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    Denise Castillo Criminal Justice 1301 09/16/17 Procedural Law Procedural law inhibits the way in which civil and criminal laws are enforced (Bohm & Haley, 2014). It is meant to protect the rights of those who are accused of a crime. Which amendment has more of a possibility of being violated out of the many amendments in the United States constitution? I personally believe that the fourth amendment is one of the most highly violated amendments in the constitution. The fourth amendment protects

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    Rule of law refers to the societal agreement that no one is exempt from the law. The purpose of the rule of law to safeguard individual privacy against arbitrary government intrusion. This encompasses all government entities and agents, private citizens, and private entities, perhaps the best-meaning is no person is above the law; every person, from the most powerful public official down to the least powerful individual, is subject to the law and can be held accountable in court for his or her actions

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    I believe that peacefully disobeying a law is a positive impact on a free society. The First Amendment states we are given the right to freedom of speech. We have the choice to agree or disagree with the law. Not everyone is going to have the same opinion, that's okay. The United States is filled with many different perspectives and that's what makes us a land of free. If they are peacefully disobeying the law; how does that negativity affect our society? The thing is it doesn't. If Rosa Parks never

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    The United States privacy laws deal with some legal issues, among which is the invasion of privacy. In the line of this discussion, an affected party is allowed to file a suit against a person who invades his or her personal space unlawfully against their own will. This law usually disregards activities that may be of public interest such as celebrity lives or participation in events that may make news headlines. Violation an individual’s right to privacy can be the cause of a lawsuit against the

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    operations here in the U.S. by unconstitutional means of action, but due to the regulations of amended acts such as the Patriot Act, the actions of the NYPD have been found completely legal. This paper discusses the evolution of wiretap and surveillance laws and how the NYPD has incorporated them into tactics that suffice many constitutional issues. Title III of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, also known as the Wiretap Act, was formed in 1968 to regulate the collection of actual content

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    COMPARATIVE LAW REPORT THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNITED STATES CTEC 1412 COMPUTER ETHICS, LAW and PORTFOLIO RAJAT RAJPUT BSc Computer Science P15222274 CONTENT PAGE 1. Introduction 1.1 United Kingdom Jurisdiction 1.2 United States Jurisdiction 2. Main Body (comparison) 2.1 The Constitution 2.2 Creating Laws 2.3 The Lawyers 2.4 The Jury 3. Conclusion 4. References 1. INTRODUCTION: 1.1 The United Kingdom Jurisdiction: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and

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    changes in the flawed 2nd amendment. Here are a few reasons why there needs to be changes. The united states government should change the gun laws in order to make it harder for Americans to purchase handguns, stop illegal firearm sales, and Reduce the lethality of guns. in order to make america safer we must make it harder for americans to purchase handguns. first, require mental health checkups. the author states, ¨strategies like improving treatment for people with serious mental health issues like

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    All countries apply the rule of law, but the systems in each country differ. For example, while the UK has common law, the USA uses civil law, so this can see that countries apply differing approaches to jurisdiction and the law. International Trade Law governs cross-border trade in goods and services and serves to provide a legal framework for exchanges between parties located in different countries. In these circumstances, it is common that the trading parties are not familiar with each other before

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    Marriage was described by Lord Penzance as ‘an institution for life’, however the statistics show that there is an increasing trend in the divorce law. There has been a long history of reforming the law to its current stage. Until 1857 the only way of obtaining a divorce was through an Act of Parliament, however due to its expense, it was reserved for the wealthiest. The Matrimonial Cause Act 1857 for the first time created a possibility to divorce on the ground of adultery, which was gender-biased

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    Law Enforcement For many years and decades law-enforcement has been caught up in many scandals. This system is setup to attack minority groups and oppress people of color. Many leaders of the government have racial intentions and tend to talk in code to hide their racism to the public. But each policy and laws are made to target certain groups of people. Law enforcement is abusing the power they have and it's time they start being punished for their actions. Law enforcement is any system

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