Essays and Research Papers on Constitutional Law

This 15 page paper explores Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlaws discrimination. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper. There was a shift in businesses and in the operations of businesses in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It transitioned from mostly one-owner businesses where the owner also operated the business to large corporations that were operated by hired managers. The results were that one or just a ...

In a paper of ten pages, the author writes about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The author of this paper considers four changes within health care as a result of the act including changes of private insurance, changes for the state regulations, the individual mandate provision, also age related coverage and preexisting conditions. ...

A 5 page paper discussing the implications of the Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 1997, which gave property owners claiming violation of their constitutional rights regarding the use of their land equal access to federal district court already enjoyed by anyone else making a similar claim for any reason but land use. Before ...

A 4 page paper which examines two particular situations and indicates whether the law enforcement individuals had the legal right to act as they did. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page research paper that is based on the premise that this research is a formal statement of advice for an adult-entertainment TV station from its legal counsel. The writer reviews current First Amendment case law and argues that the station should take steps to limit access to minors, as well as censor ...

(5 pp) The supposed boon of living in a democracy is that one has the right to apply to a court of law concerning complex decisions. This discussion will provide such a legal challenge and opportunity. The Freedom of Information Act is used as a defense.("United States Dep't of State v. Ray, ...

An 11 page paper which examines articles that detail legal and business aspects of the Civil Rights Act of 1991. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page overview of the goals and objectives of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A particular emphasis is placed on Title VII of this Act. This paper points out the goals and objectives of this Act have yet to be fully achieved. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 4-page paper discusses criminal and legal issues such as solicitation, conspiracy and the castle doctrine. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

(6 pp). Everything changes. The legal system in the United States is not immune to change, particularly in the area of race relations, citizenship and its attending rights. Four historic legal cases reflect the attitudes of the courts: Dred Scott v Sandford (1857), Plessy v Ferguson (1895), Brown v Board of ...

This 8 page paper examines the concepts of legal positivism and legal naturalism, and then applies them to the Miranda decision, arguing that naturalism would have been more favorable to Ernesto Miranda. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

The 1990s into the new century have seen a cleanup of Medicare fraud and abuse through various case law filed under the False Claims Act (FCA) 31 U.S.C. Section 3729 et seq., and subsequent passage of privacy acts. Two of these cases were U.S. v. Barry Weinbaum, et al. and U.S. ex rel. James F. ...

A 3 page paper which examines and analyzes the need for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which discusses an act put into play in Pennsylvania in order to assist health care workers respond to acts of domestic violence, and further educate those involved in the health care profession regarding domestic violence. A brief history of the bill, and the reality of domestic violence in Pennsylvania is presented, an overview of those ...

This is a 5 page paper discussing the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) which was passed in 1990. Issues relating to the titles and definitions of the Act are discussed as well as its accomplishments in the labor market, its impact on the business sector, and in the exploitive nature in the definition of “disabled”. ...

This 4 page research paper reports on 2 cases that were based on protections provided in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. The cases profiled are Sutton v. United Airlines, 527 U.S. 471 (1999) and PGA Tour v. Martin, 532 U.S. 661 (2001). The writer presents the facts of each case, ...

A 5 page discussion of the application of the Fourteenth Amendments provisions for free speech to symbolic actions. Examines Spencer v. Washington, Stromberg v. California, Terminiello v. Chicago, Texas v. Johnson, and Tinker V. Des Moines Independent Community School District to determine the applicability of free speech to symbolic actions such as the wearing ...

A 21 page argument for the right to deny access to certain political parties (namely, the KKK & Nazis) and groups under State and Federal statutes and policy at a large state university. The paper is separated into sections on State statutes and university policy, applicable federal case law [including first amendment considerations] and the ...

The sociolegal controversy over an individual's right to die is one that has attempted to re-define death and to question when it actually occurs (i.e., brain death or heart death ?). This 2 page essay looks at the infamous Karen Quinlan case in which the Supreme Court granted Ms. Quinlan's family the right to let ...

3 pages in length. More than one hundred and seventy years ago, the juvenile justice system thought it completely appropriate and beneficial for the state to act as parent (parens patriae) in situations where either or both parents act irresponsibly with regard to child care. This may have been an advantageous arrangement for ...

A 10 page paper exploring the numerous legal and social ramifications inherent in the recent execution of Oklahoma City Bomber Timothy McVeigh. McVeigh, convicted and sentenced to death for his role in the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City and the consequent deaths of 168 people, was the first federal execution ...

This 5 page paper defines the term Double Jeopardy and examines its occurance in the legal system. This paper traces the history of Double Jeopardy and cites some cases as examples. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page overview of this Supreme Court case involving attempted bribery of a petit jury by the president of the Teamsters labor union, Jimmy Hoffa. The case argued, unsuccessfully, that the government’s use of a paid informant who worked his way into Hoffa’s motel suite and the area of his legal counsel, constituted ...

A 10 page paper that begins by defining the term 'judicial review.' The writer then discusses the governments of ancient Greece and Rome and how parts of their systems carried over to later times. The Age of Enlightenment is discussed relative to the political innovations brought about through the writings of Locke, e.g., the social ...