Essays on Law

The Riley v California Case The Riley v California case is a unique case because of the how evidence was obtained. The police officer who charged Riley got so much information from Riley's phone. The evidence acquired was used against Riley in the court of law. The American constitution – Fourth...

Texas State is said to have more than 28 million people, with about 36 percent having a firearm. Out of the people with guns, it is reported that about 44 percent of them have between two to five firearms. As such, there are more than 20 million firearms which are...

The issue of firearms has always been a problem to the United States, and different tactics have been employed to act as measures against this challenge, although the impact has not been glorious. The paper shall consider gun control at the federal level as all states have experienced mass shooting...

The Debate Surrounding Gun Control in the U.S. The debate surrounding gun control in the U.S. has been constant over the last few years especially with cases of mass shootings hitting different parts of the country recently. Gun control can be described as the legal measure meant to restrict or prevent...

Since its adoption more than 200 years ago, the constitution of the United States established America’s federal government putting in place various fundamental laws that would also guarantee some of the basic rights for its citizens. The constitution opens with a preamble which in itself does not have a force...

The Concept of Due Process The concept of due is enriched in the constitution as a right and privilege for everyone. In particular, due process relates in the state's respect, consideration and upholding of the rights that a citizen has regardless whether the person is a criminal suspect, free person or...

Donald Trump, Judge Richard R. Clifton, Judge Michelle T. Friedland and Judge William C. Canby Jr. are the political actors in this article and their interests were to suspend global refugee immigration to the United States. This in turn barred immigrants from Muslim nations for a period of ninety days...

America's Introduction of the Bill of Rights America introduced the bill of rights with the mission of safeguarding particular ultimate rights of all people in the country from being manipulated by the national government. Similarly, American constitution should give the same defense to all people against malicious acts of the state...

The Term Probable Cause The term probable cause is the information which police uses to arrest or search criminal suspects. The clause is derived from the 4th amendment of the American constitution that protects peoples and property. However, persons are checked if they are suspected of having committed an offense. Anticipated Changes...

The actions of Officer Jones The actions that Officer Jones portrayed are unconstitutional under the Fourth Amendment. The Fourth Amendment to the American Constitution sets the constraints on warrantless searches, stating that the rights of individuals to remain secured within their houses shall not be violated, and that no warrants shall...

Upon examining the court’s decision as it relates to cell phone searches incident to arrest, I agree with it. I understand that cell phones contain private information about individuals and they have the rights to hold such information. However, there are situations whereby, it is critical for the police to...

Community Policing Community policing can get defined as a philosophy that focuses on promoting strategies that support the utilization of problem-solving and partnership techniques to proactively address matters that result in public safety issues like social disorder, fear of crime as well as crime (Cordner 149). Community policing concept in the...