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    Ten Percent Law Introduction So many challenges have faced college admission as universities in Virginia State have adopted the top ten percent rule that only guarantees students who graduated in the top ten percentile from their high schools to get an automatic admission to public universities (Charleston 2). This law serves as a transition from a race- based policy that had been in use known as the affirmative action. This rule has shown to benefit the minority in the American states. The…

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    The Case Western Reserve law review, “Insider-Trading Regulation after Salman v. United States,” focuses on whether or not a tipper can be convicted if their intentions were for personal benefit or for the purpose of exposing company's fraud. In the 1983 case, Dirks v.s SEC, the court based its decision to overturn the conviction on the fact that the tipper did not receive any personal benefit. The tipper’s motivations, in this case, were solely to expose the company’s fraud and it was argued…

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    dishonest. In addition, For example, during February of 2016, Trump claimed he would create Libel laws if he won the presidency. Trump explained libel laws would make it easier to sue organizations that purposefully defaced his character. Libel laws would create stricter criteria that the media would have to follow. Trump’s libel laws would make it easier to sue organizations. If Trumps libel laws were to go into effect, the prosecutor wouldn’t have to provide evidence of harm that came from…

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    quickly should the United States enforce laws right away to slow the change or should they wait? The United States should wait to enforce the laws . Even though the Earth is being damaged there are things we are doing to stop Global Climate change. Some states are creating laws to use safer new fuels that aren’t as damaging, cars are being made to drive farther using less fuels, and the White House is also establishing rules for coal power plants. The United States can wait to enforce laws, the…

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    Many people feel that in light of recent gun shootings and tragedies in our nation, that Congress should enforce stronger gun control laws. However, advocates against new laws present vehement arguments as to why this decision could be detrimental to our nation. The issue of gun control has been an important topic of the United States for decades, but has recently come under great scrutiny. Many people are asking whether guns really are the helpful tool that many of Americans believe they are,…

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    Although Obama’s intentions may be pure, the gun laws that he and his administration have gotten enacted fail to consider the long term effect that they will have. These laws are created on the faulty premise that the amount of gun crimes and gun violence can be drastically decreased by restricting legally obtained firearms. The fallacy of this premise can be easily established by looking at California which has the strictest gun laws in the country and is still home to one of the U.S.’s top 5…

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    many potential laws have appeared on the ballot and either left the ballot becoming a passed law or becoming another rejected idea. However, there is one law that has remained relevant and appeared on the ballot many times before: the law to Carry Weapons. Rejecters of the Carry of Weapons law proclaim that the law would not be practical because there is no correct basis for when and where to allow proper usage of a weapon. Meanwhile, supporters of this potential law argue that the law should be…

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    There are several different types of laws in the United States, they include: criminal, civil, constitutional, administrative, and international laws. Criminal laws are the one that is most commonly heard. Criminal law is usually an issue in society. This can range from small issues up to felonies. Each degree of offense depends on the action that occurred. A few examples of criminal laws are: robbery, possession of drugs, and murder. Civil laws are also common. They are smaller offenses, and…

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    How the law enforcement in United States is connected to England. Back in the old days policing was different from what they are today, with the same principle of protecting the citizens of United States, police nowadays are going with the trend of the modern world to maintain the peace and fight crimes in the community, they are ready to manage and control the situations they encounter everyday. In this essay we will go back in time and learn the history of policing and different types of law…

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    over how Copyright Laws are defined and enforced, and exactly how Fair Use contributes to the discussion. In the United States, Copyright Laws are put in place to protect people who create new works such as music, art, literature, or computer programs, in order to provide and secure the original owner the right to reproduce and sell their work for profit. However, recent examples have shown that, although they can beneficial to those who produce creative works, Copyright Laws can be abused and…

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