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Papers On Supreme Court & Constitutional Law
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Hate Speech / Various Arguments in Favor of Its Demise
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A 10 page research paper that expresses various reasons for abridging the First Amendment and outlawing hate speech in the United States. The writer uses a universal approach which includes arguments from Nature (science), politics, philosophy, and religion/spirituality. The writer posits that what is really at stake is the survival of society. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: Hatespee.wps
Hendrick Hudson v. Rowley (1982)
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A 3 page case analysis of Board of Education of the Hendrick Hudson Central School District v. Rowley. Supreme Court of the United States, 1982 (458 U.S. 176). This case concerned a deaf child and the degree of services that States are legally required to offer under the Education of the Handicapped Act. Facts of the case, issues presented, rational for the Court's ruling and significance are discussed. Bibliographical citation is incomplete.
Filename: khhhvr.rtf
History of Capital Punishment
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This 5 page report was written to
be used as the background material for an informative speech to
be given on the history of capital punishment. Most nations in
the developed world and an increasing number of nations in the
developing world have officially abolished the death penalty.
However, matters in the United States are significantly
different. If public opinion polls are to be believed, the
general concept of execution for crimes is still popular in the
United States. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: BWhiscap.wps
Hoffa v the United States
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A 5 page overview of this Supreme Court case involving attempted bribery of a petit jury by the president of the Teamsters labor union, Jimmy Hoffa. The case argued, unsuccessfully, that the government’s use of a paid informant who worked his way into Hoffa’s motel suite and the area of his legal counsel, constituted a violation of Hoffa’s Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment rights. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPlwHoff.rtf
How Will the Supreme Court Rule on the Allen Snyder Case?
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This 3 page paper looks at the Allen Snyder case, a capital case that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear soon. The problem is that an all white jury convicted a black man of murder. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA730AS.rtf
Hugo Black: From KKK to Civil Rights
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15 Pages. Hugo Black was born in Alabama in 1886. After getting a law degree he spent time practicing law and then Black, an active Democrat, was elected to the United States Senate in 1926. Black was known to be a big fan of Franklin Roosevelt and his New Deal. The most interesting thing about this man elected to the Supreme Court was that he once was active in the Ku Klux Klan. Once on the Supreme Court Bench however, Black lost all racist and prejudiced views. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: JGAhugob.rtf
Hustler Magazine v. Falwell
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A 5 page summary and discussion of this case that gives the case background and discusses 2 precedents for and 2 precedents against the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled for the magazine and against Falwell. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khhusvjf.rtf
Identification Procedures & Mirada Issues
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A 4 page research paper that addresses two legal topics: police procedures for eyewitness identification using a photo lineup and issues pertaining to the Miranda ruling. Discussion of police procedure takes up roughly 3 pages; Miranda issues, 1 page. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khidmir.rtf
In Defense Of American Liberties
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5 pages in length. Samuel Walker's In Defense of American Liberties: A History of the ACLU demonstrates the strengths, weaknesses and changes implemented by the American Civil Liberties Union over the past century. Its in-depth and detailed, if not sometimes strong and emotional, depiction gives the reader a sense of reality with regard to how it was -- and still is -- to fight for one's inherent freedoms. The writer discusses Walker's interpretation of how the ACLU climbed up from the ranks to become the most respected civil liberties organization. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Walker3.wps
Information Theory as an Explanation for Policy Failure
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This 6 page report discusses public policy and whether or not when policy fails, if 'implementation theory' can be pointed to as a convincing explanation of the failure. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Polfail.wps