Inherent Rights: Freedom Of Speech
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9 pages in length. People "cannot stifle free speech because [they] don't want to hear it" (Mass, 2005, p. 33) in a country where liberty and personal rights are as essential to one's existence as are the life-sustaining elements of food and water. According to a judgment in the 1999 Redmond-Bate v DPP case, Lord Justice Sedley contended that free speech consists of "not only the inoffensive, but the irritating, the contentious, the eccentric, the heretical, the unwelcome and the provocative, provided that it did not tend to provoke violence" (Anonymous, 2003). Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TLCFreeSpch.rtf

Interest Groups and the U.S. Supreme Court
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15 pages in length. Excellent for anyone studying judicial systems or public administration ...With much attention paid to several modern cases, this report examines the role that special interest groups have in determining the decisions of Supreme Court Justices. It is argued that special interest groups have actually come to have a bit too much power today and that their resulting abuses should be curtailed. The cases of Clarence Thomas and of Robert Bork are used as primary points of discussion. Bibliography lists 11 sources and a FREE annotated bibliography briefly describes their use in the paper.
Filename: Judicnom.wps

Interpretation of the Law
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This 6 page paper explores several theories of law and concludes that originalism is the only valid way to interpret law in the United States. The 1931 McBoyle v. United States is used to begin the discussion. Scalia's opinions are duly noted. Textualism is discussed. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA006Law.rtf

Interstate Commerce and Picketing / Consitutional Issues
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A 4 page essay on a hypothetical scenario and the constitutionality of a law prohibiting the interference with interstate commercy. The writer details the constitutional theories on which the law could be struck down. No bibliography.
Filename: Icc.wps

Is the Death Penalty for Juveniles Constitutional?
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This 14 paper provides a thoughtful look at the Roper v. Simmons case that in 2005 changed the course of the death penalty application. Juvenile justice is an important matter in society and is an underlying theme of this inquiry. Both sides of the issue are discussed at length and the paper concludes that while there are good points on each side, a good society should seek to rehabilitate youth rather than treat them like adult criminals. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: SA809juv.rtf

Is the Supreme Court Protecting the Rights of Americans to Equality?
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This 3 page paper argues that the Supreme Court’s decisions in Loving and Brown v. Board of Education demonstrate its ability to protect the equality of the American people, though it often takes a distressing long time to act. The paper also argues that the Court should not rule on same-sex marriage. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVSCEqul.rtf

Issues in Court Administration
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A 5 page research paper that examines issues facing the topic of court administration at the present moment. Several justices of the Supreme Court will probably retire within the coming months. This research, first of all, relates the process for finding a replacement for these Supreme Court positions and then discussing the possible ramifications of this situation, and then closes by addressing another compelling issue, the status of the capital punishment debate. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khica.rtf

Issuing a Court Decision on a Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Case By Considering Legal Precedents and Ethics
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A 6 page paper which examines the real-life Meritor v. Vinson sexual harassment case to cast a hypothetical deciding Supreme Court vote to determine who should win; whether harassment can occur if sex was consensual; the responsibility of employers and whether or not they should be liable for episodes for which they have not been notified; discusses if Ms. Vinson was using sex to get ahead, should her supervisor be convicted or be considered the victim; and evaluates the ethical issues from absolutist, relativist, utilitarian and rationalist viewpoints, then concludes with decision and recommended ethical perspective. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TGsexeth.rtf

Jacobson v. United States (1992)
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A 1 page discussion of this Supreme Court ruling. Outlines the case details of a two and one-half year campaign by the government to entice petitioner to order child pornography. Although the petitioner was originally convicted, the Supreme Court overturned that ruling based on the obvious intent of the government to entrap the petitioner. No additional sources are listed.
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James Madison/The Tenth Federalist (Federalist papers)
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A 2 page explication of Madison's argument in the Tenth Federalist (Federalist Papers) relating to faction and the instability of government under the Articles of Confederation. Included is his proposal to remedy the situation by the construction of a union of states via Adoption of the Constitution. No Bibliography.
Filename: Const2.wps