Category: Law 2955

  • The Second Amendment: District of Columbia v. Heller

    This highly controversial Second Amendment has been viewed as potentially harmful numerous times over the past couple of decades, although the Second Amendment right remains still. According to Stevens (2019), the ruling of the Supreme Court to recognize the right to possess a firearm was “the most clearly incorrect decision.” The author argues that despite…

  • Legal Case Study: Disclosing Medical Errors

    Identifying Legal Aspects of the Case According to Joint Commission Resources (2007), “the individual performing surgery should be the one who marks the surgical site…” (p. 25). While marking the site to be operated, the health care professional should consult and inform the patient about the marking before the operational process in order to ensure…

  • Labor Laws and Regulations: Violations and Compliance

    Table of Contents Law 1: Fair Labor Standards Act Law 2: Immigration and Nationality Act Law 3: Employment Discrimination Law 4: Workplace Safety and Health Law 5: Leave, Sick and Education Days References Law 1: Fair Labor Standards Act The Fair Labor Standards Act gives direction on how much employers should pay employees as per…

  • Dohn Milton, Dr., v IIT Research Institute

    In this instance, Dohn Milton (the plaintiff) was hired by IIT Research Institute (defendant) to discover the potentials of the contract with the federal government. Then, his duties expanded, and he was promoted to vice president of IITRI’s Advanced Technology Group (Halbert & Ingulli, 2012). In turn, the plaintiff spotted that the defendant violates the…

  • Legislative System in the United States

    The overall US legislative structure presupposes the existence of various types of courts and institutions that tend to deal with different kinds of law cases and legal disputes. Hence, when considering the legal responsibilities of the courts within one state, the difference in terms of both financial aspects and the types of cases concerned is…

  • Debate on the Abolishment of Grand Jury

    The judicial system in USA has been entrusted with the role of handling criminal cases. The trial of criminal cases is always governed by judicial procedures and rules. The grand jury is one of the crucial stages during the trial of a criminal offence and it is always preceded by a preliminary hearing. The grand…

  • Literature and Case Analysis of Defamation

    Current article The name of the article is called “The Cooks, The Critics, The Restaurant Proprietor, And Their Court Cases.” The article was written by Noric Dilanchian on Tuesday, 20 July 2010 in Sydney Morning Herald Newspaper. It was a case that ruled that defamation can occur even when the case concerned reviews are found…

  • Vancouver Downtown East Side

    Vancouver’s Downtown East Side is famous in Canada for having the worst postal policies characterized by high crime rates, high HIV and AIDS infection rates, drug abuse. The streets of this town are mostly under the surveillance of police officers who, harass people who reside in its corners. There are also a high number of…

  • Nurse Staffing Standards Act

    Table of Contents Background Major Provisions Stakeholders and Positions Impact on Nursing Practice Nursing Action References Background The S.1357 also known as the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2019 is a bill introduced to the 116th Congress (2019-2020) by Sen. Sherrod Brown. The primary purpose of the legislation…

  • Criminal Profiling: Is It Science?

    Criminal profiling is an investigative technique used to identify the personality and behavioral characteristics of unidentified criminals. It is thus concerned with helping investigators know the kind of person who has committed a crime and, in this way, mitigate the effect of the crime or be able to suspect certain individuals. For instance, in a…