Category: Law

  • Labor Law Case: Clark v. Missouri

    Table of Contents Undisputed facts Analysis of the Plaintiff’s position Analysis of the Defendant’s position History of the court’s resolution Works Cited Undisputed facts The plaintiff, Clark, was employed as a section hand by the defendant, Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railway Company (M.K &T). He had worked for the defendant in this position for about…

  • Privacy and Homeland Security

    Table of Contents Introduction Research Questions Hypothesis Review of Literature Methodology Data Presentation Analysis Conclusion References Footnotes Introduction Privacy of individuals is an issue of concern. This confidentiality is guaranteed under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 USC 552a. Provisions of privacy of citizens guarantee every individual that his or her personal identification information should…

  • Defense Against Copyright Infringement: Case of Logik Scripting Inc

    Table of Contents The Right of Copyright Infringement of Copyright Changes in Copyright Provisions brought in by CONTU Derivative Work and Fair Use Defense Case of Logik Scripting Inc Works Cited Intellectual property (IP) covers different types of legal monopolies. These monopolies incorporate works of artistic nature. Commercial works created by people using their minds…

  • Case Brief: U.S. v. Duka

    Table of Contents Facts The procedural history Holding Reasoning Disposition Decision References Facts The 2001 Patriot Act revised a provision of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), 50 U.S.C. Sec 1804 to require a law enforcement agent to confirm “a significant purpose” rather than “the purpose” of conducting the investigation in obtaining foreign surveillance data. Shnewer,…

  • Employment Legal Cases in American Companies

    The Case of ABC Enterprise and Cowboy Staffing In the given case study, ABC Enterprises (“ABC”) preserves the status of the employer. Having a lot of operations to manage, ABC decided to outsource the duties concerned by hiring new staff to Cowboy Staffing (“Cowboy”) which has been assigned the job of recruiting medical personnel on…

  • Better Treatment for Mentally Ill Prisoners

    Table of Contents Introduction Background Mentally ill prisoners Legal principals on Biological aspect Ethical ground Moral ground Legal ground Personal ground Conclusion References Introduction Human Rights Watch in 2006 reports, “the number of mentally ill inmates in U.S. prisons and jails has quadrupled over the past six years” (Human Rights Watch, 2006). It further adds,…

  • Public Companies and Securities Regulation

    Introduction Major reforms were introduced to the Companies Act in 2006 and the Companies Act 2006 has been christened as a ‘historic bit of legislation in U.K. The CA 2006 pursued the significant principle of preparing shareholders to be the chief controllers of behaviour of corporate rather than the government. A company is required to…

  • Comparative Commercial Law in the US and Saudi Arabia

    Table of Contents Introduction The gap between the Islamic and United States Development of Shari’a The laws of contract in US and Saudi Arabia The law of property in US and Saudi Arabia The remedies under law of limitation References Introduction The commercial law under an Islamic legal system is fundamentally different from the structure…

  • Law: JP Morgan Chase’s Financial Penalty

    This paper is aimed at discussing the video about JP Morgan Chase that has been required to pay a $ 13 billion fine by the government. In particular, it is necessary to show how this video is related to the questions covered during the course. One should bear in mind that this financial organization was…

  • Impact of Homeland Security on Criminal Investigative Techniques

    Table of Contents Introduction Background Fourth Amendment Homeland security Impact on Criminal investigation Conclusion References: Introduction According Ex-Special Agent Robert Wright Jr., the FBI had evidence that the World Trade Center was a possible target. Wright also complained that when he tried to pursue certain terrorist investigations, he faced retaliation from his bosses. He said…