Religious Freedom and Social Issues

Assignment Details  Read the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the following cases: Roe v. Wade, 410 US 113 (1973)   Planned Parenthood of Southern PA v. Casey, 505 US 833 (1992)  The Court, in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, appeared to move away from the trimester framework and focused more on previability verses postviability for statutes that regulate … Read more

Individual Liberty and Equal Protection of the Law

Assignment Details  In this unit, you are studying the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. For an example of unequal treatment based upon gender, read the case of United States v. Virginia, 518 U.S. 515 (1996). Use your textbook resources and the links provided to read the following case: Read United States v. Virginia, … Read more

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Compare and contrast mistake of fact and mistake of law as defenses to crime. What differentiates the two, and what effect might ignorance of fact and ignorance of law have on the defense of mistake? Analyze the act requirement as it relates to inchoate crimes. What type of actions constitute an act sufficient to bring a … Read more

Exceptions to the Exclusionary Rule

Assignment Details In 1961, the search of a residence of Dollree Mapp was done by police with no proper warrant to conduct the search. The search resulted in Mapp eventually being charged and found guilty of possession of pornography and sentenced to seven years in prison. Mapp appealed her conviction and it resulted in the … Read more

Cyber Crimes

Explain the intent and fundamental concepts of search and seizure law as it applies to digital crime.Identify and explain situations where search and seizure is possible without a warrant. Please describe the limitations.

cyber crimes

 Explain the intent and fundamental concepts of search and seizure law as it applies to digital crime.  Identify and explain situations where search and seizure is possible without a warrant. Please describe the limitations.