Book Review / The Establishment Clause
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Similar to Estabcla.wps (above)- this 5 page report discusses Leonard Levy's book, "The Establishment Clause: Religion and the First Amendment" which traces the sources of disestablishment since the colonial experience. Levy concludes that, Congress in writing the religious freedom clause, took the broad view, flatly prohibiting government support to religion in general - i.e. to all denominations, without discrimination. Full citation for book provided in bibliography.
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Brown v. Board Of Ed As Viewed By Kluger
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A 5 page look at the sociopolitical climate under which much of the country operated in during the time following the Brown v Board of Education decision. When the Supreme Court drew the line on allowing more time for states to come into compliance, it sounded the end of leniency on many issues for which there should be none. Brown v Board of Education carried implications far beyond that of equal public school instruction. No bibliography.
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Brown v. Board of Education
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This 5 page report discusses one of the most important Supreme Court decisions ever made regarding racial equality. When the Supreme Court determined that racially separate educational facilities were unequal and stressed equal educational opportunity, Americans had to rethink virtually every aspect of the assumptions they had made about where and with whom children would be educated instead of just how they were to be taught. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Brown Verses Board of Education: One Domino in a Long Chain of Societal Change
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A 12 page discussion of the many societal changes which resulted directly and indirectly from the premises surrounding the landmark civil rights case involving segregation in our nation’s schools. Delineates the chain of societal events leading up to and following this decision. Outline a few key Supreme Court cases which were based on the same premises. Emphasizes that while equal treatment is now the law in the United States, it is not always our laws that shape social action. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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California’s Proposition 187
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This 10 page report discusses the California initiative approved by voters in 1994 that prohibited illegal immigrant children from public schools, to prohibit public health and welfare services for illegal immigrants, and impose other sanctions (including prenatal care for pregnant women and immunizations for children) throughout the state. In November of 1995, a Los Angeles federal judge issued an oral injunction that struck down as unconstitutional key portions of Proposition 187. Among the sections disallowed was the one that would bar illegal-alien children from attending elementary and secondary public schools. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Cameras Should be Mandatory in Interrogation Rooms
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This 8 page paper takes a look at the use of cameras in law enforcement. The thesis of the paper is that not only should cameras be mandated during interrogations, but also, that it should be a part of the people's constitutional guarantee. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Capital Punishment in Florida
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This is a 5 page paper discussing the issues regarding capital punishment and the number of executions and death row inmates in the state of Florida. While opponents to the death penalty continue the fight against capital punishment, Florida continues to have one of the highest execution rates and conviction rates in the country despite high costs, botched executions and moral issues. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TJcapfl1.rtf

Case 10.1, Power Abuse: Yes or No?
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This is a 5 page paper discussing Case 10.1 in regards to officers Andrews and Conn claim against the Philadelphia Police Department. In the case of Andrews and Conn against the Philadelphia Police Department, they have a legitimate claim for sexual discrimination based on their co-workers, and supervisor, being responsible for the creation of an offensive and hostile working environment. Title VII and definitions by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) include the use of lewd language and posting of lewd materials in public working areas as part of a hostile working environment which occurred on many instances in this case as well as many other offensive acts. In addition to the creation of the hostile work environment, the supervisor in the case was aware and did nothing to correct the situation which holds him and his employer accountable for the creation of a hostile work environment. Supervisors, superiors and those in legitimate power positions should implement an Affirmative Action Plan within the workplace and follow this with anti-harassment training for their employees in order to correct discrimination and to prevent future occurrences. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Case Commentary: First Amendment Rights
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11 pages in length. Constitutional freedoms have long been worthy of both verbal and physical battle; indeed, to interfere with one's inherent constitutional rights is to intrude upon the very essence of American democracy. Nowhere is this more evident than in Village of Skokie v. National Socialist Party of America, where a Nazi demonstration had been purposely planned for this primarily Jewish community of Holocaust survivors as a means by which to test the strength of First Amendment power. Was the town within its rights to refuse such a demonstration? Was the American Nazi Party within its rights to demonstrate with such obviously devious intentions? Clearly, the crux of First Amendment strength is the manner by which content cannot be censored merely because someone does not like what is being said. However, there are instances when words are spoken with the specific intent to illicit a violent response, which is known as the Fighting Words Doctrine; in this case, First Amendment rights do not protect such provocation. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Cases of Forth Amendment Rights Violations
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This 14 page paper considers four cases that are relevant to the understanding of issues such as reasonable force and seizure. Cases considered include Graham V. Connor et al (490 U.S. 386), Brower V. County of Inyo (489 U.S. 593), Slattery V. Rizzo (939 F.2d 213) and Temkin V. Frederick County Comm'rs (945 F.2d 716. The bibliography cites 1 source.
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