Essays and Research Papers on Constitutional Law

This 6 page report discusses the issues surrounding the balanced budget amendment and its advantages and disadvantages. Depending on which elected official or economist is discussing the issue, such an amendment is either a necessity to the ongoing processes of democracy or an effort to derail the American way of life. Bibliography lists 7 sources. ...

This 7 page paper looks at the rights of stats in light of the constitutional convention and in the nineteenth century as well. The question of slavery is addressed in terms of the creation of the Constitution. The Dred Scott decision is also examined. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 7 page overview of the Supreme Court rulings which apply to Affirmative Action and Equal Protection. Includes a discussion of Brown v. Board of Education, Korematsu v. United States, Loving v. Virginia, Palmore v. Sidoti, Plessy v. Ferguson, and Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. Examines the applicability of Justice ...

A 5 page analysis of Edward Lazarus's book on the inner conflict that characterize the Supreme Court. Looking specifically at a case having to do with desegregation and the issue of the death penalty, the writer outlines the argument that Lazarus makes relative to the internal dissension within the Court. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper that examines Anthony Lewis' 1964 best-selling non-fiction work entitled Gideon's Trumpet and the importance of the events it documented. These events include the trial without representation conviction and imprisonment of Clarence Gideon in 1961 and the resultant landmark court case and Supreme Court ruling. These events are briefly discussed, but ...

A 3 page paper which discusses various aspects of two particular court cases and the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court which presented the court's opinion. The court cases are Worcester v. Georgia (1832) and Wisconsin v. Mitchell (1993). The judges discussed are, respectively, John Marshall and William H Rehnquist. Both of the cases presented dealt with issues of ...

A 10 page discussion of search and seizure in regard to Fourth Amendment rights. Reviews recent Supreme Court rulings and illuminates the fact that search and seizure encompasses many more complexities than our popular perceptions of uniformed police officers completing drug raids. Search and seizure can involve our children and even drug testing ...

This 8 page paper examines the meaning of this oft cited case concerning property rights. A summary of the case is provided. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page paper discussing Miranda's return to the Supreme Court in the form of United States v Dickerson. The individual confessed to robbing several banks while being questioned by the FBI, then claimed he did not understand he could have remained silent, that confession was unnecessary. A lower court has claimed that under ...

A 6 page paper which discusses the "don't ask don't tell" policy of the United States military. The aspect addressed concerns the court case Thomasson v. Perry, Judge Wilkinson, dissenting opinion of the court, and the general conditions of conduct in the military. The sources used are that of the original court hearing and the appeal. No additional sources ...

This 5 page paper looks at the possibility that critics of the Constitution who claim that it has an underlying evil intonation are right. Freedom of religion and slavery are examined in respect to this problem posed by a student. The paper concludes by looking at the opposing view. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

11 pages in length. Freedom of regligion and the establishment of our constitutional freedoms as regards free exercise and libel are inherent rights of the United States citizens. Throughout our history these developments have been tested time and again by the system as regards the competing judicial approaches employed and the constitutional tests as well. These developments have ...

This 5 page paper provides a view of specific changes in the constitution that would be beneficial in the modern era. This paper considers the advantages of certain change and the implications. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper considers the application of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and assesses the implications in terms of a specific case scenario. This paper identifies the central issues of a case and considers the positions presented, providing a decision based on the facts and the statutory language of ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the central issues related to the pending Supreme Court Case of Cooper Industries Inc. v. Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. and considers the central issues related to the case, with a focus so the issue of the use of punitive damages. Bibliography lists 10 sources. ...

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the Supreme Court Case of The Supreme Court Case of Santa Fe Independent School District v. DOE (530 U.S. 290 (2000)). This paper outlines all the central elements of the case, including the argument and findings presented and the final decision of the United States Supreme ...

6 pages in length. The writer imagines the opinion of a Supreme Court Justice as it relates to interstate commerce. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 6 page brief of Aaron B. Cooley v. Board of Wardens of the Port of Philadelphia, to the Use of the Society for the Relief of Distressed Pilots, Their Widows and Children, Defendants.; Same V. Same; Supreme Court of the United States, 53 U.S. 299; 1851 U.S. LEXIS 658; 13 L. Ed. 996; 12 HOW 299; December, ...

A 5 page paper which addresses possible reform of the U.S. Supreme Court. the issue presented for reform involves habeas corpus, which is something that involves many, if not all, aspects of the U.S. Supreme Court. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing free speech issues before the Supreme Court under these Chief Justices. The Warren Court (1953-1969) generally extended the rights of free speech, while the Burger Court (1969-1987) generally limited it. The current Rehnquist Court (1987- ) has exhibited a blend of decisions both limiting and expanding interpretation of the First Amendment. ...

A 6 page paper. The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. This essay discusses the meaning of the amendment, provides some background and also discusses some cases where the 13th Amendment has been invoked. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 23 page paper. In 1993, Robert Latimer, a farmer from Saskatchewan, killed his severely disabled twelve-year old daughter Tracy. The case was heard in four courts, including the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. The defendant asked for an exemption from the mandatory minimum sentence citing section 12 of Canada's ...

This 5 page paper considers this landmark case, outlining the circumstances, the claims and the findings, explaining the reasoning behind the findings and then concluding with the logical justification of this case which appears to breach the First and the Forth Amendment. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

A five page paper which looks at the way in which the 1967 Age Discrimination Employment Act is utilised by older workers in cases of unfair dismissal and discrimination, and considers the perception of older employees in general by corporations. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

An 11 page paper which argues against the statement "In the course of making sure that the minority is granted their individual freedoms to the fullest extent, it has become impossible for the majority to exercise those very same rights." as an example, one of the focuses addresses how while criminals (the minority) are granted individual rights, the rights ...