Category: Law

  • “Exploring Effective Discussion Techniques: Tips and Strategies for Engaging Online Communication”

    All instructions are in the document “Discussion Assignment Instructions”. The instructions also include a video that may be helpful. I have also attached the rubric for making sure the discussion meets the requirements as well as a powerpoint that may be useful.

  • Application of the Sixth Amendment and COVID-19: United States v. Olsen Case Analysis “Citation Analysis: Byrd v. United States”

    Introduction
    The Law
    The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads, “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense” (1).
    The Speedy Trial Act of 1974 and state laws provide guidance as to the number of days to bring a defendant to trial before this right is violated. A prosecutor may work around the “speedy trial clock” if they can show good cause for a delay, or if a defendant agrees to waive the right. One reason for the right to a speedy trial is to prevent a defendant from being held in custody only to find out that the defendant was innocent. An innocent citizen who is incarcerated in violation of the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial is a violation of due process rights (2).
    The Facts
    Ben was indicted on 24 state counts of possession of fentanyl, with intent to distribute near an elementary school, and federal racketeering charges in September 2019. While Ben sat in jail, his attorney was able to delay his jury trial a few times so he could gather witnesses for Ben’s defense. In March 2020, Ben’s attorney submitted a motion to dismiss the charges for a violation of Ben’s Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial. The hearing was set for March 28. On March 15, the Governor of the state ordered all courts to close and suspended jury trials due to public safety concerns over COVID-19. Ben did not get his hearing and remained in jail.
    Research the Federal Speedy Trial Act and its requirements.
    Research the law in your home state pertaining to the number of days a defendant may be held in jail, consistent with the requirements of the Sixth Amendment, for a felony and misdemeanor charge.
    Read United States v. Olsen [PDF] Download United States v. Olsen [PDF].
    Instructions
    Write a one-page explanation of whether Ben’s Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial was violated, based on your understanding of the law and the 9th Circuit Appellate Court case, United States v. Olsen.
    References
    U.S. Const. amend. 6.
    Speedy Trial Act of 1974, 18 U.S.C. § 3161 et seq (1974).
    View Rubric
    Week 5 Activity – Application of the Sixth Amendment and COVID-19CriteriaRatingsPts
    Explain whether the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial was violated, based on an understanding of the law and the 9th Circuit Appellate Court case, United States v. Olsen.
    75 to >67.49 pts
    Exemplary
    Explained whether the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial was violated, based on an understanding of the law and the 9th Circuit Appellate Court case, United States v. Olsen.
    67.49 to >59.99 pts
    Competent
    Explained whether the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial was violated, based on an understanding of the law and the 9th Circuit Appellate Court case, United States v. Olsen but overlooked key points of the case pertaining to the application of rights and the court’s decision.
    59.99 to >52.49 pts
    Satisfactory
    Explained whether the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial was violated, based on an understanding of the law and the 9th Circuit Appellate Court case, United States v. Olsen but with omissions and errors pertaining to the application of rights and decision of the court
    52.49 to >44.99 pts
    Needs Improvement
    Stated whether the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial was violated, without explanation.
    44.99 to >0 pts
    Unacceptable
    Did not state whether the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial was violated.
    https://canvas.strayer.edu/courses/10879/files/4301248/download?wrap=1
    please let me know if the link does not work properly I will try to screenshot it the citation is    in strayer writing standards i will place an example below 
    Kenneth
    Jost, Byrd v. United
    States, CQ Supreme Court
    Collection (2018), http://library.cqpress.com.libdatab.strayer.edu/scc/scyb17-1944-106901-2892274.

  • Title: Case Summary and Court Opinion of United States v. Alvarez Introduction United States v. Alvarez is a landmark case that was decided by the United States Supreme Court in 2012. The case involved the constitutionality of the Stolen

    Please review Appendix A – Case Listings. Choose one of the cases listed and summarize the essential and relevant information. Discuss the background of the case, and provide a discussion of the court’s opinion. The paper must be 4-5 pages.
    APA format is required.Title page, reference page, in text citations (see above link for help.)
    References and in text citations must be formatted in APA.
    Course reference(s) and one outside reference are required.
    Do not copy and paste.
    All assignments are scanned by Turn It In Plagiarism checker.
    Length of paper should be a minimum of 4-5 written pages. (Title page and reference page are not included in this number.)

  • Title: Addressing FMLA Abuse in the Workplace: Strategies for Prevention and Intervention Oral Presentation

    Subject:
    Addressing FMLA Abuse in the Workplace: Strategies for Prevention and
    Intervention
    Assignment:
    Oral / PowerPoint Presentation
    Goal:  
    The goal is to create an appealing and informative oral presentation
    that will engage and enlighten your audience on the topic.  You will use your PowerPoint presentation as
    a visual aid during this oral presentation.
    Assignment
    Instructions:  Prepare a presentation to share with our
    class.  In your presentation, you will
    discuss the topic on which you wrote your report. (See attached report) The
    presentation grade will include both the visual component (your PowerPoint)
    and the oral component.  The presentation
    can have either a neutral, informational, or persuasive tone.  It should explain why your topic is important
    and educate your audience on the main points contained in your report.
    There is
    no limit on the number of slides you can include in your visual aid.  Remember fewer words on the slides are much
    more effective than creating each slide with an overload of content. 
    Grading: 
    This assignment is worth 40 points which is 40% of your final
    grade.  You will receive individualized
    feedback in the form of a rubric.  You
    will receive your grade for both the PowerPoint and the Oral Presentation after
    you have given your presentation to the group.
    Material: Please see attached report to be
    used for the PowerPoint presentation. 

  • Title: Equal Employment Opportunity Laws: An Overview and Critique

    Directions:
    Throughout Chapter 3, which is entitled “Equal Employment Opportunity,” a variety of topics were introduced. Information about sexual harassment, disability discrimination, age discrimination, and more were explored. Furthermore, various laws related to equal employment were noted.
    This week, you are required to select one of the laws that is discussed in Chapter 3. For the law selected, you need to detail information about that law in your own words. Explain how the law applies to organizations, any exemptions related to the law, and more. After providing an overview of the law, then critique your selected law. Do you believe that this law is a sound law? What enhancements might need to be considered? What are some common complaints associated with your selected law? Why?
    Required Headings:
    An Overview of the Law – Insert the Name of Your Law
    A Critique of the Law – Insert the Name of Your Law
    Initial Posting Directions:
    Your initial post must be substantive and demonstrate insight/knowledge that you have acquired from the course material. Your initial post should be a minimum of 350 words in length. Each posting must be in your own words. You can use a short quote ONLY if needed. Otherwise, 95% of the content offered in your initial post must be original. All initial posts must be submitted using proper APA 7th edition referencing and in-text citations.

  • “The Impact of Territorial Claims on Maritime Law: A Study of Contentious Cases and International Court Rulings”

    An examination of how territorial claims have influenced the development of maritime law, including analysis of contentious cases and international court rulings.

  • “Improving Your Writing: Incorporating Professor Feedback to Revise Your Draft”

    The following document provides the articles and the professor’s suggestions for each article to help me rewrite the revised draft document based on the requirements of the final document REVISED DRAFT PROFESSOR COMMENT

  • “Tenant Screening Laws: A Case Study and Analysis of Washington State Statutes” “Researching Landlord-Tenant Laws: Understanding Tenant Screening and Denial of Rental Applications in Washington State” Title: Understanding the Applicable Language in the Revised Code of Washington

    Writing Assignment (20% of total grade/ 100 points possible)
    The purpose of this writing assignment is to research statutory law to answer questions based on a case scenario.  Students are to do their own work and may not receive assistance from anyone else.
    Upload the completed assignment into Canvas by the due date and time.  Students are encouraged to submit the assignment before the due date to avoid submitting a late paper.
    Point Deductions:
    Answers must be double-spaced. (-5 points)
    Quotes included in the paper that are longer than three sentences may be single spaced, such as quoting language from a statute.
    Use 12-point type. (-5 points)
    The assignment shall not exceed (4) four pages. (-5 points)
    The answers to each question must be separately answered and identified as “Question 1”, “Question 2”, etc. (-10 points)
    Papers that cover a case or topic other than set forth below will not be graded and receive zero points. 
    When required by the question answers to each question must be written using complete sentences and paragraphs. (-5)
    Do not use an outline format or bullet point format, doing so will result in a ten (10) point deduction.
    Late Assignments: Assignments are due on the date and time indicated in the course schedule. There will be a 10-point deduction for papers submitted late. A paper submitted at 5:31 pm or after on the due date is late. An additional ten (10) points will be deducted for each calendar day that an assignment is late. Papers submitted after there has been a 100-point deduction for being late will not be graded.
    Extensions of time: Students are given plenty of time to complete this writing assignment. However, if a student will be unavailable to turn in the paper on the due date because of participation in university-sponsored activities such as debating contests, musical or theatrical performances, or intercollegiate athletic competition, or any other reason deemed excusable by the instructor, the student must request an extension of time prior the date and time the paper is due. Extensions of time requested after the due date and time, no matter the reason, will be treated as a late paper.
    Paper will not open in Canvas. It is recommended that students use Word or PDF formats when submitting their paper. If the writing assignment has been submitted timely, but the writing assignment will not open in Canvas, the student will be notified by email to re-submit their paper by email. Students will have 24 hours after being notified by email to re-submit their paper. If the paper is not re-submitted within 24 hours, the Late Assignment rules will apply after the 24-hour period for re-submission.
    Common mistakes: 
    Not following directions of the assignment.
    Page length exceeded
    Late assignments
    Not identifying the questions/answers
    Not enough facts or no facts
    Summarizing the law or substituting key legal terms for other words (Include the exact language from the law)
    Incomplete citations to the law
    Questions During the Assignment:
    If you have questions, please see me during office hours or after class. Please do not wait until the last moment before the paper is due if you have questions.
    Fact Scenario –  Tenant screening. 
    Pat is looking for an apartment to rent in Bellingham, Washington.  Pat is a student attending Western Washington University.  Pat is looking for a two-bedroom apartment near campus with a one-year lease.  
    Larry is the owner of Larry’s Apartments, LLC.  Larry owns a four-unit complex and has one apartment remaining for lease.  Larry has a very basic website that only contains Larry’s contact information and four (4) pictures advertising the two-bedroom apartment.
    Pat meets Larry to view the apartment. After seeing the apartment, Pat tells Larry to start the rental application process. Larry told Pat that there is a minimum non-refundable flat fee of $250 for a “screening check” for all applicants.   Pat asked Larry what information is included in the “screening check” and Larry replied “The standard background stuff.”  
    Pat was concerned about the availability of apartments, so Pat paid the $250 screening fee.  After a week, Pat had not heard back from Larry. Pat phoned Larry to ask about the status of the rental application. Larry told Pat that the rental application was denied because of adverse information in the tenant screening report. When Pat asked what “adverse information” caused the denial, Larry told Pat that it was against the law for a landlord to disclose any information to an applicant about the information that caused the rental application denial. Pat was concerned, Pat only had five previous parking tickets and one traffic citation for speeding.
    Pat had recently taken MGMT 271 and remembered something said in class about looking up the law for oneself rather than have someone else tell you what they believe the laws says.  
    Answer the following questions by researching the Revised Code of Washington (RCW):
    Pat wants to verify the information provided by Larry. Pat will need to research the RCW for laws that govern relations between residential landlords and tenants. (10 points possible)
    What is the specific title and chapter number from the RCW where Pat will find the residential landlord and tenant laws, for five points?
    What is the full name of the chapter for five points?
    Pat needs to know the legal definitions of some of the terms used by Larry. (15 points possible)
    What title, chapter, and section of the RCW provides definitions for terms used in the laws that govern residential landlord and tenant relations, for five points.
    Provide the RCW definition of “Tenant screening.” Five points for the correct citation to the law (title, chapter, section, and subsection) and five points for the exact wording for the statutory definition.
    Pat wants to know the specific law that governs tenant screening for prospective tenants and screening costs. (10 points possible.)
    Provide the citation for the law (title, chapter, and section) that governs the prospective tenant screening process and costs, for five points.
    Provide the exact and full name of the law that governs the prospective screening process and costs, for five points.
    Answer the following question, based on the law used to answer Question 3. (25 points possible.) There are notification requirements that require Larry to notify Pat about the types of information that will be accessed to conduct the tenant screening prior to obtaining any information from Pat. There are two ways to notify prospective tenants of the information to be accessed for the tenant screening set forth in the law. Answer in complete sentences.
    Did Larry comply with the two methods of notification required?  
    Five points for the correct answer. Five points for including the applicable language from the law in the answer. Provide the citation to the law (title, chapter, section, subsection, and paragraph), for five points. Ten points for supporting the answer by applying the correct facts to the law to the answer whether each of the two notification requirements were met by Larry.  
    There are requirements that must be met for a landlord to charge a prospective tenant for costs incurred for a screening report. (20 points possible.)
    Has Larry met the legal requirements to charge for a screening report?  
    Answer in complete sentences.  Five points for the correct answer.  Five points for applying the correct facts to the law in the answer. Five points for including the applicable language from the law in the answer.  Provide the citation to the law (title, chapter, section, subsection, and paragraph), for five points.
    Larry told Pat that the rental application was denied. (20 points possible.)  
    Does Washington law prohibit Larry from giving Pat information about why Pat’s application was denied?
    Answer in complete sentences.  Five points for the correct answer.  Five points for applying the correct facts to the law in the answer.  Five points for including the applicable language from the law in the answer. Provide the citation to the law (title, chapter, section, subsection, and paragraph), for five points
    Only source should be the Revised code of Washington

  • “The Thin Line Between Financial Assistance and Elder Abuse: A Discussion on Jim’s Actions” In today’s society, elder abuse is a growing concern, with an estimated 1 in 10 older adults experiencing some form of abuse or neglect. While physical

    I need an original essay for this question. Must be 350-500 words and in APA format.
    Question: Jim needs money. He goes to his 85-year-old mother’s home and requests that she loan him $100 dollars. She refuses because he has not repaid the prior loans. Jim then files suit in civil court requesting that the court declare his mother no longer competent to handle her financial affairs and to appoint him as guardian of his mother’s funds. He presents evidence that his mother frequently forgets to pay the phone and water bills, and that several times those items have been disconnected for non-payment. Discuss whether or not Jim’s actions constitute elder abuse. The essay must use/list book as a primary reference at the end of the essay.
    Principles of Criminal Law
    Cliff Roberson and Michael D. O’Reilley, 2020
    Pearson
    ISBN.13: 978-0-135-18628-2

  • “The Outer Space Treaty and the Complexities of Commercial Space Resource Exploitation”

    Principles of the Outer Space Treaty. Legal issues related to the commercial exploitation of space resources.