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    Equal Protection in Criminal Punishment The 14th Amendment articulates that no State shall “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws” (Sullivan and Gunther 486). It is nearly impossible though‚ for the equal treatment of all persons‚ since every law affects people differently. “This command cannot literally require equal treatment of all persons‚ since almost all laws classify in some way‚ by imposing burdens on or granting benefits to some people and not others”

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    Nyaisha Gray Bill of Rights/ Civil Rights December 3‚ 2012 A Time to Kill Essay U.S Government PD-3 Mr. Patten A time to kill released in 1996‚ based on the thrilling novel “A Time to Kill” by John Grisham. Highlighting issues going on in the south throughtout the

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    * Analysis of the Bill of Rights Abstract This paper will be an extensive analysis of the First‚ Fourth‚ Fifth‚ Sixth‚ and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution. This analysis will consist of these parts of the Bill of Rights and the administration of justice and security. Furthermore‚ there will be an evaluation and comparison of the various areas of the criminal justice system and security by addressing the following: 1) The objectives of and the challenges facing various

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    Which President done most for the Civil Rights? Truman Truman’s administration published "To Secure These Rights" in 1947 a drive was started in 1948 to end discrimination in federal employment in 1950‚ the supreme court all but overturned what is referred to as Plessy v Ferguson. These were a series of laws dating from 1896 which effectively approved the “Jim Crow" segregation laws that characterised the South. The laws introduced the "separate but equal" philosophy of the south - but with the

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    Running Head: CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS Constitutional Protections in Criminal Investigations What are constitutional rights and why are they so important to us? Our Constitutional rights are in place to protect us from wrongful conviction and improper police behavior. Originally these rights were made in reaction to the abusive conduct displayed by British authorities during Colonial times. Without the Constitution and the Bill of Rights‚ we would not be a democracy

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    Introduction Human rights protection is one of the most important and most discussed topics in the present. It´s very difficult to define what are human rights and freedoms. When you ask ten people‚ they will probably give you ten answers. But there is also important to define the human. Human is every human being - every men‚ women‚ child and they have got human rights from his conception to his death. We know many kinds of rights‚ but only human rights are applied on absolutely everyone whatever

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    Other Founders: A Study of the Origin of the Bill of Rights and the Antifederalist Contribution to Formulation‚ Development and Adoption What role did the Antifederalists have in the founding of America? It is a well-known theory that the Antifederalists contribution to the founding is the addition of the Bill of Rights. However‚ James Madison is often referred to as the father of the Bill of Rights and it is often argued that the Bill of Rights did not accomplish the goals of the Anti-Federalists

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    differences that make up the four classifications of law. 1. Substantive of laws vs. Procedures of laws- Substantive of law is the substance that makes up a law. It is the meaning of a law that explains what you can and cannot do. For example the law states that you cannot murder another human being unless it was in self defense‚ you were under duress‚ or if you were drugged by another person. Unlike substantive of law‚ Procedures of laws are just the steps that must take place

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    Which Restroom? Many Transgender people get abused‚ hurt‚ picked on‚ and bullied for using restrooms. No human should suffer that much just to relieve themselves. The conflict with this is Transgender people sometimes get mistreated when they try or use a gender specific bathroom. This for one is inhumane‚ disrespectful‚ and assuming the wrong. Why should transgender people be able to use any restroom they like‚ 1) you/they are human and its okay to feel like that 2) Gender dysphoria can be helped

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    Justifying the Bill of Rights Professor Maria Toy‚ J.D. LEG107 The amendments to the United States Constitution play an important role in the history‚ politics and law of our country. When the Bill of Rights was originally proposed to the First Federal Congress in 1789 by James Madison‚ the intent was for the amendments to be integrated into the original text of the Constitution. As we now know‚ Madison’s idea did not prevail and Congress decided the first ten amendments and the subsequent

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