That information can still be used in the court. ... Some information might be needed at that point in time. ... In other for all information collected by an investigator to be upheld in the court everybody should be read their rights no matter the situation. ... • There is no reason to disclose information to the police about your involvement in a crime prior to speaking with a lawyer. ... Also in cases where private property is taken by the government (eminent domain) you must be compensated. ...

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Where before it was illegal to intercept private telephone calls, it now says it is illegal to intercept private computer transmissions. ... In Virginia there is a law that became effective July 1, 1996 that prohibits state employees, including employees of state colleges and universities, from using state-owned or leased computer equipment to "access, download, print or store any information infrastructure files or services having sexually explicit content," except with the express permission of their agency head for "a bona fide, agency-approved research project or other agency-approved unde...

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Civil Right and Racial Discrimination The Civil Rights Act of 1866 is applicable to private and public employers (except federal employers) and protects all members of other ethnic groups (i.e., whites, blacks, Asians, etc ) from racial discrimination. ... In this case the Supreme Court was asked to address reverse discrimination in the private sector. ... The Nolo: Law for Everyone's Web site provides information of the laws regarding racial discrimination (http://www.nolo.com). The EEOC's Web site provides information regarding federal laws against racial discriminat...

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Due to legislation passed in 1938, President Roosevelt had the power to regulate the kind of information the media had access to. This legislation allowed the President to deem certain photographs, sketches, or maps of military bases as security risks, in addition to providing the President with "the authority to define which types of military information needed security protection" (Sweeney). ...

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The founders of the United States government tried to protect our liberty by assuring a free press, to gather and publish information without being under control or power of another, in the First Amendment to the Constitution. ... In these societies, the government censors views that are not in line with their policies, controlling controversial opinions on television, in newspapers, and even in public or private meetings. ...

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The Executive director of Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut and its medical director, a licensed physician, were convicted as accessories for giving married persons information and medical advice on how to prevent conception and , following examination, prescribing a contraceptive device or material for the wife's use. ... The sate failed to demonstrate that couples did not possess a right to make private decisions as to when and how many children they would have. ...

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Richard Jewell, former Olympic security guard, sued The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for defaming his character and bringing forth false information after he had been named as a suspect (The Quill, p.7). ... Robert Welch, a decision was made that set a standard stating that states were able to set their own standards for private figure. ... A private person must only prove negligence, which is when something is published because of carelessness. ... The supreme court ruled that Gertz's involvement in the civil case had nothing to do with what was written in the magazine and ruled that...

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In 1988 and 1989 Governor Robert Casey of Pennslyvania enacted new abortion statutes that required that a woman seeking an abortion give her informed consent, a minor seeking an abortion obtain parental, that a married woman must notify her husband of her intended abortion and that clinics must provide certain information to a woman seeking an abortion and wait 24 hours prior to performing the abortion. ... Another article entitled "Justices Let Stand a Ban On Abortions At Government-Aided Private Hospital" ivolves a flaw in Roe v. ... This, however did not include private hospitals such as t...

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The solicitor will brief them on the case and give them all the relevant information, the barrister will then accept if the case is within their expertise, the fee is acceptable and if there is no conflict of Interest or such. ... Civil cases usually involve private people or companies taking legal action against other private people or companies, and often result in orders to pa compensation or damages. ...

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For example, in 1993 the ATF received information that the Branch Davidians in Waco, TX had assembled large supplies of firearms. ... Americans need to pay close attention to the efforts of powerful people in the government and private institutions that believe it is their duty to restrain offensive language with speech codes or bans on certain kinds of behavior. ...

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The two men claimed the intimate nature of the conduct at issue, when engaged in by consenting adults in private, is beyond the scope of governmental interference. ... However, as this case surfaced, interests groups urged the Supreme Court to hear the case as well as submit an "amicus curiae" briefs, document that often provides the Court valuable information about legal arguments or how the case might affect people other than the parties to the case, in this case, that all homosexuals should be protected under the 14th Amendment and afforded equality to heterosexuals under the law. ...

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The US Supreme Court: Sexually Motivated? Following the defeat of Germany and Japan during World War II the United States almost immediately became burdened with another challenge, that of, containing their former ally, the Soviet Union. Known as the Cold War, this conflict inspired tremendous technological advances as well as, drastic social changes throughout the world and especially within the United States. The rivalry for global dominance immediately became, perhaps, the single most important factor determining the American, as well as, the global human experience and would remain...

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The orders are available based on the government's certification, rather than a finding of the court, that the use of the device is likely to produce information relevant to the investigation of a crime, any crime, 18 U.S.C. 3123. ... In section 216, the Act allows court orders authorizing trap and trace devices and pen registers to be used to capture source and addressee information for computer conversations (e.g., e-mail) as well as telephone conversations, 18 U.S.C. 3121, 3123. In answer to objections that e-mail header information can be more revealing than a telephone number, it c...

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Presently, about 192 million firearms are privately owned in the US. ... Due to the program, tens of thousands of people have been reached and educated about safeguarding their private information, cars, homes, and traveling via 2,300 volunteer instructors, 20 percent of whom are law enforcement officers***. ...

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"Mismatch" occurs where the government chooses improper regulatory tools to attempt to fix perceived market failures.6 Rather than using regulation Breyer suggests the use of alternative solutions such as antitrust law, disclosure of additional information about the products and production methods that a firm uses, taxation, or marketable property rights.7 Ironically, although urging the use of antitrust law instead of regulation, Breyer has interrupted the Sherman Act so as to limit its scope of applicability.8 Breyer is a "dedicated pragmatist" and "empiricist Ruth Bader Ginsburg Justic...

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The Dream Yet to be Realized. Almost fifty years have passed since the U.S. Supreme Court declared, in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, that laws separating the races in school are unconstitutional. Hundreds of lawsuits later, black and white students were bused back and forth to desegregated schools in cities across the United States. ...

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