of Education "not to enforce the new law while a suit filed by the father of a public school student proceeds" (Keen, 2007). Barry Lynn of the group Americans United for Separation of Church and State said Continue Reading...
Gun Control: Restricting Rights or Protecting People The leading nation in the number of deaths resulting from gun related violence is United States. It is also noteworthy that about half of all the American homes possess a gun. The United States ha Continue Reading...
PATRIOT ACT V. FOURTH AMENDMENT Patriot Act & 4th Amendment The Fourth Amendment was created in 1791 primarily to end the existence of general warrants, which the American colonialists hated and feared. These warrants were used by the English g Continue Reading...
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution states: "A Well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Advocates of civil rights and civil libert Continue Reading...
The freedom of speech has also come under attack, most recently when a reporter was jailed for refusing to expose her sources. The amendment mentions "free exercise" of the right to say what one wishes or print what one wishes; however, if a person Continue Reading...
It would also be highly recommended that there are designated buffer zones between the convention and any designated First Amendment Zones. Additionally, these zones must be away from any other public areas. If they are too close to public areas, li Continue Reading...
2nd Amendment to U.S. Constitution Laws regarding the use and safety of weapons in the United States date back to 1837, when Georgia's ban on handguns was ruled unconstitutional. Subsequent legislation has been scrutinized by courts -- including th Continue Reading...
"Noting the high rate at which young, black males are stopped by police and the fact that it is currently a felony to possess a concealed handgun, he said that an honest, law-abiding, young, black male would be 'nuts' to carry a concealed handgun in Continue Reading...
Human Rights Protection and APA Ethics Code Human rights have been defined as rights that are given to everyone. The protection of these rights should be the priority of every practicing psychologist, because doing this enables the psychologist to h Continue Reading...
Human Rights One of the major issues for the United Nations is human rights, which are defined by the organization as "right inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion or any other status." Thes Continue Reading...
Universal Human Rights The Debate A very highly contested issue in international political theory is the issue of universal human rights and its interpretation is dependent on the manner in which particular theorists understands it and the moral ob Continue Reading...
Children's Rights Bisogni, S., Aringhieri, C., McGreevy, K., Olivini, N., Gonzalez Lopez, J., Ciofi, D., . . . Festini, F. (2015). Actual implementation of sick children's rights in Italian pediatric units: a descriptive study based on nurses' perce Continue Reading...
Bill of Rights and Today's Criminal Justice System The administration of justice and security in America is based upon Constitutional powers, originally drafted in the Bill of Rights. While the Constitution has been amended several times since its i Continue Reading...
The government has no right turning a blind eye to criminals who possess arms, allowing innocent citizens to live unprotected in their own homes. It is far too late to restrict access to guns, anyway. The market has already opened its arms to crimin Continue Reading...
10th Amendment and how it relates to the states being controlled by the Federal Govt. On the legalization of pot.. Marijuana in the context of the Tenth Amendment There is much controversy regarding the Constitution and the power it has over the pe Continue Reading...
New Zealand Constitutional Arrangements NEEDING REFORM New Zealand's Constitutional Arrangements A truly effective and relevant Constitution must completely reflect the values and norms of society's leaders and their followers (CAC, 2005). Prime m Continue Reading...
First Amendment Advertising is a critical component of any business. Many forms of advertising are protected by the First Amendment, yet "the Supreme Court for many years took the view that commercial speech -- speech that proposes an economic trans Continue Reading...
