Originalism and Non-Originalism
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A 3 page paper which examines originalism and on-originalism as it involves the Constitution of the United States of America. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAorism.rtf

Partial Birth Abortion: Supreme Court Opinion
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An 8 page overview of Stenberg v. Carhart, a case coming before the Supreme Court in April, 2000. The case involves the privacy issues of abortion. An overview of provided on numerous Court decisions which are applicable to the case including Hodgson v. Minnesota, Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Roe v. Wade and Webster v. Reproductive Health Services. Traces the privacy issues dating back to the turn of the century and conclude that these previous findings should be upheld in Stenberg v. Carhart as well. Relates the "undue-burden" issues surrounding state regulation of abortion and presents the opinion that is only when a fetus has reached that stage in its development where it could live outside the body of its mother that the state can claim an interest in preserving the life of that fetus. Even then, however, the health of the mother is of paramount concern. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPabortC.wps

Pennoyer v. Neff/Attachment of Land
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A 5 page research paper that discusses the case of Pennoyer v. Neff (1877) in detail. The writer specifically address the issue of attachment (seizure) of land as private property and the rationale of the Supreme Court in its holding. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khpennvn.rtf

Pennsylvania Peeping Tom Case
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A 5 page paper discussing the legal merits of a complaint made by the cheerleaders of the Philadelphia Eagles. In January 2001, a news story surfaced detailing the long-term peeping that had gone on from the visiting team’s locker room into the adjacent locker room used by the Eagles cheerleaders. The cheerleaders filed a complaint against every NFL team and 500 John Does, complaining of voyeurism, trespass, conspiracy and several other items designed to support the complaint for voyeurism. The paper reviews two cases and two secondary sources to determine that the cheerleaders may have no case in the form they have envisioned, but that they may be able to pursue those responsible for maintenance of the stadium for the purpose of imposing accountability. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSlawPApeep.rtf

Peoples: "Basic Criminal Procedures"
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This 6 page paper discusses the concept the Exclusionary Rule, a basic aspect of legal practice. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVBasCri.rtf

Peter Iron's "The Courage of Their Convictions"
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5 pages in length. The writer discusses the racism involved in the case of Robert Mack Bell v. Maryland as presented by Peter Iron in his well-publicized book.
Filename: Ironcou.wps

Police Interrogations
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The Fine Line Between Proper and Improper This 12 page paper examines the issue in depth. Miranda, and what it has done to police investigations is a large part of this paper. Many cases and supreme court decisions are cited. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: SA446plc.rtf

Pornography and the First Amendment
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A 9 page research paper on the implications of Paris Adult Theater v. Slaton to the continued showing of pornographic films. The writer explains the holdings of the case and discusses the scientific support for the ill effects of pornography, and whether it should continue. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Porn1sta.wps

Posse Comitatus / Sociopolitical Vigilantes
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An 11 page research paper on Posse Comitatus -- a Latin term denoting a sociopolitical movement which began in the late 1960's. Adherents to this particular brand of thinking feel that they are not bound to obey any authority figure higher than the county Sheriff. Paying income tax, making social security payments, and using license plates and driving licenses violate the inherent principles of this group. The writer outlines the group's history, Federal efforts to stop them, and specifically examines the role of Common Law, Constitutional Law upon which the Posse's arguments are based, and the Posse Comitatus Act developed after the Civil War --almost in expectation of such a group's forthcoming. A Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Possecom.wps

Power Of The Supreme Court
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3 pages in length. The decisions of recent Supreme Court cases revolve around a society that has become somewhat extremist. No longer do benevolence and humane ethics rule the land, but rather legal infiltration must work in tandem with a society lost to individualism. Issues such as gun control, presidential privilege, indiscriminant background checks via the Brady Bill and medicinal marijuana use have represented an entirely new and different approach to law interpretation and judgment. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCPwrSC.rtf