National Security & Constitutional Issues
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This 8 page paper looks at the strengths and weaknesses of the American government as they relate to the pursuit of national security objectives. Highlighted is a discussion on scientific data as well as the effect of the Internet on the continuing struggle to achieve a balance between individual rights and the physical and financial well being of the nation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Natsec.wps

Natural Law, Legal Realism, Positivism, and “Original Understanding”:
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This 5 page report discusses various doctrines of law encompass a realm through which legal decisions must be filtered in order to arrive at a larger or at least more detailed comprehension of the issue being examined. Each of the four doctrines are discussed and then considered in an overview of four of the most well-known of civil liberties cases in the United States -- Lochner v. New York (1905), Griswold v. Connecticut (1961), Roe v. Wade (1973), and Bowers v. Hardwick (1986). Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BWlawdoc.wps

Natural Rights, Natural Law
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A 6 page essay on James Hutson's 'The Bill of Rights and the American Revolutionary Experience,' from A Culture of Rights. The essay traces the growth of our current foundation of civil law out of the 'natural law' of the Enlightenment, and shows how the Bill of Rights' codification of rights reflected this dramatic change in legislative philosophy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Rightlaw.wps

Naturalized Citizens for President?
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A 4 page paper which examines whether or not naturalized citizens should be able to run for President of the United States. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAntpr.rtf

New York Times Co. v. United States
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This 13 page paper discusses the 1971 "Pentagon Papers" case that was argued before the Supreme Court, which found that the Times could publish classified documents pertaining to the Administration's misleading of the American public with regard to the situation in Vietnam. The paper discusses what this means for journalists today; includes a brief literature review. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: HVPenPap.rtf

New Zealand Law: Privacy Law and Contract Law
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5 pages. Two case studies are presented herein requiring decisions based on both the privacy laws and contract laws of New Zealand. Each case consists of a scenario with a decision made according to the proper laws as stated by the government of New Zealand. The client in each case is advised of the law, of his rights regarding such law, and the relevant provisions of the remedies that are available to the client. The client is counseled as to whether or not there is valid warrant for a case and what measures can be sought in compensation for the alleged breach of promise in each case. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: JGAnzlaw.wps

Nineteenth Amendment and Suffrage
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A 5 page paper that looks at how the people involved in the debate fashioned their debates in support or against the right to vote for women. Bibliography lists more than 5 sources.
Filename: Suffrage.wps

North Carolina Sex Offender Registry
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A 6 page research paper that discusses this topic. Pedophilia is a "complex, often compulsive, psychosexual disorder with profound implications for the abused child, perpetrator and community" (Hall and Hall 457). In order to protect children and the public, every state has instituted a registration law for sex offenders. This review of literature looks specifically at the details of the North Carolina law, with a special focus on the issue of constitutionality. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khncsex.rtf

North Carolina v. Alford
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The Supreme Court case of North Carolina v. Alford began as the determination of the Appellate Court that Henry Alford might have been forced by circumstances to plead guilty to crime because of the fear of the death penalty. This 15 page paper that outlines the Supreme Court case and provides an overview of the appelate process leading up to the case. This paper also considers the importance of this case in criminal justice determinations. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: Alfordca.wps

Obscenity Comparison
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A 4 page research paper that, first of all, discusses the Supreme Court's Miller test for obscenity and then discusses how the application of Miller differs with localities. The writer focuses on the difference between Oklahoma City and Miami, and also discuses a case that involves Western Pennsylvania, with attitudes in Las Vegas. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khobscom.rtf