Questions on Supreme Court
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A 5 page research paper that addresses five topics pertaining to the Supreme Court. Topics covered include judicial restraint, use of precedent, search and seizure and the right to privacy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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R v Latimer, Mercy Killing, Canada
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A 23 page paper. In 1993, Robert Latimer, a farmer from Saskatchewan, killed his severely disabled twelve-year old daughter Tracy. The case was heard in four courts, including the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. The defendant asked for an exemption from the mandatory minimum sentence citing section 12 of Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. This essay recounts the incidents, the court rulings, and opinions from legal minds. The essay also provides a brief discussion regarding mercy killing and how Canadians have reacted to the concept. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Race and Citizenship: Legal Cases
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(6 pp). Everything changes. The legal system in the United States is not immune to change, particularly in the area of race relations, citizenship and its attending rights. Four historic legal cases reflect the attitudes of the courts: Dred Scott v Sandford (1857), Plessy v Ferguson (1895), Brown v Board of Education (1954), and Regent v Bakke. (1978).
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Raytheon Co. v. Hernandez
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This 5 page paper evaluates this case study regarding disparate treatment. The concept of disparate treatment is defined and discussed. Implications of the case are included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Reflections on the First Amendment
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This 10 page paper considers the three clauses of the First Amendment (freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and freedom of peaceful assembly) and discusses a Supreme Court case that deals with each one, the rights and responsibilities that come with each, why they needed to be heard by the Supreme Court and how they affect us today.. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Regents Of University Of California V. Bakke (1978)
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6 pages in length. Reverse discrimination lies at the core of Supreme Court case Regents of University of California v. Bakke (1978), where Allan Bakke was denied application for admission to the University of California at Davis School of Medicine. Claiming that this denial violated both the Constitution and Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Supreme Court set a precedence with regard to quotas in academic institutions. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Relationship Between the U.S. Constitution’s First and Second Amendments and Political Issues of Protecting Information Sources, School Prayer, and Gun Control
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In five pages this paper examines the relationship between the first two constitutional amendments and three current controversial political issues. Four sources are listed in the bibliography.
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Relative Objectivity?
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A 7 page paper discussing legal impartiality and objectivity. Based on the results of court cases heard both now and a century ago, it is apparent that judges certainly are not impartial. They likely are not objective in their decisions, either. While this inconsistency introduces a degree of uncertainty in law interpretation that perhaps should not be present, it does serve to give voice to those citizens whose voices would not otherwise be heard, or taken seriously. In this light, justices' subjectivity provides an avenue by which socially-directed changes in the law can come alive. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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RELIGION IN SCHOOLS -- AND LEGISLATION
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This 4-page paper examines legislation as it pertains to religion in schools. In addition to examining current trends on this topic, the paper also examines some historical trends as well. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Religious Freedom
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The opening words of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution read: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof". This 5 page paper explores the implications of the 'establishment clause' and 'free exercise' clause, as they pertain to certain court cases. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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