Essays Tagged: "court cases"

1963: The Hope that Stemmed from the Fight for Equality

ethods for obtaining this equality differed over the years. Escaping slaves, underground railroads, court cases, demonstrations, sit-ins, and marches all played into the ever-complicating history of t ...

(7 pages) 80 0 3.5 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism

Seperation of Church and State

rst Amendment and how Americans respond to this amendment. Throughout history, there have been many court cases dealing with the separation of church and state. The Engel vs. Vitale court case also de ... of a great importance to the American people because it describes there freedom that they have.The court case of Engel versus Vitale went all the way to the Supreme Court whose verdict came to be an ...

(6 pages) 443 1 4.6 Sep/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Sexual Harrassment

s fears of success. We will address all of these concerns in thispaper, and look at some well-known court cases as illustrations.Anyone who thinks sex discrimination is a thing of the past only has to ... which forbids employers to discriminate on thebasis of a person's sex.In May 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Price Waterhouse hadbased its decision on unlawful sex stereotyping. The decision s ...

(8 pages) 464 6 3.8 Mar/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

Beyond Kevorkian

someone was found assisting in suicide, it was seen as a felony crime. But recently there have been court cases taken up in two federal appellate courts that ruled terminally ill patients have the rig ... is used from time to time. But this excuse does not always work. If a murder This case was taken to court for 'assisted suicide', it would be justly proven whether it was an act of murder, or, rather, ...

(5 pages) 119 0 3.7 Mar/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Rage

ut against certain government issues and the governments power. They are also raged against certain court cases where government power succeeds over all. Even though it's wrong there not willing to le ...

(4 pages) 96 2 3.4 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Linguistics

Equal Access To Justice: an edited version of my previous essay; defines equal access to justice; states what society can do to improve equal access to justice for all

is question, I immediately thought of the poor with no lawyers, and the rich who seem to always win court cases. But then, I thought about the true meaning of the question. As Americans, we all can ma ...

(2 pages) 151 1 3.9 May/2002

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights

Sexual harassment. Speaks of the cases of Muriel Kraszewski and Ann Hopkings

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 ... hich 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 ...

(8 pages) 84 0 4.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies

The case, Miranda vs. Arizona

-1-Of all the cases in the Supreme Court there seem to be some that just more people seem to talk about as having a big part in America ... ome that just more people seem to talk about as having a big part in American history. One of these court cases I feel would have to be the Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436.Ernesto Arthur Miranda was ... speak if didn't want to. Nor was he aware that anything that he might say can and would be used in court. His lawyer insisted that what had been done to Miranda was unconstitutional. The Supreme Cour ...

(3 pages) 271 1 4.6 Jan/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases

The monopoly of Microsoft.

here it is today without trading more than its fair share of blows.Since the opening of a string of court cases against the IT giant, Microsoft's misdemeanours have been revealed.But when it comes to ...

(2 pages) 155 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

How might the changing demographics and diversity of the U.S. population affect the operation of juvenile and criminal courts?

demographics and diversity of the U.S. population may affect the operation of juvenile and criminal courts by the effectiveness in properly dealing with new trends in crime and all the costs of hearin ... iveness in properly dealing with new trends in crime and all the costs of hearing and preparing the court cases, and of hiring more people to deal with the increase in crime in the future, and finally ...

(3 pages) 102 0 4.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

This essay is about the Gideon vs. Wainwright case, in which the 14th amendment was based upon.

requisite case to Miranda vs. Arizona, the Gideon vs. Wainwright case became one the most important court cases of the 20th century, as rated by Time magazine.51 year-old Clarence Gideon was accused a ... t a federal crime. After being sentenced to jail time, Gideon read books on law and how to appeal a court case. Then in 1963 he wrote the Supreme Court, saying that the state of Florida had violated h ...

(2 pages) 75 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Church and State

ting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof."There have been several court cases on this and related issues which include Lee vs. Weisman, Everson vs. the Board of Educa ... Lee vs. Weisman, Everson vs. the Board of Education, and Lynch vs. Donnelly.In Lee vs. Weisman, the Court held that prayers at any official public school graduation ceremonies violate the Establishmen ...

(4 pages) 97 0 5.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Separation of Church and State

duration (Gaustad 83). Throughout the years, dating back as early as 1869, there have been several court cases and civil arguments concerning the separation of church and state. Arguments concerning ... cerns throughout the years.Edwin S. Gaustad's book Church and State in America, he presents several court cases in which they argue or resolve issues concerning the separation of church and state and ...

(5 pages) 117 1 3.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Fetal Homicide: Crime or Accodent?

ving the unfortunate deaths of unborn children and/or their mothers. The term that is being used in court cases across the United States that refers to the death of an unborn child resulting from a cr ... gnized as a legal entity separate from the pregnant woman" (Katz). Recently states have enabled the court system to charge criminals for a separate crime when the criminal act results in the death or ...

(4 pages) 59 1 2.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

An Argument for Conceal-and-Carry Gun Laws (with Bibliography)

While most citizens are not concious of the fact, it has been a proven defense in court cases across the country that the police are to act only as a general deterrent to benefit the ...

(7 pages) 80 0 3.6 Apr/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues

Inside Polygamy, should it be outlawed?

uding America, India , and Africa. Polygamy has cought everyones attention one time or another with court cases, or walking around town seeing people strangly dressed.Polygamy is the practice of takin ...

(2 pages) 136 3 3.9 Apr/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Paranormality & Spirituality

Corruption

ion is a real curse among authorities at all levels of power; newspapers` headlines are colorful of court cases against officials, and strict and decisive measures should be introduced to stop this ar ...

(1 pages) 44 0 3.6 Jul/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Abortion "The Right to Choose"

ight to choose and their protection under the ninth amendment.B. The Pro-Life versus Pro-Choice.II. Court cases on abortionA. Griswold versus Connecticut (1965)B. Roe versus Wade (1973)C. Planned Pare ... case upheld the right to privacy and ended the ban on birth control. Eight years later, the Supreme Court ruled the right to privacy included abortions. Roe versus Wade was based upon this case. In 19 ...

(3 pages) 77 0 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

Research Proposal Same Sex Marriage By Julz Matheney This proposal deals with rights and the proposed Marriage Ammendment.

e of the right of same sex couples to marry. Some states have addressed the issue of such rights in court cases throughout the United States with varying outcomes.This research paper is concerned with ... ill examine the Fourteenth Amendment and the equal protection clause. It will also examine previous court cases and the outcomes. It will further demonstrate possible economic concerns of legalized sa ...

(1 pages) 114 1 3.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies

Should the government break up Microsoft?

ever be a Monopoly.Over the past decade or so, Microsoft has been on the defending side of numerous court cases and law suits claiming that Microsoft is conducting monopolistic business practices. I f ...

(3 pages) 35 0 2.0 Dec/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science