Gibbons Vs. Ogden Thomas Gibbons v. Aaron Ogden Gibbons: Challenged a New York state granted monopoly to Aaron Ogden by running two steamboats between New York and New Jersey. Ogden: Licensed to operate steamboats exclusively between New York and New Jersey. The Case: In the beginning of the 19th century, when the steamboat had just been invented, came a great legal bat

Abortion Abortion is Legal Abortion must be a legal and attainable procedure for women throughout the United States. Abortion has been legal in the United States for over twenty-three years. Abortion challenges the civil rights of the mother and the fetus which she bears. To deny abortion is denying the mother certain civil rights. Abortion is a safe procedure for women, and because ab

Gun Control Gun Control: the Real Issues “Misuse or theft prohibited by law”. This was the warning printed on a milk-carrying container at the local grocery store where I work. The use of the word “prohibited” intrigued me, so when I got home I looked it up in Reader’s Digest’s Great Encyclopedic Dictionary. I found two definitions: “1. To forbid, especially by authority or law;

Gun Control Guns: Helpful or Harmful' Violence has been and always will be a problem in our society. Not only are humans killing other humans, some are taking their own lives. Should America enact more gun laws, insist on safety features and gun training, or ban guns altogether' What precautions must be taken in order to keep our nation safe from firearms' Today, over forty-four

Abortion Abortion: Birth Control or Legal Murder' Approximately 1.6 million murders are committed legally each year. With the exception of laws in few states, the mutilated bodies of the victims are thrown into dumpsters like pieces of rotten meat. While these victims lay waiting in the infested dumpsters to be hauled off to a landfill, the murderers are in their offices waiti

Abortion Since 1973 abortion has been an important controversial issue to the United States. The problem begins with should it be a women’s choice whether or not to terminate her pregnancy or should it be the Governments choice. The Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court Case of 1973 ruled that state laws that criminalize abortion are unconstitutional. Jane Roe, a single woman who was living i

Hazing When one hears the word “hazing,” the typically first impression is that of a fraternity member with a paddle in one hand, beer in another and a young “pledge” bent over being struck by the wooden paddle. This is defiantly a case of classic hazing, however many other forms have been created and made public in the recent past. Other fields such as military, sorority, high school

Abortion Abortion Is abortion right or wrong' This is a debate that has gone on for years, swaying back and forth from illegal to legal. Are you pro-life or pro-choice; is it murder or is it getting rid of something you don’t want' One of the major arguments is, “When does life begin'” Among those who call themselves pro-life, 88% say life begins at conception. Among those who a

Homicide In Washington D.C. Introduction: Homicide is the most series crime in the last decade according to the census of 1990. There are a number of reasons why homicide should be addressed more and more families are affected and disturbed by the effects of homicide. Homicide is considered as taking the life of another person without legal justification or excuse negligent manslau

Informed Consent Informed Consent A legal document that has been written and processed through the courts is called Informed Consent. An Informed Consent Document requires that doctors give all patients important information about his/her own procedure before the surgery or the treatment takes place. The following four items are important factors in the Informed Consent: 1. th

Juvenile Crime Juvenile crime is a rapidly growing problem in the United States. We are seeing more and more "kids" committing horrible crimes. There may be some underlying reasons why these kids of thirteen, fourteen, fifteen year olds are committing "adult crimes" such as armed robbery, rape and murder, but there are no excuses for this behavior. In the eyes of the court, a person is t

Are Drug Tests by Employers Against the United States Constitution' Are Drug Tests by Employers Against the United States Constitution' What I know is that the issue of random drug tests is widely debated and known because of the prevalence of drug testing in the workplace. Most everyone knows someone who has been tested for their job or they themselves have been tested in the past.

Insanity Defense The Insanity Defense Not guilty by reason of insanity. This defense is probably the most used and abused line of defense we have. Who is to say if the defendant was insane at the time of the crime' The victim, witness, or the testimony of “expert” witness' People who plea insanity to get out of their own actions should be punished just as bad as the crime they comm

Insanity Defense And Concepts The insanity defense is when a defendant may be excused from criminal responsibility if at the time of the commission of the act the party accused was laboring under such a defect of reason, from a disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and the quality of the act he was doing, or if he did know it, that he did not know that he was doing what was wron

Insanity Plea When is a person is sane and who should be able to determine the sanity of the accused. The insanity plea is a defense that can be used when there is evidence that the defendant is guilty of a serious offense but not responsible because severe mental illness impaired their judgement and impulse control at the time of this offense. The insanity plea originated in the 1843

International Law AntiEssays.com : Social Issues : Analysis of International Law International law is the body of legal rules that apply between sovereign states and such other entities as have been granted international personality (status acknowledged by the international community). The rules of international law are of a normative character, that is, they prescribe tow

Internet Censorship Internet Censorship The debate over whether the government should censor the Internet is intense. In 1995 the senate passed the Communications Decency Act written by Senator Jim Exon. The act “outlaws ‘obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent’ communications on the Internet,” (Exon 130). Americans on both sides of the issue are asking some very pertinent, y

Internet Censorship Thesis: Government Censorship would damage the atmosphere of the freedom to express ideas on the Internet; therefore, government should not encourage censorship. Introduction I. In the Internet community, there is a large volume of technical terms. For this reason, it is first necessary to examine the terminology specific to Internet. 1.The internet is a wo

INTERNET CRIME INTRODUCTION “Global computer-based communications cut across territorial borders, creating a new realm of human activity and undermining the feasibility—and legitimacy—of applying laws based on geographic boundaries.” (Post and Johnson 1996) The Internet is a relatively new phenomenon and this “cyberspace” is causing problems for regulatory systems. The Intern

Interviewing Vs Interrogation On friday, March 30, 1934 the state of Mississippi indicted three black males Ed Brown, Henry Shields and Yank Ellington, for the murder of a white male, Raymond Stewart. Before the indictment, all three men were the victims of a failed system of interrogation and interviewing, which ultimately lead to the ruling of guilty. Yank Ellington, was taken from

Law: Supreme Or Ordinary Law: Supreme or Ordinary Chief Justice, John Marshall, believed that the Constitution was supreme law and that only the Judicial Branch of government could interpret laws and the Constitution. If Congress passed laws that went against the Constitution, then they became tyrannical and the Constitution becomes void. But the question is, can and sh

Is Street Crime More Harmful than White Collar Crime' Is Street Crime More Harmful than White Collar Crime' By general definition, a crime is a wronging, proclaimed by law against society. All acts of disobeying the law are crimes. Be it an assault or embezzlement one has committed a wrong. Yet we have learned values and morals from our surroundings that gave us concepts of the degree of

Juvenile Crime Juvenile crime is a rapidly growing problem in the United States. We are seeing more and more "kids" committing horrible crimes. There may be some underlying reasons why these kids of thirteen, fourteen, fifteen year olds are committing "adult crimes" such as armed robbery, rape and murder, but there are no excuses for this behavior. In the eyes of the court, a person is t

Juvenile Transfers National trends in juvenile justice discuss how juveniles should be tried, whether it is in a juvenile or a criminal court. Juveniles can be tried in all 50 states. Juvenile’s age varies from state to state when dealing with transfers. The group of offenses that can send a juvenile in the direction of criminal court is: any crime, capital crimes and murder, specifie

Juvenile Delinquency Every night when the news comes on, Americans are constantly reminded of the rise in overall crime occurring in our country. The most astounding fact is that most of these crimes being committed are by mere children. They are kids under the age of eighteen whom, for some reason get a rush out of stealing, beating, and even killing other people in their communities. J

Juvenile Boot Camps Boot Camps Juvenile Boot Camps: A Bad Alternative Since their beginning in 1983 in Georgia, boot camps have spread to more than half the States and have gained a vast amount of appeal because of policies. Supporters of boot camps believe these camps rehabilitate offenders and curb future criminal behavior, as opposed to jails, which offers no chance of rehabilit

Juvenile Crime Juvenile crime is a rapidly growing problem in the United States. We are seeing more and more "kids" committing horrible crimes. There may be some underlying reasons why these kids of thirteen, fourteen, fifteen year olds are committing "adult crimes" such as armed robbery, rape and murder, but there are no excuses for this behavior. In the eyes of the court, a person is t

Judicial Fairness There are many aspects of the law that attempt to make a sure a jury or a judge is fair in handling legal matters. The Fifth and Fourteenth amendments provide that no person shall be deprived of “life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” The procedural due process aspect of this amendment requires that government decisions to deprive a person of life, l

Justice Of course I looked “justice” up in the dictionary before I started to write this paper and I did not find anything of interest except of course a common word in every definition, that implies being “fair”. This implies that justice would have something to do with being fair. I thought that if one of the things the law and the legal system are about is maintaining and promoting ju

Law Interviewing and reviewing The client interview Check for potential conflicts of interest. Think before scheduling and interview. Who will be at the meeting - what is the purpose of the meeting - where will the meeting be held – how long will the meeting take place. Scheduling an interview Introduce one’s self – inform – tell position with firm Send confirming letter