Supreme Court roleplay
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Other law subjects
This document is a role play between students, based on the decision Soto vs Bushmaster. The goal is to elaborate a detailed argument.
The American Legal system versus the English Legal System
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Other law subjects
When we talk about the American legal system, it should be understood as the legal system that applies in the United States of American (US), whereas the English legal system is the one that takes place in the United Kingdom (UK) : England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Island, except for...
The utilitarianism of government gaming laws in the United States
Tutorials/exercises - 9 pages - Other law subjects
The current U.S. ban on sports betting goes back to 1961 when the federal “wire act” made the act of transmitting bets across state lines via the telephone illegal. The only state to offer legal sports betting has been Nevada. (Delaware and Oregon also have made attempts to offer sports...
The law of witness identification
Tutorials/exercises - 6 pages - Other law subjects
Criminal examiners are aware that it usually takes several pieces of evidence to crack an intricate case, so much so, that neophyte recruits and veteran investigators alike are schooled and equipped to search for, spot, bring together, and protect “palpable” physical evidence like...
Case Brief, Analysis and Impact of Journalism Case Law
Tutorials/exercises - 3 pages - Other law subjects
Judith Miller, an investigative reporter for the New York Times, received a grand jury subpoena to testify regarding the leak of the identity of an undercover CIA agent, Valerie Plame. It was believed that Miller had information regarding which it was that broke federal law by disclosing the...
The Right Medicine: Same-sex Family Law
Tutorials/exercises - 6 pages - Other law subjects
Currently in the United States, same-sex couples face many discrepancies in the law compared to heterosexual married couples, many related to taxation, discrimination protection, and other benefits. Of particular importance are the barriers that same-sex couples and larger families face when...
