The privatization of social security has been a political platform utilized by many politicians. ... Bush was utilize the privatization of Social Security as a platform and during his administration 47 percent of Republicans supported some plan to privatize the agency. ... There are numerous issues which support the privatization of Social Security, the key advantage is privatization could guarantee all who contribute to the system payment. ... If the fund were privatized it could be structured in a manner to provide readily available information to potential beneficiaries. ... Privatization w...

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Many aspects of day-to-day life in America however, are anything but private due to new laws that allow government agencies as well as private citizens to track individuals using high tech equipment. ... By guaranteeing the security of private houses and papers, the Constitution is saying that these items belong to the individual and cannot be taken or searched through with out a reasonable cause. ... However the Freedom of Information Act did not ensure that the agency would supply the citizen with the information only because an individual asked for it. ... ut that government agencies ar...

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Literature Definitions: Invasion of privacy: the tort of unjustifiably intruding upon another's right to privacy by appropriating his or her name or likeness, by unreasonably interfering with his or her seclusion, by publicizing information about his or her private affairs that a reasonable person would find objectionable and in which there is no legitimate public interest, or by publicizing information that unreasonably places him or her in a false light. ... All of these torts are well defined with specific boundaries, except for private facts. ... This paper targets specificall...

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Using the information federal agent Elliot obtained in the scan, he was issued a warrant to search Kyllos home. ... Due to the fact that Kyllo did not try to hide the heat escaping from his garage, "he did not establish an expectation of privacy because the imager did not expose private details of Kyllos life" (United States pg. 2). ... On the other hand, Kyllo believed that since the imager gave the police information about the inside of his house, it did constitute a search. ... The dissent believed that there was "a distinction of constitutional magnitude" between through-the-wall surveilla...

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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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JAN provides information on how to accommodate a specific individual with a disability. JAN's mission is to "facilitate the employment and retention of workers with disabilities by providing employers, employment providers, people with disabilities, their family members and other interested parties with information on job accommodations, self-employment and small business opportunities and related subjects" (D.O.L., 2004). ... JAN's work has "greatly enhanced the job opportunities of people with disabilities by providing information on job accommodations since 1984" (D.O.L., 2004). ...

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"Although 80% of all organizations communicate and share business information via e-mail, only 36% have policies addressing proper e-mail usage" (Greengard). ... Then there is the issue of whether or not the information obtained from electronic communication should be allowed into court as evidence. ... The issue of privacy always arises when discussing Cybersurveillance "While employers believe that they have the right to access e-mail messages, employees tend to believe their communications are private," Jeffery A. ... In 1928 the question arose of whether or not to allow into evidence in...

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There may be no correlation between the information on those profiles and whether the person is qualified, and entities could often make judgments off of personal biases. ... This controversy brings up a broader question of what is "private" and "public" in the age of social media, which leads to the greater issue of what our rights are as citizens. ... The court ruled that the plaintiff's fourth-amendment right were not violated as he had voluntarily shared information with third parties. The plaintiff's voluntary sharing of information means that the governme...

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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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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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The First Amendment, however, does not protect purely private recreational, non-communicative photography.... Without a purpose, there is apparently no reason for one to be able to take away the information one wishes from the world. ...

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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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President Bush approved a plan that allows the government to try suspected terrorists in private, without the normal laws of a fair trial. ... The trials may take place in the U.S. or on naval ships (either way the trials are private), hearsay can be used as evidence, the defendant doesn't have the right to challenge the evidence, and may not even get a lawyer of his choice. ... e closed to present classified information, but intelligence offices, not their secret sources, take the stand, and their testimony can be challenged as hearsay" (Tyrangiel, 66). ...

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Introduction One of the most controversial and complex political issues in American history is the issue of abortion. This endless fight over the woman's right over her body or the fetus's right to life has split the nation into two camps; pro-life and pro-choice. The abortion debate has become an unyielding battle as politicians have been forced to take a stand on this moral issue. Twenty-two years ago abortion was ruled a woman's legal right by the Supreme Court. It is backed by the nation's most prestigious civil groups, from the League of Woman Voters to the American Ci...

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