The court where I live in is the Lunenburg General District Court. The federal Court closet to where I reside is the Virginia Fourth Court. There is a big difference between state and federal court and the biggest difference is the types of cases that each court hears. According to studies‚ the Article III of the Constitution invests the judicial power of the United States and the federal court system. This article creates the U.S. Supreme Court and gives congress the authority to create the
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variety of card games‚ dice games‚ and games of chance. In 1931‚ Nevada became the first state to allow casino gambling. New Jersey followed in 1978‚ making casinos legal in Atlantic City. In 2009‚ legal casinos were operating in forty seven states. Today‚ different states have different regulations on casinos. In some states‚ they are still prohibited entirely. In others‚ casinos may only be run on the water‚ like riverboat casinos. Casinos also exist on Indian reservations throughout the country.
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Relationships Between Law And School EDU 532 Legal Issues in Education May 28‚ 2006 Relationship Between Law And School Anyone who is involved in the field of education knows that it is constantly changing. New methods of instruction‚ assessment‚ and classroom management are being implemented on a daily basis. In addition to these changes educators must also pay attention to changes in school law. The world of school law can be complex
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Truth in Sentencing In the past 3 years it shows from studies done around the country that 67% of inmates have gotten released and 57%of inmates have gotten arrested again either for the same crime they committed or for a new crime. In the past 30 years it has shown that sentencing has become more of longer sentences for punishment then for rehabilitation to help. Due to that a lot of prisons and jails have become over crowded. And less and less inmates have received the attention that they need
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Political Climate of 1950’s vs. Today The novelist Lauren Groff once wrote‚ “In America‚ possibly because of whatever the American dream is‚ this happens over and over again. These eras repeat” (“Lauren Groff Quotes”). Two such eras are the 1950’s and the 2010’s. The 50’s‚ remembered with the military-man Eisenhower; the 2010’s‚ with the watershed Obama‚ may seem stark in their physical attributes; however‚ at their heart‚ these two eras may have more in common than first realized. The political
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novel from the 1940’s‚ like “Catcher in the Rye”‚ still be relevant to today’s society? For instance‚ this book takes place during an era where people did not rely on their phones and did not even know who the Kardashians were‚ but believe it or not‚ “Catcher in the Rye” in many ways is still relevant and worth reading. There are many differences between the novel’s society and today’s society‚ but despite the differences‚ there are an incredible amount of similarities between Holden and 21st century
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Sentencing Paper Rochelle Gordon CJS/200 November 12‚ 2012 Dave Ross Sentencing Paper Americans are so use to the traditional sentencing and the options that have been probation‚ fines‚ and going to prison. Concerning the way things were done in the past to now it has changed drastically. Sentencing philosophies‚ or the justifications on which various sentencing strategies are based‚ are manifestly intertwined with issues of religion‚ morals‚ values‚ and emotions. Talking about philosophers in
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Mandatory Minimum sentencing usually is defined when a judge is determined to deliver a fixed amount of years in prison to an individual for a convicted crime. Most mandatory minimum sentences apply to drug offenses but it also applies to other crimes‚ like having an unlicensed gun‚ fraud‚ and many others. Mandatory Minimum legislature contributes to the truth that America has a systematic problem in the increase of mass incarceration and men of color are being deprived of their natural rights.
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The Bond Between Huck and Jim Friendship is one of the most coveted things in life. A good friend always going to be there when they need to be. In the novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain‚ a runaway slave named Jim and a teenage boy named Huck face a multitude of challenges that will cause them to work together to survive. This leads to a very unlikely and dangerous relationship that they develop together. Over the course of the novel Huck and Jim’s relationship will grow from
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Alternative 1: Termination of Mandatory sentencing for minor offenses A tradeoff for option one‚ the termination of mandatory sentencing for minor offenses‚ convey a problematic idea. Giving these minor wrongdoers the inappropriate perception by committing a minor misconduct there won’t be any aftermath. As concurred by Evan Bernick and Paul J. Larkin‚ Jr. (2014)‚ “they argue that mandatory minimum sentences reflect a societal judgment that certain offenses demand a specified minimum sanction and
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