Write persuasively either in support of, or against, the decision (the decision of the judges)
You will need to research and use at least one secondary legal source in your work for this Assessment

**IMPORTANT: NO DIRECT QUOTES. PLEASE USE EFFECTIVE PARAPHRASING.**
Decision Making, Impulse Control, and Cognitive Development

The Frontline episode "Inside the Teenage Brain" offers an important glimpse into how brain development and behavior are linked in adolescence. As you learned from the film, the brain's neocortex and prefrontal cortex, which control reasoning and abstract thinking, do not fully develop until about age 25. Therefore, teens are making decisions before the parts of the brain that can think abstractly?and that consider consequences of behavior?are fully developed. Teens are primarily using the limbic system, which is the emotional part of the brain. It is no wonder, then, that adolescents' impulse control is strained.

If you add this information to your knowledge of cognitive development theories, particularly those of Piaget and Vygotsky, you will have a basic understanding of adolescent cognitions and behavior.

To prepare for this assignment:
Review "Inside the Teenage Brain" and consider the impact of making decisions before the frontal lobe of the brain is fully developed. Think about how immature thinking abilities could contribute to delinquent behavior.
Review the film Harm's Way: The Lessons of Youth Violence. Reflect on the anger evident in many of the depicted youth and think about how this anger affects their impulse control.
Review and compare (similarities and differences) Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories on cognitive development. Consider how each theory informs your understanding of adolescent decision-making and impulse control abilities.
Review the Steinberg & Scott (2003) article and consider adolescent cognitive abilities, decision-making skills, and juvenile delinquency.
Review the "Adolescent Brain Development & Juvenile Justice Fact Sheet" from the ACT 4 Juvenile Justice website. Think about how this information helps explain adolescent cognitive abilities.
Review the NCJJ website to research the juvenile codes/statutes in your state or locale. Evaluate whether there is any consideration of adolescent cognitive development in their composition.
The assignment (4?6 pages):
Analyze the similarities and differences between the Piaget and Vygotsky theories of cognitive development.
Evaluate the insights and/or conclusions you can make regarding adolescent cognitive development and possible links to delinquent behavior.
Evaluate and explain if adolescent cognitive development is reflected in the composition of juvenile codes and case law in your state or locale. Cite your resources.

Support your with specific references to a minimum of two resources provided.

Read court cases Betts v. Brady and Gideon v. Wainwright and answer following question: Why did the court feel it was necessary to overturn Betts v. Brady in the Gideon v. Wainwright case?

Write a review regarding the 2008 2L Moot court tournament.
Briefly articulate the facts of the case being heard by the court and the arguments of the various parties.
Answer the following:
1. Do you agree with the appellant or appellee? Why?
2. How does the biblical worldview bear on the answer to the question or questions before the court?
3. According to the biblical worldview, do you think this is a good method for resolving disputs? Why or why not? If not, what method would you propose in its place and why?

use scholarly, academic sources

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BOOK :Robertson, P. (2004). Courting disaster: How the Supreme Court is usurping the power of Congress and the people. Brentwood, TN: Thomas Nelson. ISBN: 9780785297307

BOOK REVIEW INSTRUCTIONS
Write a 3?5-page Book Review in current APA format (with abstract).

After the abstract, you must begin your review with a solid introduction. This introduction must provide a ?road map? of the review and state your main conclusions up front (this is not a literary piece where you want to keep the audience guessing until the end). You need to grab the audience?s attention from the beginning of the review. The beginning of a book review is one of the most important elements, and it sets the tone for the entire review.

It is essential that you write concisely while providing a comprehensive evaluation of the book. Following are some of the elements your review must contain:
? The title and author of the book you are reviewing,
? The author?s audience and objective,
? The author?s main arguments/contentions,
? Your evaluation of the author?s support for the arguments presented,
? Identify outside sources that support or refute the author?s conclusions,
? Assessment of the strengths and shortcomings of the book,
? Whether the book changed the way you think about the subject,
? How the book compares with the course materials on the topic, and
? Your conclusions about the value of the book.
You will want to use specific references from the book to illustrate your evaluation; however, you do not want your review to be a string of lengthy quotations. You will want to use quotations sparingly and use ellipses (the ??? that indicates the omission of preceding or following material irrelevant to the author?s point) to quote the most relevant portions. You also need to do some research on the issues presented in the book. When you do use a quotation from the book or any other outside material, be sure to put them in quotation marks and to cite your sources in current APA format. You must include 5?7 references in your Book Review.

You will want to begin reading the book early in the course as it may help you with your Discussion Board assignments.

Please to make sure and include an Abstract and ensure that the quotations and punctuation are correct.

The objective is to demonstrate the ability to develop a court management policy proposal that addresses the key factors that should be considered to ensure that legal requirements and best practices in management are observed. Craft a policy proposal designed to address problems of case backlog and excessive delay in calendaring of hearings that have resulted from the growing workload in state courts. Select the U.S. state court system of your choosing as opposed to a hypothetical or generic state court in an effort to make this deliverable more realistic and to enable the use of information for your research that may be available through actual court administration offices (e.g., via their Web sites or publicly available research reports).

The environment in which this policy proposal is being generated is one characterized by several realities:

State budgets for managing necessary services are shrinking.
The political environment is somewhat unstable because of lack of consensus on how to address various types of social problems, including crime.
Property-related crime is on the rise, including collateral offenses against persons.
Court systems are so overwhelmed that there is growing public perception that public access to timely dispute resolution has become severely constrained.
Correctional facilities are over-crowded, and problems of recidivism have accelerated.
Plea bargaining and out-of court settlement of cases has increased in part as a way to side-step lengthy and expensive court trials.
Certain alternative dispute resolution programs have been operating successfully in many circumstances and jurisdictions.

Produce a policy proposal from the perspective that you are a senior policy analyst employed by a states Administrative Office of the Courts. In this role as a senior policy analyst, you have been assigned to draft a proposal for the court administrator recommending viable options based on the legislatures interests and objectives. The background information that you have been given by your employer is that the Judicial Committee of the State Legislature is very interested in a policy proposal that weighs options for new programs and/or approaches to dispute resolution designed to satisfy the legislatures stated objectives to do the following:

Reduce case backlog
Shorten the average time for court hearings to be calendared and for decisions to be rendered
Avoid the expense of expanding the number of court houses, judges, and associated court staff and/or detention facilities and associated staff
Minimize the need for funding of new programs
Consider the viability of community burden-sharing through partnerships with private (where private includes both profit and nonprofit) organizations and resources
In addition, the judicial committee has specified that it would like to look at a policy proposal that focuses on dispute resolution options related to juvenile offenders that address the legislatures objectives as a pilot test of new approaches to managing court-related services in the existing environment. Thus, the court administrator has asked that the policy proposal be narrowly focused on the juvenile justice division of the state court system.

The policy proposal should exclude considerations of whether any proposed new programs or expansions of existing programs meet existing statutory requirements. For purposes of this project, assume that once the proposal is presented to the Judicial Committee of the State Legislature, that committee will charge the Office of Legislative General Counsel to determine what, if any, statutory changes would be necessary.

Questions the proposal would need to address include the following:

Would it cost the state less to implement a victim offender mediation (VOM) program for juvenile offenders than it would to expand the courts and corrections staff and facility infrastructure?
Would it take the state less time to implement a program such as this than it would to expand the courts and corrections staff and facility infrastructure?
To what extent could a VOM program reduce court case backlog and thereby shorten the average time between arrest and case disposition?
What is the track record of one or more comparable VOM program(s)?
What are the social benefits and social costs of a VOM program for juvenile offenders both to the offenders themselves and to the larger community?
Are there particular types of cases that are appropriate, as opposed to others that the legislature might want to exclude?
What are the major challenges that will be faced by the Administrative Office of the Courts in implementing this proposed policy in terms of the following:
Program development
Training and credentialing of mediators
Selling it to potentially supportive community resources that could become partners with the state in this effort
Case flow and records management
Security issues related to cases being mediated outside of court facilities

Can you recall a time when you believe your rights as a student (or the rights of a classmates) were denied? Describe those events. What court cases and parts of the U.S.Constitution would appy to this situation?

Write an essay of 5??"6 pages (double spaced, 12-point, Times New Roman font) responding to the following questions:

Where do the federal and state courts obtain their authority?
What is the structure of the federal court system, and what types of cases are addressed at the various federal court levels?
What are the key similarities and differences in the functions of federal versus state courts?
What are the key similarities and differences in the role and function of court administrators in trial, appellate, and limited-jurisdiction courts?
Choose a state. What is the structure and responsibility of the various courts in this state?
What is a quasi-judicial body, and what kinds of decisions can be reached through adjudication and other quasi-judicial proceedings?

Use only resources within the last five years.

*The book to be reviewed is called Courting Disaster: How The Supreme Court Is Usurping The Power Of Congress And The People by Pat Robertson*


**PLEASE INCLUDE AN ABSTRACT PAGE**

After the abstract, you should begin your review with a solid introduction. This introduction should provide a road map of the review, and state your main conclusions up front (this is not a literary piece where you want to keep the audience guessing until the end). You need to grab the audiences attention from the beginning of the review. The beginning of a book review is one of the most important elements, and it sets the tone for the entire review.

It is essential that you write concisely while providing a comprehensive evaluation of the book. Following are some of the elements your review should contain:
The title and author of the book you are reviewing.
The authors audience and objective.
The authors main arguments/contentions.
Your evaluation of the authors support for the arguments presented.
Identify outside sources that support or refute the authors conclusions.
Assessment of the strengths and shortcomings of the book.
Whether the book changed the way you think about the subject?
How the book compares with the course materials on the topic.
Your conclusions about the value of the book.

You will want to use specific references from the book to illustrate your evaluation; however, you do not want your review to be a string of lengthy quotations. You will want to use quotations sparingly, and use ellipses (the that indicates the omission of preceding or following material irrelevant to the authors point) to quote the most relevant portions. You also need do some research on the issues presented in the book. When you do use a quotation from the book, or any other outside material, be sure to put them in quotation marks and cite your sources in APA format.

Literature Review Guidelines:
All must be writtten in APA 5th ed.. If it is cited in the text then it MUST be referenced and vice versa.

Topic: An analysis of the decisions made by school superintendents with an emphasis on the criteria used to interpret and define the terms "improper attitude" and "unprofesseional conduct."

Each heading should have a MINIMUM of 3 pages with 5 - 7 references for each. (references to include books, periodicals, news articles)

Headings for Lit Review:

1. Historical perspective on Code of Conduct for Teachers (focus on Arizona if anything is available).
2. Changes in Code of Conduct for teachers over time. (maybe a 50 year period)
3. The impact of community values on Code of Conduct for teachers.
4. The importance of consistency in the interpretation of terminology. (as it relates to improper attitude and unprofessional conduct.)
5. Human Factors in Decision Making. (this refers to leadership styles in making decisions)
6. Nurturing vs Punitive Leadership Decisions (and affects on the organization)
7. Ethical responsibilities of leaders is decision making.
8. Organization cluture through shared values and vision.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS BE WRITTEN ACCORDING TO APA (5TH ED) The last two papers I ordered were not) AS IT IS FOR A DOCTORAL DISSERTATION I DO EXPECT THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF WRITING......

This is a review of the literature on one specific theme of administrative law (I gave an idea below but am open to suggestions if journal articles can not be found or you have a better suggestion). You are responsible for providing a review of three journal articles (the articles cannot be from the same issue of a journal) and writing an overall review on the three selections. The completed literature review should be roughly four pages [fifth page for references in APA format]. The first three pages each associated with each article and the fourth page comparing/contrasting the three selections. The literature review is expected to review scholarly academic articles. This excludes newspaper and magazine news stories. The literature review will be critical in meeting the following course objectives:

Compare and contrast contemporary academic literature in administrative law.



The Supreme Court's 1966 Miranda ruling providing for "the right to remain silent" is now a well-known phrase thanks to American mass media and, especially, popular television police dramas. Can this right can also be extended to the workplace. The topic of this review i was thinking could examine the legality and issues involved with regard to questioning applicants during the hiring process about their arrest and conviction records.(Does not specifically have to be about arrest and convictions ..it can be related to other issues as well .

I will attach a sample Lit review to show what exactly i am looking for in regard to the form.

this needs to be a 3 paragraph court case review of the case: In re Winship. please include the following:

Name of respondent/Case

Court involved/Year

Outcome

Significance/Who is most influenced

Your opinion of the outcome

SOURCE NEEDED HAS BEEN UPLOADED TO FAX BOARD

"I have included the history Source verification sheet which I need filled out. and the guidelines on how I want the paper formatted. I don't remember If I put this in the order form, but the paper needs at least 10 sources. at least 2 of them primary sources. Thanks "

The main topic is the Supreme Court Case STATE OF MISSOURI EX REL. GAINES v. CANADA 305 U.S. 337 (1938)
The issue of the case is - Does providing for the legal education of Missouri blacks in other states satisfy equal protection? The Supreme Court decided that the answer to that question was no. The paper should be about the case itself and the impact of the decision overall, while also explaining why in 1938 this was a monumental ruling by the Supreme Court to help African American rights. The paper should not just be a descriptive narrative, but also show interpretation and analysis. There should also be a brief introduction to the paper as well as an adequate conclusion.

This paper should be written in the past tense, but in the active voice.
Historical figures should not be referred to by their first name
Also there CANNOT be any block quotes in this paper. NONE
None of the sources can be from an encyclopedia, or any other general reference book.
And also as long as you can find the paper books on Tulane's library website, UNOs librarys website, OLHCCs librarys website, or Loyola's (in New Orleans) Library website you can use them (the links for all the card catalogs are below)
Also I would want the guidelines followed that I will e-mail
The sources must be divided like this: AT LEAST
2 primary sources
5 books
3 Journal Articles (preferably JSTOR but not required)
Every Source in the Bibliography MUST be used in the paper at least once.
There is also a History Source Verification form that I will be e-mailing to you that needs to be filled out and returned with the paper.
Also the sources can only come from these sources:
I know asking you to only pull from these sources is asking a lot, but I have to be able to find every source that you use.
For paper books please check the following first.
http://library.tulane.edu/
http://library.loyno.edu/
http://library.uno.edu/
http://olhcc.edu/library/index.shtml
Or University of phoenix if you have access
The books do not need to be available, but just make sure that one of those schools stocks the book.
And these are the only databases that I have access to.
Westlaw
Lexis-Nexis
www.questia.com
any database from the university of phoenix, if you have access
or any from this list
* Academic Search Premier
* Access Science
* AccessUN
* ACM Digital Library
* ACS Electronic Journals
* Alt HealthWatch
* America's Historical Newspapers
* American History and Culture Online: Sabin Americana Digital Archive Backfile
* American Periodical Series
* American Slavery: A Composite Autobiography
* Annual Reviews
* AnthroSource
* Archive of Americana
* Art Abstracts
* Biographies Plus Illustrated
* Biography Resource Center
* BioOne
* BIOSIS
* Birds of North America
* Black Studies Center
* Black Thought and Culture
* Blackwell-Synergy
* Books In Print
* Business and Industry Company Research Center
* Business Source Complete
* Business Source Premier
* Cambridge University Press
* Catchword
* CHOICE Reviews Online
* Chronicle of Higher Education
* CINAHL Plus with full text
* CollegeSource
* Communication & Mass Media Complete
* Computer Source
* Dictionary of National Biography
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* Dissertation Abstracts & Digital Dissertations
* Early American Fiction (1789-1850) and (1850-1875)
* Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans (1639-1800)
* Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819)
* Early American Newspapers, Series I (1690-1876)
* Early American Newspapers, Series II (1758-1900)
* Early American Newspapers, Series III (1829-1922)
* Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures and the Environment
* Early English Books Online (EEBO)
* EBSCO Electronic Journal Service (EJS)
* EBSCO Research Databases
* Economist Intelligence Unit: Country Reports
* Economist Intelligence Unit: Market Indicators & Forecasts
* Economist Intelligence Unit: Viewswire
* Eighteenth Century Collection Digital Archive Backfile
* Emerald Fulltext
* Encyclopedia Britannica
* Fuente Academica
* General Science Abstracts and Full Text
* Gerritsen Women's Studies Collection
* Grove Dictionary of Art Online
* Grove Dictionary of Music
* Guide to Computing Literature
* H.W. Wilson Abstracts With Full Text
* HarpWeek
* Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
* HeinOnline
* Historical Newspapers (ProQuest)
* History Reference Center
* HRAF Collection of Ethnography
* Humanities Full Text
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* JSTOR
* Kluwer Online
* Legal Collection
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* Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts with full text
* Literature Resource Center
* Making of America (Cornell University)
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* MAS Ultra
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* NetLibrary
* New York Times (1851-2003)
* Newspaper Source
* North American Women's Letters and Diaries
* OECD Economic Surveys
* OVID
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* Periodicals Archive Online (formerly Periodicals Content Index:PCI)
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* Xreferplus



U.S. Supreme Court
STATE OF MISSOURI EX REL. GAINES v. CANADA, 305 U.S. 337 (1938)
305 U.S. 337
STATE OF MISSOURI et rel. GAINES
v.
CANADA et al.
No. 57.

Argued Nov. 9, 1938.
Decided Dec. 12, 1938.

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Here's question.

Do the articles Drift Draft Drag and Court Hierarchy from the course reader support or undermine the description of Courts set forth by Shapiro? Explain your answer fully and give specific examples to support your assertions.
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Directions: Answer the following questions as it relates to the case study. Please use court cases Bethel vs. fraser, tinker vs Des Moines and New Jersey vs. TLO to answer the questions below: One minimum page Per question:
1. What is the central problem?
2. What are the secondary problems?
3. What are the applicable rules of law?
4. Discuss alternative solutions.
5. Select one solution and justify its application.

Case Study 2 The Tale of the Tattoo
Alexis La Bonde was an eighth grade student at Monroe Middle School in Fairfax California. In February of 2001, she tattooed a small cross between her thumb and index finger. Alexis wore the tattoo without incident for the remainder of her eighth grade year. Alexis intended her tattoo to be a form of "self expression." She did not consider the tattoo a religious symbol. She also did not intend the tattoo to communicate membership in a gang.
Alexis eventually enrolled at Lafayette High School, within the District, where, despite a learning disability, she worked her way onto the honor roll and served as a homeroom representative. Her report cards characterized Alexis as "conscientious & diligent" and a "pleasure to have in class." Alexis had no record of disciplinary problems and was never involved in gang activity.
While Alexis was enrolled at Lafayette High, gang activity within the District's schools increased. Students brought weapons to class and violence resulted from gang members threatening other students who displayed rival gang signs or symbols. Furthermore, gang members attempted to intimidate students who were not members into joining their gangs.
The District worked closely with local police to address these problems. As a result, the superintendent sent a letter to District parents that included a regulation stating that ?gang related activities such as display of colors, symbols, signals, signs, etc., will not be tolerated on school grounds. Students in violation will be suspended from school and/or recommended to the Board for expulsion.? The Board of Education never defined ?gang related activities? or colors, symbols, signals, or signs.
On August 31, 2002, Alexis visited her counselor to discuss her class schedule. The counselor noticed Alexis? tattoo, considered it a gang symbol, and notified the assistant principal. The assistant principal brought Alexis to his office along with the School (Police) Resource Officer. Both staff members believed that the tattoo was a gang symbol. Aside from the tattoo however, there was no evidence that Alexis was involved in gang activity and no other student complained about the tattoo or considered it a gang symbol.
The assistant principal phoned Alexis? mother and informed her that Alexis was suspended for the day because her tattoo was gang-related. Alexis' parents met with the assistant principal on the following morning and agreed that Alexis would continue to attend school on a temporary basis with the tattoo covered. The assistant principal informed Alexis' parents that she needed to remove or alter the tattoo; otherwise the school would initiate disciplinary procedures and suspend Alexis for ten days. Alexis chose not to alter the tattoo because she did not want a larger tattoo and feared school administrators or police would also classify it as a gang symbol. She then met with a tattoo specialist who advised her that laser treatment was the only effective method to remove the tattoo.
The principal held another meeting on September 10 with Alexis, her mother, and the assistant principal. At that meeting, the school officials granted Alexis an extension until September 25 to remove the tattoo. School officials warned Mrs. Alexis that if Alexis did not remove the tattoo by September 25, the school would suspend her at that time and recommend expulsion. Alexis filed suit against the school district.

I'd like to request someone who has a legal background to help me with this paper please.

This paper is for a moot court opening argument

Moot Court Guidelines
Pretend that you are a lawyer who has been assigned by the ?Organization for Objectivity, Truth, and Excellence in the Law? (a non-partisan/non-ideological interest group) to evaluate the six issues in the moot court project. I want you to provide an argument to the U.S. Supreme Court on whether the policies in each of the states are constitutional according to the constitutional provisions specified in the legal issues document. You can reach whatever conclusions that you want, as long as you can defend those conclusions with cogent arguments.

You can conclude that all of the policies are unconstitutional, that all are constitutional, or that some of the policies?or some parts of individual policies?are constitutional and others unconstitutional. In the end, you need to decide which party has the best arguments under the law on each legal issue, and then make those arguments to the Court in both written and oral form.

Please make sure that the argument is well organized, coherent, and concise, and it should be supported by drawing on any of the relevant court cases related to the matter. It is important that you create arguments that are deeply reflective of these modes of legal analysis and display an appreciation for the complexity and challenges that are presented by the legal questions in the case.

Style is important, but it is no substitute for substance. The Gatlin Brothers had it right (and Andre Agassi had it wrong! ) when they sang how ?everything that glitters is not gold.? One way to ensure that you are providing a thorough and rigorous analysis in the paper is to make special effort to carefully explain why you reach the conclusions that you do. Don?t just make claims and assertions without justification.

One other point, you should discuss the facts of the case only to the extent that they are pertinent to your argument about how the Court should answer the legal questions in the case. Assume that the reader is familiar with the case facts, thus eliminating the need to provide a full appraisal of the facts at the beginning of your brief (i.e., don?t have a section in your brief devoted to ?the facts?)

There are four cases involve and each one of them need to be address as there the only one inquestion.


Case One
The state of Beta limits civil marriage to opposite-sex couples; it does not prohibit same-sex couples from marrying in non-civil, private ceremonies?the law simply does not recognize such marriages, and thus affords them no legal benefits. And, although state law does not recognize any type of civil union, it allows two individuals of the same sex to cohabitate in a relationship that involves sexual activity; biological children of any member of a household containing same sex cohabitation relationships are allowed to reside in the household. Only opposite sex couples who are married can adopt children.

Case Two
The state of Delta allows opposite-sex couples to enter into civil marriage and same-sex couples to enter into civil unions; both legal relationships provide exactly the same level of legal rights and privileges. In short, legally speaking, their difference is in name only. Only opposite sex couples who are married can adopt children.

Case Three
The state of Epsilon has a policy identical to that of Delta, except that in Epsilon any couple in a married or civil union can adopt children.

Case Four
all of the above states make it a crime for any person to knowingly and voluntarily participate in, either as a principal actor or as a guest in attendance, any type of event designed to anoint a marriage, civil union, or any other type of status that signifies a loving and committed relationship between more than two individuals through the recitation of vows that articulate the love and commitment that the individuals have for one another. In addition, each state criminalizes co-habitation between a one adult male and multiple adult females when the cohabitation involves sexual relations (of any type) between the adult members of the household and/or when child-rearing (of any type) is occurring in the household.

In regard to citations, please include the case name and year (abbreviated is fine) or name of the article?s author(s) in the text of the paper. For example, you might say that the Court held in Brown (1954) that public schools segregated on the basis of race are inherently unequal, or that Solum (Strict Construction) argues that the terms strict construction and judicial activism are not particularly helpful in discussions about the role of a judge or about constitutional interpretation. I hope you get the idea!

If you have any questions please e-mail me right away

Read attached articles and respond to the below questions.

Please briefly describe a recent, significant strategic diversity decision made by Microsoft at any strategy level (i.e., non-routine decision made at either the enterprise, corporate, business unit, functional or operating level) and then respond to the questions below.
1. Compare how the process by which this decision was made fits the checklist developed by Kahneman, Lovallo and Sibony (see ?Before You Make that Big Decision?) or the strategy loop described by Donald Sull (see ?Closing the Gap between Strategy and Execution?). In your view, what could have been done differently to enhance the quality of decision making process employed and reduce the risk of biases influencing the decision taken?
2. More generally, what are some of the most effective (or ineffective) decision making practices you have employed or observed in your organization? Make sure to explain why these practices are effective (or ineffective). Were any of these practices employed in the decision process you described? How might they have been leveraged better (if effective) or mitigated (if ineffective) to enhance the quality of the decision ultimately taken?
3. Would A. G. Lafley, agree or disagree with Fred Gluck and/or Michael Porter?s statements above? Do you agree or disagree with their perspectives?

The decision by the House of Lords in the Belmarsh detainees case (A v Secretary of State Home Office [2004] UKHL 56) illustrates the increased intensity of judicial review under the Human Rights Act.

Discuss the judicial reasoning in this case in the light of the above statement

important information:
1)The answer should explain what the case was about. It may be helpful to note the argument from the perspective of the government as well as from that of the litigants. In preparing the answer to this question you need concentrate on the lead judgment of Lord Bingham which sets out the facts of the case and provides an overview of the reasoning but it will also be useful to look at other judgments. For example, Lord Hoffman took a different line from the other judges.
2) the answer should be based only on uk law and have references and details from it.
3) suggested articles that you have to use:
C Gearty ?Human rights in an age of counter-terrorism: injurious, irrelevant or indispensable?? in J Holder and C O'Cinneide (eds) Current Legal Problems, Oxford University Press, 2005, Volume 58, 25-46

T Poole ?Harnessing the Power of the Past? Lord Hoffmann and the Belmarsh Detainees Case? Journal of Law and Society?[2005] 32:4, 534-561

A Tomkins ?Readings of A v Secretary of State for the Home Department? [2005] Public Law 259.

Sources can be 2 Internet and 3 books. All citations must be publication manual 5th edition. The paper has to discuss the dual court system in the USA and if a single court system would be more efficient in the USA.

Case Briefs for the 5 Supreme Court Cases

1- Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) (Brown I)
2-Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503
(1969)
3- Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988)
4- New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985)
5- Santa Fe Independent School District v. Jane Doe (2000)

Sample of how the Briefing Must be this format.

CASE # 1

Citation: Perry Education Association v. Perry Local Education Association, 460 U.S. 37 (1983)
(Please note that the name of a court case is always in italics!) Argued:October 13, 1982.

Date Decided: February 23, 1983

Vote: 5-4: Preferential access to a school mail system does not violate the First Amendment and the differential access afforded rival unions does not constitute impermissible content discrimination. (To find a vote in a case: go to http://www.oyez.org and click on Supreme Court Cases and then click on your case. You want to find the picture of the Supreme Court Justices for that case and click on each one. It will give their name and their vote!)
Facts of Case: A union was elected as the exclusive bargaining agent for the teachers of a school district. Per its collective bargaining agreement with the school board, only the representative union would have access to the interschool mail system and teacher mail folders. A rival union, contending the preferential-access system violated the First Amendment and the equal-protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, brought suit. The district court entered a judgment for the defendants. The court of appeals reversed, holding that the school districts preferential-access policy violated both the First Amendment and the equal-protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
Legal Principles at Issue: Whether the denial of equal access to an internal mail system within a school district to representative and rival unions violated the First Amendment and the equal protection clauses of the 14th Amendment.
Legal Basis for Decision: The Court adopted a three-part framework to evaluate different types of government-owned property. In traditional public forums, places which by long tradition or by government fiat have been devoted to assembly and debate, the rights of a state to limit expressive activity are more closely scrutinized. In such forums, the government may not prohibit all communicative activity and may enforce content-based restrictions only to the extent that such regulation is necessary to serve a compelling state interest and that it is narrowly drawn to achieve that end. A second category of property is the limited public forum, public property, which the state has opened for use by the public for expressive activity. Although a state is not bound to retain the open character of the property indefinitely, as long as it does so it is bound by the same standards as apply to traditional public forum. Public property that is not by tradition or designation a public forum is designated as a nonpublic forum. The state may reserve the forum for its
??????????intended purposes as long as the regulation on speech is reasonable and not an effort to suppress expression because public officials oppose the speakers view. The Court determined that the school mail facilities at issue were a nonpublic forum. The Court based its decision on the fact that the school mail system was not open to the public and permission had to be obtained from the school principal. The record indicated that permission had been granted only to a few outside organizations, such as the YMCA, Cub Scouts, and other civic and church organizations. Citing Greer v. Spock, 424 U.S. 828, 838 (1976), the court stated that this type of selective access does not transform government property into a public forum.

Quotable: The existence of a right of access to public property and the standard by which limitations upon such a right must be evaluated differ depending on the character of the property at issue.

Writing for: Justice White delivered the opinion of the court in which Burger, C.J.; Blackmun, Rehnquist, and OConnor, J.J., joined the Majority:

Writing dissenting opinion(s): Justice Brennan filed a dissenting opinion in which Marshall, Powell and Stevens, J.J., joined.
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Essays: Please answer at least 4 of the following options in class.3 paragraphs per essay please.

1) Contrast the US Circuit Courts with the US Supreme in terms of their authority to strike down an act of congress or of the states?


2) Contrast the power of the Chief with that of an Associate Justice like Kennedy. Who has more influence over oral argument or friday conference and why?

3) Contrast the power of the Solicitor General with that of the US District Attorneys in terms of their purpose in the judicial decision making process.

4) Is there a right to privacy according to Justice Scalia? Stevens?? Explain.

5) Why is Affirmative action legal today? Use GP framework please.

6) If you were a law clerk for Chief Justice Roberts Jr, what kind of influence would you have on cases that are heard in oral argument?

7) What are the differences between a majority opinion and a dissenting opinion in terms of an actual case law and policy impact?

8) Contrast the differences between first amendment protections and the second through ninth amendment protections for our citizens according to Greenberg Page chapter 15?

9) Should the United States Supreme Court overturn precedents like Roe v Wade or honor stare decisis? Explain your reasoning.

10. Assess the consequences of the 2003 Gratz and Grutter cases? Explain whether or not you agree with the majority opinion of the US Supreme court.

This paper has a few components to it. First the case needs to be read. The case can be found at CanLii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/1990 I am not sure if that is done by the writer or if I need to fax a copy I have. It is very easy to find and read. The case is R.v. Lavallee, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 852 This is a Canadian case/ I would like the sources to be from Canadian cases as well.

1) Legal case summary: Describe the case/offence
2) Decisions by lower courts (provincial & appeal)
3) Decisions & rationale of the the Supreme Court of Canada (including dissenting opinions, if applicable) (emphasis more on this part)
4) Identification of the psycholegal assumption (supreme courts of canadas assumption about human behaviour)

Psychological Research
1) Summary & integration of at least 3 relevant empiracal research studies (current research)
2) Critical analysis of psychological research (what does it mean, good & bad)
3) Balanced & objective account of the research

Policy Recomendations
1) Recommendations for the criminal justice personnel (police, lawyers, judges...)
2) Recommendations for the legislation and or policy ( How & what should be changed)

Using at least 5 direct quotes from your textbook and 3 external sources (these sources must be academic and/or news articles-blogs etc will not be accepted) to
how the coming presidential election results may be determined by current or previous court descisions.
In your paper you must discuss state AND federal courts.

Use the library or other online resources to help answer the following questions:
Is the International Court of Justice the first world court?
What are the procedures of the World Court? Are they similar to any U.S. court?
What is an advisory opinion?

The Supreme Court case to be written about is Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka 1954. The paper must include the following:

who were the justices on the supreme court, one page summary on what the case was about, the courts opinion including the majority opinions, concurring opinions, and dissenting opinions, and which way did each justice vote. also what does the case say for people today