Pre-Trial Identification
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(5 pp). Pre-trial identification involves both the person and the action or supposed crime in a criminal or civil case of law. Before any proceedings can be done the person's true and natural identity must be verified, and supporting information for the proposed court solution to the alleged crime must be in place. These factors have been thought through to determine that fairness occurs in the court Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Property In Speech
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A 15 page paper that explores issues involved in property in speech. There has long been controversy about the boundaries between freedom of speech and of press and intellectual property rights. Recent cases, such as those of Dustin Hoffman and the 2 Live Crew rap group have served as examples of the boundaries. Cyberspace has intensified the controversy due to the lack of international laws concerning copyrights. This essay provides explanation of the intellectual property laws, cases, expert opinions and also presents a case regarding who owns ideas. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PGintelR.rtf

Property In Speech
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A 15 page paper that explores issues involved in property in speech. There has long been controversy about the boundaries between freedom of speech and of press and intellectual property rights. Recent cases, such as those of Dustin Hoffman and the 2 Live Crew rap group have served as examples of the boundaries. Cyberspace has intensified the controversy due to the lack of international laws concerning copyrights. This essay provides explanation of the intellectual property laws, cases, expert opinions and also presents a case regarding who owns ideas. Bibliography lists 10 sources. Pgintelp.rtf
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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.
Filename: PGltmr.msw

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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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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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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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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