Shield laws in the United States

from other countries into the United States, freedom to live and work on good paying jobs. Americans feel they should have those opportunities first and that our country has people already living here facing hard times, being homeless and living in shelters. From Human rights in a globalizing world: who pays the human cost of migration? “Undocumented people from Mexico, Iraq, and other countries of the Global South risk their lives every day to enter the United States, France and other countries…

to the laws of a land and whether we should abide by them, there is always extraordinary cases that shows that there may be potential flaws in the legislature. Before I begin to discuss my views, I think it would be helpful to discuss the point of view I am speaking from. I am an African American woman born and raised in New York City. I am knowledgeable about the American Law system. I know little to nothing about any other countries laws, so I have nothing to contrast the American Laws with. I…

Your Ground Law I’ve always been interested in as to why the Stand Your Ground law hasn’t been implemented in each state of the country. There have been many incidents that have questioned the limits of the law. There have also been arguments as to why the law should be kept or abolished, which is my reasoning for choosing this topic. I’m looking to seek more information as to why the law could be useful to society and how it could also be dangerous as well. The Stand Your Ground law was…

reforms were introduced into the earlier laws the most important issue was ending gender discrimination in the ruling on the rape victims. This was a positive direction and it enhanced the confidence of the people in the judicial system. However, the priority of various parties affected by the reforms has changed and they need more specific definitions with regard to terms used in the rape cases such as consent. Therefore, this calls for more reforms into the law to enhance the justice system in…

C. Course Textbooks 1. Mandatory Textbooks Columbia Law Review Association et al., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (20th ed. 2015). 2. Recommended Textbooks Linda H. Edwards, Legal Writing and Analysis (3d ed. 2011). Christina L. Kunz et al., The Process of Legal Research, Authorities and Options (8th ed. 2012). Mary Beth Beazley, Legal Writing for Legal Readers (2014) Amy E. Sloan, Basic Legal Research (6th ed. 2015). Richard C. Wydick, Plain English for Lawyers (5th…

In the state of Alabama, no person convicted of embezzlement of the public money, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime, shall be eligible to the legislature, or capable of holding any office of trust or profit. Also, in the state of Mississippi no person shall be eligible to a seat in either house of the Legislature, or to any office of profit or trust, who shall have…

Felon disenfranchisement is a common practice in the United States and occurs when incarcerated felons and ex-felons are denied certain rights, specifically their right to vote. Felonies vary between violent and nonviolent crimes and are considered to be more serious than misdemeanors. Depending on the crime and the state, conviction of a felony can lead to a minimum of one year in prison. Despite the crime and conviction, the question of whether or not an incarcerated felon or ex-felon has the…

convicted felons to vote has been a controversial topic due to the fact thhat the felons are restrained from voting. As citizens of the United States, felons are looked down upon in our country’s society. However, after the time they serve in prison, it is believed that they have changed for the better. While the eligibility for felons to vote in the United States has grown into a critical topic of discussion, the debate between convicted felons voting and not voting will continue to be…

No people in the United States rely more on the federal government than those who are housed by it, fed by it, employed by it, and barred from voting to change it. These people are incarcerated felons, and their disenfranchisement is a barrier to democracy and dialogue in America. According to The Sentencing Project, felony convictions have stripped 6.1 million Americans of the right to vote, enough to swing the popular vote in five of the last seven presidential elections. Of those…

Some states, such as Colorado and California, have already legalized marijuana; this has been to their benefit. These have seen an increase in tax revenues and colorado has only a observed small increase in hospitalization (Andrew A Monte, 2015). A high tax system may create a new source of income for individual states and the federal government. A low tax system may stimulate the economy and drive out illegal…