Law papers

Compares three nations' approaches to pre-trial detention and custody of criminal suspects. Discusses history of legal systems, power of arrest, rights of the accused, arraignment, bail, speedy trial and major cases.

Definition, types, legal, medical, religious, ethical and social issues, patient rights, pros and cons, problems of the aged, suicide rates and the future.

Discusses the pros and cons of legalization, with a pro conclusion. Shows its therapeutic properties and uses, positions of the government and physicians, side effects and risks.

Argues against giving inmates special privileges such as weightlifting, on the basis of a need for punishment.

Examines the history, legal and political rationale, aims, provisions and the violations of emergency legislation from 1922 to 1995.

Evaluates the usefulness of quantitative-based profiling topolgies in identifying killers, examines methodologies and reviews literature and case studies.

Legal and regulatory aspects (local, state and federal), impact on electronic commerce and internet service providers, industry views and global issues. Table of Contents.

Analyzes the sentencing process for violent criminals and white-collar or economic criminals which relate to the 1994 'Three Strikes' law.

Analyzes trial and pre-trial events, media, jury, evidence, police, the role of race, prosecution and the reason for the verdict.

Argues that police effectively collected evidence but prosecution's presentation was sidetracked by defense team.

Examines race-based lawsuits against firm, costs, need for & purpose of diversity programs; and the ffect of CA Proposition 209 on such programs.

Examines 1973 Supreme Court decision's immediate & long-term effects on evolution & refinement of abortion law. Examining issues of funding, minors & consent and the age of the fetus.

Examines development of public figure doctrine, Supreme Court guidelines & lower court decisions, slander, libel & malice, examples (General Westmoreland, Carol Burnett, Carroll O'Connor) and neutral reporting.

Examines censorship of the Internet, term limits for Congress, affirmative action and discrimination in sentencing for capital crimes.

Document giving title in cargo transport. Looks at its types, purpose, uses, legal & credit issues, as contract and negotiability.

Examines conflicts between rights of individuals & govt. pursuit of criminals. Examined in terms of search & seizure, war on drugs, technology and forefeiture laws.

Summarizes laws & initiatives for funding black colleges, focusing on Higher Education Act of 1965 & amendments, HUD & Public Health Service project.

Looks at the background, legalities, regulation, public & professional attitudes, ethics and risks of this phenomena, focusing on dentists & lawyers.

Analyzes constitutionality of & Court decisions in specific cases involving hate speech & hate crimes.

Analyzes the case of "Lee v. Weisman", the Supreme Court's 1992 decision against benediction at a middle-school graduation.

Critique's defense attorneys' claims that police mishandled, altered & created false evidence to frame Simpson.

A policy sequence analysis of the law: background, politics, agenda building, problem identification, contingency obligations, policy initiation, formulation, adoption & implementation.

Examines flaws in strict interpretation of the Constitution, focusing on the Fourth Amendment to show need for flexibility.

Analyzes the different outcomes of Simpson's criminal & civil trials, focusing on the racial make-up of the juries.

Sources, development & codification of law from 500 B.C. to 284 A.D.

Examines 1962 case on state reapportionment in Tennessee, subsequent related cases & Political Question Doctrine as turning points in Supreme Court's evolution.

Examining the need for this act and its legislative history. Looks at provisions, education assistance and public attitudes.

Policy analysis of use of sentencing between incarceration & probation, focusing on drug court diversion programs.

Examines double jeopardy issue & why police accused of 1992 beating were acquitted in state court & convicted in federal court.

Provides a definition, discussing history & evolution, major cases & decisions, statistics, judgments and manufacturer responsibility.

Examines the right to privacy, examining public access vs. public interest, as well as copyright and publication issues.

Analyzes proposed EPA rule extending reformulated gasoline program, recommends rescinding it.

Reviews work on computer revolution & ways it is changing communication and culture. Addresses privacy & copyright issues.

Examines 1996 Supreme Court decision ending males-only policy. Looks at opposing opinions, the impact on VMI & other colleges and what the future holds.

Compares nations' legal protections (patents, copyrights), impact on trade & investment, agreements and enforcement.

Legal analysis. Defines the issue of sales contracts and analyzes liability, court decisions, offer, acceptance and consideration in this field.

Examining the social costs, safety & security regulations, prevention plans and worker & management education.

Examines the history, purposes and features of determinate & mandatory sentences. Looks at issues of parole & probation, legal guidelines, due process and possible alternatives.

Reviews this work which depicts the barbarism of the Tang Dynasty legal system.

Looks at the constitutional issues, role of parents, issues of privacy and deterrence. Focusing on the 1995 Supreme Court decision on Vernoia, Oregon, discussing student athlete testing.

Examines philosopher's social, political & moral rationale for slavery & man's rule over women in household.

Critical review of work arguing that secularization of society will lead to expansion of religious protections.

Examines its origins, passage, purpose, provisions, technical & aesthetic issues, rights of creator, implementation and costs.

Ethical analysis, in context of Megan's law, which includes community notification of offender's presence. Argues law is important, necessary & effective.

Argues that unions are necessary to protect workers. Looks at isssues of labor law, organization, history, collective bargaining, economics and flexibile hours.

Examines federal campaign finance reform controversy, bill's provisions, reasons why it failed to pass and its future.

Looks at the firm's strategy to fight anti-tobacco forces, settle lawsuits and advertise.

Examines Act, looking at its background, aims, provisions, effectiveness and the need for reform.

Examines the background, pros & cons and the effects of state's anti-affirmative action law.

Examines three vignettes on hope & despair in this play about LA's riots after the first Rodney King beating trial.

Examines First Amendment issues and examples. Looks at legal decisions & risks of civil law suits for invasions of privacy arising out of newsgathering, reporting & broadcasting.

Examines history of legal efforts to regulate tobacco products in the 20th Century. Looks at cigarette firms' tactics, court decisions, economics, health issues, advertising and politics.

Compares & contrasts the coverage of the dismissal of the the Paula Jones sexual harassment suit against President Clinton. Compares same day articles from NEWSDAY, USA TODAY, & THE LOS ANGELES TIMES.

Discusses aspects of current contract in relation to business law. Focuses on the status of "domestic partnerships" as a form of marriage & the implications for contract law reform.

Examines the process of Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR), which often shortens the duration of cases otherwise sent to court, as well as saving costs related with court actions.

Examines the current climate for tort reform in the court system. Discusses possible implications for businesses & business law.

Protection of disabled workers. Provides a definition of the law. Looks at issues of discrimination, employment practices, compliance, workplace accommodations and corporate policies.

Legal responsibility to students. Looks at issues of immunity, student safety, free speech, searches & seizures, sexual abuse & harassment, discipline and biculturalism.

Purpose, legal benefits & drawbacks of removal of jurors without cause. Examines the constitutionality of this arrangement, major court decisions, and its use by defense & prosecutor.

History of federal laws regulating food labeling from 1906-1990s. Looks at the role of FDA - its aims, effects, costs and responses of food industry & consumers.

Tax consequences, changes in tax law & impact on contributions. Major legislation since 1969, substantiation, types of donations and return of property.

Overview of social & economic racism in U.S. & analysis of effects of disparity between black & white defendants in crack & powdered cocaine cases.

Examines relationship between American Bar Association's codes & attorneys' liability & argues that code violations are evidence of liability. Looks at legal bases, disciplinary rules and state views.

Argues for end to insanity plea. Looking at legal & psychological issues, including examples (John Hinkley Jr., David Berkowitz).

Examines legal battles over 1994 CA initiative cutting off benefits to illegal immigrants. Looks at provisions, pros & cons of the initiative, passage and court decisions on constitutionality.

Advantages & problems of out-of-court dispute resolution, focusing on legal malpractice cases; legal views of different states, mandatory arbitration clauses.

Legal, technological, ethical issues of lie detector as pre-employment tool.

Definition and discussion of protective trade agreements, piracy, copyrights, monitoring and penalties; focusing on audiovisual products.

Examines immigration problem, immigrants' motivations, legal history since 1882, need for reform and Proposition 187 (CA).

Public policy case for & against action on discussed outcome of antitrust action and implications for today.

Examined in terms of legal definition, ethics of social workers & therapists, protecting client's rights & safety, immunity, examples and avoiding lawsuits.

Telecommunications Act of 1996. Interconnectivity, regulatory pricing, local & global caps. Bill & keep policy and cost-based pricing.

Definition, use in sheltering assets from estate taxes & probate, types, beneficiaries, distributable net income, trust language & intent.

Examines lawsuits against firm for racial bias, costs, corp. response, focusing on diversity program as solution.

Evolution of fault & no-fault divorces, effects on couple, economics, history of property division, child custody and mediation.

Definition, history of arbitration, types, use in securities industry (investory/broker disputes), examples, court cases, enforceability, punitive damages and suggested reform.

Examines four major court decisions affecting laws pitting media freedoms against individual reputations.

Incidence, theories, social views, myths, legal definitions, responses of justice system.

Examines theories on crime, focusing on domestic violence, role of drugs, incarceration and counseling.

Analyzes reasons for system's ineffectiveness in reducing crime, costs, effect on social funding, prisons, attitudes of criminals and recidivism.

Reviews work on role of attorneys as advocates & courtroom defenders of social & economic programs of President Franklin Roosevelt.

Examines components of effective ads (source, message, channel, receiver), subliminal ads and examples.

Reasons for & constitutionality of searches, probable cause, seizures & random testing, court cases and role of police.

Argues for belts on legal, ethical, safety, disciplinary & economic grounds.

Three legal standards for medical care, child patients, liability, court decisions, risk disclosure and written consent.

Analyzes the 1995 ruling on whether a man ordered to stay at treatment center should be given credit for time served.

Constitutional issues (church-state separation, religious freedom), court decisions on school prayer, vouchers and state laws.

Case study of "Maryland v. Craig" & the ruling that children can testify out of the defendant's presence.

Origins & passage in 1940s, educational provisions, impact on veterans & college system, benefits to society and the need for revising in 1990s.

Examines evolution of the law defining & affecting public figures in defamation suits. Examples, court decisions, voluntary vs. involuntary involvement, malice and impact on professionals in public.

Legal, social, psychological & religious factors affecting acceptance of sexual expression by individuals & couples.

Pros & cons of allowing or preventing contact between adopted children & biological parents. Looks at legal aspects, ethics, value systems and the impact on children & parents.

Argues against a special federal law protecting rights of gays at work. History of gay social activism & legislation, discrimination, morality and alternatives to federal law.

Examined in terms of the failure of these laws to curb crime, unfair application, social & economic costs, racial aspect, examples and alternatives.

Defines legal philosophies & their impact on judicial & social rights of women & blacks.

Analyzes case & lawyer's closing speech defending himself against the charge of suborning perjury of juror.

Argues against woman's right to abort. Discusses the "Roe v. Wade" case and issues of due process, privacy, balance of interests and fetal viability.

Issues discussed include State laws, deaths, incidence, views on alcoholism, focusing on weaknesses in the NJ law.

Analyzes aims of and moral and legal flaws in the English Only movement (Texas and California) and California propositions 187 and 209.