He unveiled the extent of NSA spying‚ and generated a massive number of headlines and discussion on whether what he did was right or not. For example the article by Jeffrey Toobin says that he could have followed the laws regarding whistle blowing or went to congress‚ and not just release everything in one big act of civil disobedience. I believe that what he did was the best way to bring attention to the issue: by being
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CASE ANALYSIS THE CASE OF MARTHA STEWART FACTS Beginning with a small catering business in the 1970s‚ Martha Stewart built a vast media conglomerate spanning books‚ magazines‚ television‚ radio and the internet‚ devoted to providing helpful tips with the sign-off: “It’s a good thing”. After her company‚ Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia‚ (MSL) went public in late 1999; her stake was briefly worth more than $1 billion. (New Yorker‚ 2003) 1 However‚ she was confronted with a far greater challenge
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victory was less than 0.5% of the votes cast‚ so a statutorily-mandated automatic machine recount occurred. On November 10‚ with the machine recount finished in all but one county‚ Bush’s margin of victory had decreased to 327. According to author Jeffrey Toobin‚ later analysis showed that a total of 18 counties—accounting for a quarter of all votes cast in Florida—did not carry out the legally mandated machine recount‚ but no one from the Gore campaign ever challenged the notion that the machine recount
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first attracts worldwide attention‚ two journalists from The New Yorker publish articles to present their totally different opinions about him on account of their evaluation of the government’s eavesdropping. While writer and legal analyst Jeffery Toobin writes the article naming “Edward Snowden Is No Hero” that distinctively presents his attitude toward Snowden‚ Toobin’s colleague John Cassidy argues that Snowden is a hero and the government should let him return home. Their different judgments about
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Harrison Bryant6/9/13 Introduction In the fiscal year 2012‚ the United States Internal Revenue Service collected $2.5 trillion. That’s more money than any of us could even begin to fathom. With this comes a great responsibility to the agency to conduct itself in an equal manner among all of its patrons. Lately‚ the IRS has been under intense heat that has sparked from its quesitonable treatment of several groups seeking to operate within a tax-exempt status. In order to better understand what’s
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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION and THE FRAMING OF THE CONSTITUTION 1. What was the first permanent colony founded in America? When was it founded? - Jamestown - 1607 2. What was the first representative assembly in America? - The House of Burgess 3. Which foreign nations controlled which geographic areas of North America in 1760? - France controlled the interior of North America (as well as Canada) - Spain controlled Florida and the west - England controlled the 13 colonies that occupied
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Boston Marathon Bombings: A Legal Interpretation The two explosions that tore through the Boston Marathon nearly two years ago were like the second starting gun on April 15‚ 2013‚ a race against time to identify and capture the terrorists responsible. Bostonians were relived after an extensive manhunt ended in the apprehension of the Boston Marathon suspects‚ but which raised a host of legal issues including the potential consequence of authorities’ decision not to read Tsarnaev his Miranda rights
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October 31st 2006.2 Catsouras was decapitated in the accident and her injuries were so horrific that the coroner refused to allow her parents to identify her body. California Highway Patrol sealed off the area and took photographs of the accident.3 Nine photographs of the accident then began circulating on the Internet after two officers emailed them to friends and family on Halloween for “shock value” and the images were eventually sent to the deceased’s father.4 The Catsouras family began legal
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Case Study: Snyder v. Phelps (2011) Fred Phelps‚ the pastor at the Westboro Church‚ along with his followers believes that God punishes the US for allowing homosexuality freedoms‚ especially within the military. To express their feelings the Westboro Church and its people sometimes picket military funerals in hopes that their voices will be heard. In 2006 Albert Snyder’s son who was a Lance Corporal for the United States Marine Corps was killed in the line of the duty during his time in Iraq.
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REQUIRED FOR AP GOVERNMENT Please note that there are 2 required readings. The Brethren by Woodward and Armstrong (This is NOT John Grisham’s book) There will be a test on this book within the first week of class. Focus on the following: - The role of the clerk - The policy-making role of the Court - The cases discussed - The job of the Chief Justice - The balance on the Court - The personalities of the Justice - Be prepared for the first day of class to discuss the confirmation
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