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    The concept of domestic violence is a topic that is not easily defined. In the National Conference of State Legislature emphasizes that domestic violence is defined under the California code S3206 as: “domestic abuse means intentionally or recklessly to cause bodily injury; in reasonable apprehension of imminent serious bodily injury to that or another.” Victims of domestic violence can be anyone regardless of gender, age, race or economic background. Also, domestic violence does not only involve

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    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reported, roughly about 11 million undocumented immigrants reside in the United States (Hoefer, Rytina & Baker, 2011). To legalize or not to legalize those undocumented immigrants has always been a major debate in the U.S. When weighing the pros and cons of a legalizing program, my stance is simple. Legalizing undocumented immigrants makes perfect sense, not only for the economy, but also a wonderful humanitarian act. Two economists Sherrie Kossoudji

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    With the passing of this act, mob organizations in the United States took a hard hit. Not only was the justice system on the pursuit of the mafia, but mafia members also began turning on each other in exchange for a place in the witness protection program. Enrollment in organized crime also saw a decline as people began to view the chaos that was occurring in gangs and as insular Italian-American neighborhoods, once a traditional recruiting ground for mobsters, underwent demographic shifts and became

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    True False Question 2 1 / 1 point The Bill of Rights allows a group to hold a spontaneous demonstration anytime, anywhere, and anyway it chooses. True False Question 3 1 / 1 point In the case of Roe v. Wade (1973), the Supreme Court outlawed any state laws to restrict a woman's right to an abortion at any point in her pregnancy. True False Question 4 1 / 1 point In the decades since the Miranda decision, the Supreme Court has made no exceptions to its requirements. True False Question 5 1

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    I Questions Presented 8 U.S.C. 1225(b), states that an inadmissible alien who arrives at the Nation’s borders may be subjected to detention and removal proceedings, without a bond hearing. Section 1226 (c) states, that an immigration judge or officer may detain terrorist or criminal aliens, without a bond hearing if there is suspicion that the alien has engaged in such activity. Under section 1226 (a), of the statute, if an alien demonstrates that he or she is not a danger or flight risk to the

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    in particular death brought a lot of awareness that something needs to change. In Pinotepas Nacional, a family was walking out of a convenience store when they were gunned down by a drive-by. The Oaxaca state attorney general said that it appeared to be drug gang rivals from a neighboring state who were the ones to track them down and kill them. The parents father Juan Alberto Pano Ramos 24, and mother Alba Isabel Colón 17, were drug dealers working for someone named Gonzáles. This drug gang rival

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    individually claim, we should all be able to agree that to some degree our right to privacy is essential and necessary for our day to day functions. Even with our own opinions, we should all have some kind of understanding as to what the US Constitution states about our privacy rights and what is and is not considered

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    a. The framers thought a bill of rights was not necessary because the constitution spelled out the extent of the feds power. Blah blah blah (now at the top of page 487) In 1791 the states ratified 10 amendments and the nation had a bill of rights. The BOR imposed limits on the national gov but not on state gov. b. So… all in all I’m really not sure what the exact answer is. Sorry bro 2. Difference between civil liberties and civil rights c. Civil liberties (sometimes referred

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    Dr. Kensa K. Gunter, and the three defendants (appellees), the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, Dr. Jill Lee- Barber and Dr. Douglas F. Covey in their individual capacities. The appellants were full-time staff at the Georgia State University Counseling and Testing Center that were terminated due to the initiative of “reduction-in-force” led by Dr. Jill Lee-Barber, the Director of the Center and Dr. Douglass F. Covey, the Vice President of Student Affairs, in 2012. Dr. Alves

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    Abstract With each disaster or incident, interoperability is continuously being seen as an issue amongst first responders. During event of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, few changes were made to ensure the adequacy of interoperable communications amongst first responders. The September 11th attacks on the World Trade Centers presented the inadequacies that had not been acknowledged in other incidents. This paper will give readers a synopsis of the events that took place of the day of September

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