Essays on Law

Marijuana legalization has been a contentious debate for long periods based on different perceptions and views on the drug. Both pro and anti-marijuana legalization, however, contend that the criminalization of marijuana in the United States has been the main contributor to the swelling number of incarcerated people (Doward). Additionally, it...

Liberty is a term that has many definitions depending on the philosophers involved with no collective agreement on what it means. One of the well-known definitions is Isaiah Berlin’s “Two Concepts of Liberty,” whereby he distinguishes between what he referred to as positive and negative liberty (Berlin, 1959). According to...

Jerry Sandusky’s case follows a series of incidents which span more than 15 years where prosecutors state that he was a pedophile who preyed on at least ten young boys. He claims that the allegations are false and that the allegations were started by a troubled teen who was supported...

Introduction Public bathrooms are the latest frontier in the LGBT rights campaign. Numerous states have passed legislation removing the anti-discrimination clause and other provisions that require the use of restrooms to rely on people's biological identity during birth. The LGBT community and other liberal groups have raised concerns a discriminatory aspect...

The bill consists of two thousand and two hundred and thirty-two pages and covers everything ranging from opioids to border security (Mathews). Question 2: Funding for Five Programs in the Spending Bill The programs include the opioid treatment and disaster relief program, “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival Program, Stop school Violence Act...

The USA Patriot Act of 2001 The USA Patriot Act of 2001 was a controversial law passed by the Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush about 45 days after the 9/11 terror attack on the World Trade Center in New York City (Kenny 1). The law was...

The Constitutional Amendment The constitutional amendment refers to the modification of a nation's constitution. In many states, the text ultimately alters, and others do not, but the effect is similar. A complicated procedure is in place before the changed takes place. Based on that, we would discuss a recent constitutional amendment...

The debate on the constitutionality and the need for the death penalty in the united states and globally has polarized the country as different schools of thought have come up to support the capital punishment while others have sharply criticized this action (Reynolds, 2015). Another group of individuals has been...

Death Penalty Death penalty is also recognized as capital punishment, which is a suction practice by the government where a law offender is put to death as a penalty due to the crime. The crimes which are punished through execution are known as capital offenses, and they are such as war...

The Legalization of Marijuana in the US The legalization of marijuana in the US has sparked a lot of debates as several states have legalized the use of both recreational and medicinal cannabis. The recreational possession and sale of marijuana are unlawful based on federal regulations and most states. (American Academy...

According to Meter (11), when people are arrested, the police must inform them of their rights. The entire set of instructions to accused criminals, known as “The Miranda Warning”, directly resulted from the famous Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona in 1966. This case was a result of the arrest...

In the Mapp Vs Ohio case, the police officers forcibly entered Dollree Mapp’s home to search for a suspect without producing a warrant, although the suspect was not found, there were other materials which were found and when the materials were presented in the court, Mapp was charged for having...