SCOTUS Brief Suppose that the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has decided to grant review of a case deciding the fate of the issue that you chose (in the Week 3 Assignment), and they’ve called upon you as a subject matter expert to provide a comprehensive opinion on the matter. Week 3 Assignment […]
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What human rights do family members have to weigh in on decisions about hospice care?
Discussions SECTION 1: Would it be permissible to remove the organs of healthy, deceased prisoners to save the lives of five to eight others who need organ transplants? Take the viewpoint that laws should be altered so that anyone dying in prison is deemed to consent. Should prisoners in the nation’s jails and prisons have […]
What reasons did they cite as necessary in response to the desire of Federalists to create a strong central government?
Civil Liberties & the Supreme Court This paper will have students analyze the development of civil liberties in the US, how the Supreme Court has expanded civil liberties since the founding of the Republic and some modern controversies over civil liberties today. Entitled Module 8, Written Assignment 4 Part 1: The Bill of Rights: Explain […]
Can you think of other examples where the dissenting opinion is more powerful than the majority opinion?
Medicaid The attached Supreme Court decision offers a nice overview of the Medicaid system, but the dissent by Chief Justice Roberts is more interesting. What do you think of his dissent? Can you think of other examples where the dissenting opinion is more powerful than the majority opinion?
What are the sources, purposes, and jurisdictions of the criminal law related to this case?
Locate a recent criminal Supreme Court case you find interesting. Provide a brief summary and properly cite the case. Write a 700- to 1,400-word paper in which you answer the following questions: What interested you about this case? What are the sources, purposes, and jurisdictions of the criminal law related to this case? What is […]
How has the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the right changed since its incorporation and why? (Warren Court to Rehnquist/Robert’s Court)
Use the to help with this assignment. B.3.3.5 Assigned Videos- 4th Amendment- Rights of the Accused B.3.2.6 Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment Rights – Case Law Discussion Question:What are the limits of Search and Seizure Analyze the Supreme Court’s ruling in Miranda v. Arizona, Mapp v. Ohio. and TLO v. New Jersey. What “statement” is […]
What can be done to make it so U.S. citizens have more (or much more) confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court?
Read the article, Confidence in U.S. Supreme Court Sinks to Historic LowLinks to an external site. Then address these questions. Does it matter that confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court has sunk to historic lows? Explain. What can be done to make it so U.S. citizens have more (or much more) confidence in the U.S. […]
what did we learn or have we learned anything?
Major U.S. Supreme Court cases which settled issues of race relations in America: what did we learn or have we learned anything?
Explain why the court got this correct AND explain why the court was wrong.
Employment laws impact everyone, regardless if you are actively employed or not. As employers continue to control costs associated with claims from employees, employers have commonly turned to arbitration agreements. These agreements normally require employees to waive any right or protection afforded by joining a class action and instead forces each individual employee to take […]
Discuss the due process clause and the incorporation doctrine.
Assignment 1: The Bill of Rights and the Supreme Court In this essay you will explain how the structure of the federal system affects the application of the Bill of Rights, describing how the Supreme Court has used the Fourteenth Amendment to expand coverage of the Bill of Rights throughout the federal system. Discuss the […]
