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- 51: Capital Punishment and The Death Penalty
- ... The Death Penalty Capital punishment and the death penalty are very controversial issues concerning modern times. Many people have different opinions about how a criminal should be disciplined in the court of law, but there is no one right or correct answer. Although, 80% of Americans are for the death penalty. Presently, thirty-eight states have the death penalty, but is ... the victim is permitted to be present during the execution. (New Jersey Statutes Annotated: Title 2C Code of Criminal Justice: 2C: 37 to 2C: End) There are two very important Supreme Court cases dealing with capital punishment. In 1972, in the case of Furman vs. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled that under then existing laws, "the imposition and carrying out of ...
- 52: Black Students at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas
- ... Little Rock, Arkansas In September of 1957, one of the greatest battles between state’s rights and federal law, since the Civil War, took place in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Supreme Court ordered “gradual integration” in public schools throughout the United States. The problem in Little Rock was the fact that the citizens did not want any kind of desegregation and they ... way of life. In September of 1957, one of the greatest battles between state’s rights and federal law, since the Civil War, took place in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Supreme Court ordered “gradual integration” in public schools throughout the United States. The problem in Little Rock was the fact that the citizens just did not want any kind of ...
- 53: Harris v. City of Zion/Kuhn v. City of Rolling Meadows
- ... the jurisprudence of law, and constitutionality of that same law, have gone and completely struck down that which drove and fueled early America. This is at the utmost unfortunate. The court has rendered a decision, which as I see it, is a strict and narrow, interpretation of the religion clauses of the 1st amendment of the Constitution. The holding of this court has completely overlooked the historical facts and suppositions present here today. The court's decision enjoining the City of Zion and Rolling Meadows, IL, to remove the "religious" symbols from their town seals and emblems, has made the Lemon test into something ...
- 54: Same Sex Marriages
- ... a major judicial victory that could lead to the judicial legalization of same-sex marriage or to legislation authorizing same-sex domestic partnership in that state. In 1993, the Hawaii Supreme Court, in Baehr v. Lewin, vacated a state circuit court judgment dismissing same-sex marriage claims and ruled that Hawaii's marriage law allowing heterosexual, but not homosexual, couples to obtain marriage licenses constitutes sex discrimination under the state ...
- 55: Prevent Coercive Prayer in Public Schools
- ... commonly called the Establishment Clause, forms the foundation of the right of every American to practice their chosen religion freely and without the interference of the government. In 1947, the Supreme Court issued a statement emphasizing the separation of school and state based on this amendment. Students are entitled to the right to express their religious beliefs in school, but it is ... requirement may seem wrong to many, but when religion has a home in public schools, it singles out the students who disagree with the theology being taught. Prior to the Supreme Court's decisions against school prayer, it was standard practice to put the students who didn't agree with the theology being taught in places of detention during Bible ...
- 56: Legislative Proposal for New Indecency Language in Telecom Bill
- ... indecent” is a medium-specific term that, after decades of litigation, remains undefined, it is uncertain precisely what would be prohibited by this section. In the context of broadcasting, the Supreme Court has defined mere expletives as indecent See FCC v. Pacifica Foundation, 438 U.S. 726 (1978).: Would the use of an expletive in a communication that is made available to ... a minor trigger a criminal felony? An illustration. After this law passes, a 17-year old college freshman is writing a paper on the “indecency”. He decides to look at Supreme Court cases to determine what he is prohibited from seeing. The university librarian, who believes the student looks young for a freshman, directs the student to the Supreme Court ...
- 57: Negligent Hiring/Retention
- ... retention.(2) Although this theory is not new, it's prominenece is growing. This added cause of action in tort law is resulting in increased employer liability and risk. Often, Court award outcomes in these cases are in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and more, and are likely to be upheld on appeal. The limitations placed on human resources professionals ... was extended to providing safe employees, because the courts reasoned that a dangerous co-worker is comparable to a defective machine. (5) In the majority of successful negligent hiring/retention court cases the nature of the relationship between customer plaintiff and business defendant seems to drive the outcome. In cases in which plaintiffs have recovered, there appears to be a higher ... allowed Payne to enter her home. Shortly after his employment with Apollo ended, Payne used the passkey to break into Abbot's home at night, and psysically assaulted her. The court found in favor of Abbot, saying that liability for an ex-employees conduct can occur, and that the employer has a duty to inquire into the background of a ...
- 58: Sexual Harassment
- ... from occupational sex segregation and fears of failure as well as fears of success. We will address all of these concerns in this paper, and look at some well-known court cases as illustrations. Anyone who thinks sex discrimination is a thing of the past only has to ask Muriel Kraszewski or Ann Hopkings to learn differently. Muriel Kraszewski worked for ... suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which forbids employers to discriminate on the basis of a person's sex. In May 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Price Waterhouse had based its decision on unlawful sex stereotyping. The decision shifted the legal burden of proof to the employer, which should make it easier for ...
- 59: Assisted Suicide
- ... pain. They argue that the only way to alleviate the pain is to eliminate the patient. But is there a better way? In the last few years a number of court cases have shown the quandary the legal system is in about this issue. In a recent presentation to the Supreme Court, Dying With Dignity outlined some of these problems. "Developments in the medical sciences and in the protection of human dignity have created expectations in Canadians that they will be ...
- 60: A Discussion on the Myth and Failure of Reconstruction Following the Civil War, and How This Failure Impacted and Changed America
- ... him or was not being justly treated he could complain to an agent of the Freedman's Bureau in his County.(Carter 59) The agent could then act as a court of law - the prosecutor, judge, and jury - and any decision he made in the matter would be backed up by the military.(Carter 59) President Johnson had always despised the Freedman's Bureau and this was no exception. He vetoed the bill on the grounds that it contained unconstitutional provisions trial by military court with no appeal to the Supreme Court, it gave the president too much patronage, and the states that were affected were not represented in Congress.(Carter 59) Congress then overrode his veto.(Tindall 460) From ...
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