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Papers On Supreme Court & Constitutional Law
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Four Different Legal Issues
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This 5 page paper addresses four separate and distinct issues: What rights to adult adoptees have in terms of accessing adoption records; What are the laws and thoughts of minor children visiting a parent who is in prison; What is a dog owner's liability if the dog bites someone; and What is the liability of an educational institution for educational malpractice. Discussion for each issue includes legal foundations and/or outcomes of court cases. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PG4iss.rtf
Paper Title: Four Different Legal Issues
Fourth Amendment / Its History v. The Current Message
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An 8 page paper that provides an overview of the history and current application of the 4th Amendment. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: 4thamen2.rtf
Paper Title: Fourth Amendment / Its History v. The Current Message
Free Speech
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6 pages on the importance of free speech and the First Amendment. Various Supreme Court cases are cited and the writer stresses the importance of protecting our right to freedom of expression etc; Bibliography lists 12+ sources.
Filename: Amerfree.wps
Paper Title: Free Speech
Free Speech and Widmar V. Vincent
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This 7 page paper examines the case of of U.S. Supreme Court Widmar V. Vincent, 454 U.S. 263 (1981) 454 U.S. 263 concerning the meeting of a religious group on university grounds, The paper outlines the case, looks at the resulting impact and considers if this was the right decision. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
Filename: TEwidmar1.rtf
Paper Title: Free Speech and Widmar V. Vincent
Free Speech Zones on Campuses
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A 3 page paper which argues for a free speech zone on campuses. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAfrec.rtf
Paper Title: Free Speech Zones on Campuses
Free Speech: Supreme Court Precedents in Symbolic Speech
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A 5 page discussion of the application of the Fourteenth Amendments provisions for free speech to symbolic actions. Examines Spencer v. Washington, Stromberg v. California, Terminiello v. Chicago, Texas v. Johnson, and Tinker V. Des Moines Independent Community School District to determine the applicability of free speech to symbolic actions such as the wearing of certain clothing as a form of protest. Concludes the applicability of the free speech provisions to symbolic acts is dependent on the manner in which the act is performed as well as whether the act is sufficiently imbued with the element of communication. Bibliography
lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPspchFr.wps
Paper Title: Free Speech: Supreme Court Precedents in Symbolic Speech
Freedom of Information Act Test Case.
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(5 pp) The supposed boon of living in a democracy
is that one has the right to apply to a court of
law concerning complex decisions. This discussion
will provide such a legal challenge and opportunity.
The Freedom of Information Act is used as a
defense.("United States Dep't of State v. Ray,
502 U.S. 164, 173-74, 112 S. Ct. 541, 116 L. Ed.
2d 526 (1991)". May 2000 Exception 7 included.
Filename: BBfreeAt.doc
Paper Title: Freedom of Information Act Test Case.
Freedom of Speech and the Law
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This 5 page paper examines several cases concerning freedom of speech issues. The controversy between proper domain of individual liberty and rightful authority of law is examined. No bibliography.
Filename: SA81stAm.wps
Paper Title: Freedom of Speech and the Law
Freedom Of Speech, The Press, & NY Times v. Sullivan
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A 3 page essay on this ground-breaking case which held that libel with actual malice against a public official is not protected by the First Amendment. The writer clarifies the implications of this landmark decision and how it helps re-define issues concerning the press -- and whether or not it is liable for "honest mistakes" printed about public officials. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Nytimes.wps
Paper Title: Freedom Of Speech, The Press, & NY Times v. Sullivan
Freedom Of Speech: Media Content
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The First Amendment guarantees the
freedom of speech, which opens a very large can of worms within the
American political schema and it's interpretation by its citizens and
courts. This 5 page paper argues that he media has the right, as well
as the responsibility to represent the social reality. Bibliography
lists 2 sources.
Filename: KTmedcnt.wps
Paper Title: Freedom Of Speech: Media Content
Gerald Ford and the Judiciary
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of Gerald Ford's relationship to the judiciary, including the appointments he made. Edward Levi's role as Attorney General is highlighted as well as the appointment of Justice Stevens to the Supreme Court. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: SA244GRF.rtf
Paper Title: Gerald Ford and the Judiciary