: Joseph Frederick a high school student filed suit in District Court under 42 U.S.C. §1983, alleging violation of his First Amendment rights by the school board and Deborah Morse, the principal of his high school. The District Court granted summary judgment for the school board and Morse. Frederick appealed to the Ninth Circuit and the District Court’s decision was reversed. Morse appealed and Certiorari was granted. Facts: On January 24, 2002 the Olympic Torch Relay passed through Juneau, Alaska while school was in session.
SUMMARY In this landmark case Allan Bakke, a white applicant to the University of California, Davis Medical School, sued claiming his denial of admission on racial grounds was a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The standing rule at the time was that race may be a factor in determining admission to educational institutions; however it cannot be the sole determining factor. FACTS OF THE CASE The University of California, Davis Medical School had been reserving 16 spots in each class out of 100 for disadvantaged minorities.
1. Title and Citation Vance v. Ball State Univ. 570 U.S. ___ (2013)
In U.S. v. Jones, Antoine Jones owned a popular nightclub in the District of Columbia. As the police department and FBI had reasonable suspicion to believe that cocaine trafficking was taking place in the club, law enforcement enabled strict surveillance. The strict surveillance consisted of cameras around the nightclub, officers obtained a warrant to implement device to register phone numbers of anyone calling Jones or calls Jones made and installed a wiretapping device. In addition, the officers installed a GPS tracking device in Jones vehicle, to install this device the officers had to obtained a warrant that allowed the GPS to be installed for ten days in the District of Columbia. However, as the car traveled to Maryland the officers changed
n the Supreme Court case University of California v. Bakke in 1978, Allan Bakke, a white applicant, was denied admission to the University of California, Davis Medical School because he was white, although he had great MCAT, GPA, and test scores he was denied twice, because the school was using “racial quotas” during admission and had “reserved 16 out of 100 seats in its entering class for minorities, including "Blacks," "Chicanos," "Asians," and "American Indians"’’("Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. " West's Encyclopedia). Bakke sued the University of California for using “racial quotas” as well as claiming that the schools admission processes was a violation of “Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fourteenth
Our First Amendment within the United States Constitution protects our freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, which are umbrella terms for our right to protest, among others. We, as american citizens, have the right to protest whatever we choose,whether it be a television program, a new law that has been passed, or in the Snyder v. Phelps case, deceased veteran funerals. Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder’s family filed a lawsuit against the Phelps family and their followers, otherwise known as the Westboro Baptist Church, who the Snyder 's felt intentionally inflicted emotional distress whilst picketing Matthew Snyder’s funeral. The United States Supreme Court determined that speech in a public space, cannot be liable for any emotional distress,
On February 16, 2012, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed into action for both the city police force and the campus police force. Proposed by Past President Dr. Jonathan Gibralter (2006-2015) in a joint effort with Frostburg Mayor Robert Flanigan, this MOU was the joint agreement between the two parties following a second horrendous crime off Frostburg State University’s campus in 2011. Part of the MOU that is discussed in Section V Funding for the Promotion of Public Safety, includes the university annually providing $200,000 for the purpose of providing assistance to the city to enhance and improve public safety for the citizens of the City of Frostburg. The funds for the MOU with the City of Frostburg come from the “state-supported” revenue. 97% of these funds come from the tuition paid by each student and the funding FSU receives from the state (hence the name: state-support).
The relationship between the law and society affects everyone and everything. How the law is written and how it is acted upon in society are two different things. It is imperative, therefore, that we as citizens pay attention to and understand the importance of the relationship between the law and society as it affects both our own lives and the lives of those around us. We engage in and witness the power of the law and society everyday. The law is personal, however, the law is also discretionary depending on where you look.
My decision was based on the fact that the College of Business is AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) certified. This accreditation is regarded as the benchmark for business school quality among the academic community, and SUNO is only one of the few universities that have received this accreditation. Upon entering the College of Business and Public Administration, subjects like economics and management were very new to me, but also interesting as well. I also enjoyed learning how to apply quantitative and conceptual skills to analyze business problems. I displayed an excellent talent in the comprehension of projects, desk research, workshops and class discussions.
A. General Research Strategies for Both Federal and State Law Legal research is not simply gathering information and condensing it to your own words. Legal research consists of two parts: gathering information and constructing your own analysis. The analysis itself consists of two parts: analyzing the sources you are using in your research to determine what the law is, and then analyzing the law to ensure if and how it is applicable to the legal questions you are addressing. 1. Running a Search Is Not Legal Research When you run a search on the Internet, it is fairly easy to distinguish reliable sources of information from unreliable sources.
How did the course relate to the study of the Administration of Justice? Successful business people have it; defense and plaintiff attorneys must have it; entrepreneurs need it; and certainly, police officers must have it. ‘It’ is written and interpersonal communication skills. It has been stated that communication is the thread that binds our society together.
I have deep interests in worker’s rights, labor laws, public policy, and social justice initiatives in the workplace. These topics excite me because moving forward in these areas improves the personal lives of workers, workplace relations, and communities. My participation in debate club, Model U.S. Senate, the National Student Leadership Convention (NSLC) Political Action & Public Policy Program, and the Envision Intensive Law & Trial Program have shown me how important it is to research and discuss these issues from numerous viewpoints. These activities have not only expanded and solidified my interest in law and public policy, but have allowed me to closely examine issues from various perspectives, think logically, and work effectively in
The role of specialty courts Specialty courts are a big thing in the United States. They are a problem solving oriented court that are narrowly focused on within the jurisdiction. At first these types of courts were called designer courts or boutique courts which indicated the special nature of the court. Drug courts were made due to the amount of drug addicts that were going into jail or prison rather than treatment. Since then there are 3,000 drug courts in the United State, and then in addition there are 1,125 other problem solving courts such as mental health courts, gun courts, truancy courts, domestic violence courts etc (Neubauer).
The Department of Justice: To enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans (DOJ, 2017). The FBI: The FBI's major priorities are to: protect the United States from terrorist attack; protect the United States against foreign intelligence operations and espionage; protect the United States against cyber-based attacks and high-technology crimes; combat public corruption at all levels; protect civil rights; combat transnational and national criminal
It is always held in such high regards, and they greatly encouraged me to apply. My goals have always been to use my degree to get into a reputable company as a mechanical engineer and eventually my final ambition would be to create my own successful firm with my colleagues. I believe that a degree from this university will best set me on this path of success.
