Shield laws in the United States

Shield laws are enacted in 49 states and the District of Colombia (Riker, 2015), based on the First Amendment guarantee of Freedom of the Press (Shield Laws, n.d.). Although, most states have enacted shield laws for their journalists, there does not exist a federal journalist shield law. This is because the U.S. Supreme Court does not want to interpret the First Amendment as mandating a news reporter 's privilege (Shield Laws, n.d.). The media is supposed to have the role as the country 's watchdog. If the fear of getting subpoenaed, and maybe even penalized, causes the media to not tell the public about controversial matters, the main function of having the media is jeopardized. If journalists have to worry about being forced to testify in…

These awful acts of the criminal justice system exonerates many families throughout America society daily. Upon these reasons the prison system continues to grow because government focus poverty and unfair laws. The American government focus should be on correcting it society and not it’s pockets. For years the States justice system…

Law is a service to the world, a way to better England 's economic status and provide people with jobs. Law is everywhere; a collection of rules which by each individual country conforms too and each country have their own collection. By choosing to study Law I am hoping to gain a thorough understanding of how the law system works in this country, how it plays part on a day to day basis and in order for me to gain fundamental skills to fulfil my aspirations of working within corporate law.…

Government Regulation on Threatening Speech With the rise of tension between the United States and the Middle East, every word spoken or drawing depicted is under pressure of causing harm. Is there a line drawn between freedom of speech and hate speech, for the sake of the safety and freedoms of our country? Can the government regulate communication that constitutes a threat to the United States national security, and if so, how? The United States government was put into place to serve the…

topic in the United States. As a result, it has left a nation divided. Many people are against abortion because of political, religious, moral and public views and opinions. Some feel that it is necessary to have abortions, while others suggest that it should be illegal and not freely accessed. With different views nation wide this leaves the matter in the hands of the government. This creates the question of abortion laws being left up to the state or federal government. Background When…

State versus Federal Government In the United States, there are two types of laws: state laws and federal laws. While many different states have different opinions on how their local governments should be run, they all follow federal laws. For example, in New York, you must be 21 years old if you want to buy cigarettes in Suffolk County. But in Onondaga, you only have to be 19. But that’s a state law only. The federal law on the other hand states that you must be at least 18 years old to…

The United States believe everyone should have a fair trial and equal rights. People in the United States use to the laws. Every country has different laws and different rights. Other countries do not have the same laws as the United States. When people go to visit other countries need to know those laws and respect them. The first colonies were Van Diemen 's Land in 1825 when another colony was abandoned. The other colonies are Western Australia. Western Australia becomes colonies in 1827.…

Why then does the American government show such little responsibility with the great power they possess? The concept of freedom has been a contested subject for ages in the United States. It has assumed various meaning during the different stages of the American history. Mass surveillance has become a tool of political domination. However, technologies being used to monitor people. During the era of the founding fathers, it stood for liberation from political authoritarianism. Freedom in the…

belongs to the living generation. Its history, the government, the freedom, and the laws of this land belong to those before us- those who have fought and deliberated American liberty for years. The institutions we enjoy today are byproducts of history, ones we “inherited” through trial and error of our previous generations. As so, although the evolving standards of decency calls for evolvement of laws, the idea of rewriting the American Constitution every 19 years elicit many concerns. First,…

Comparison of the Government Information Release Systems in the United States and China A. Introduction Due to globalization and an increase in peoples’ demands, many countries have established government information release systems (hereinafter GIRS), which require that governments open their files and information to the public actively or passively. Government information release systems are important systems to protect peoples’ rights, to promote business, to prevent corruption and to…