Law Abiding Citizen

violation of a suspects rights it is important to look at was the law says. Miranda v. Arizona established that a defendant must be read their rights prior to custodial interrogation; if an offender is in jail he is in fact in legal custody, so he must be read his rights prior to law enforcement questioning. If an informant questions another inmate in exchange for personal benefits, i.e. a lighter sentence, he is indeed acting on behalf of law enforcement and this is a violation of the…

As I sit back and reflect on my time in law school, one of my proudest accomplishments is seeing how much I’ve grown as a public speaker, but something weird happened Wednesday afternoon. After completely bombing my presentation during the students’ visit to SJU I tried to make sense of what happened. The last time I was that nervous during a presentation was freshman year of college, my first public speech in a Communications class. On Wednesday, before the speech I wasn’t nervous, as I walked…

David Cole in “Five Myths about Immigration” simply takes about the five common myths of immigration in the United States. The five myths being that immigrants are overrunning the country, immigrants take jobs from natural born citizens, immigrants drain societies resources, aliens and immigrants don’t assimilate to our culture, and immigrants are not entitled to constitutional rights. All of these myths are displayed to be completely wrong and were created out of ignorance fueled by fear/lack…

problems, interpreting laws, rulings, and regulations for individuals and businesses, presenting facts in written and verbal forms to argue on their client’s behalf, and preparing legal documents including lawsuits, appeals, wills, contracts, and deeds. Although there are several types of lawyers, they all complete the listed duties above, as well as duties specific to their specialty. Prosecutors typically file lawsuits against an individual or corporation accused of violating the law. Defense…

altering substance. Mood changes are often accompanied by altered perceptions of time. A person will think that hours have gone by, but in reality only minutes have passed. The thinking process usually becomes disrupted. For this reason forbidding this law would help keep our children safe and drug free for…

Newsstands, television screens, and social media platforms are plastered with images of joyous same sex couples sharing a kiss or proudly waving a rainbow flag overhead. A celebratory heading in boldface commands attention amongst the sea of sensationalized celebrity news. Same sex marriage has just been legalized. The basic human right to wed can now be exercised by millions of couples. This very scene has unfolded in thirty-seven of fifty states here in America. Some would say that this is…

abortion, and the Legislative Branch brought forward a law that could possibly stop abortion. The judicial branch states that abortions should be taken serious and laws, and laws that blocks them are unconstitutional, here is why. During the 1960s and the 1970s, there was a feminist movement. It was better known as the sexual revolution. There were two graduates that took on a lawsuit on pregnant woman named “Jane Roe” overall, announcing that the law within the state that she’s in criminalizes…

When a Citizen Goes to Court (1) Citizens play an active role in the court process. Begin your response by identifying at least two different ways that citizens interact with the court process and explaining these roles. List two different ways that citizens interact with the court process and explain these roles. Next, compare and contrast the roles you selected with respect to their interactions with court personnel during the court hearing process. There are many ways citizens play an…

permanent citizen by going through the legal steps to be a citizen (Immigration notes). First they become a naturalized citizen and are here in a legal long term residency which after so many years, are considered to be citizens. Those who are undocumented come through the back door. The side door is when a person obtains a temporary work visa and has temporary seasonal work. After that, the person is expected to go back to their home country; with no possibility for them to be a citizen and can…

In the last couple of years many people have been expressing their feeling that marijuana should no longer be illegal in Canada. It has been one of the most highly debated topics in Canada and recently seems like there are more people for legalization than against. Just last year in the Canadian election Justin Trudeau was elected in by the Canadian population. One of Trudeau’s goals was to legalize the use of marijuana once he became Prime Minister of the country. So have majority of…