With regard to the criminal justice system, due process means that a defendant accused of a crime must be told of the charges against him or her, have the opportunity to present a defense against such charges at a trial, and have the services of counsel and the right to an appeal. As stated by fellow student Melissa Devault "Due process begins when an investigation of a particular suspect related to a crime begins. ... A specific and well known quote by Judge Thomas Cooley stated that "due process of law in each particular case means such an exertion of the powers of government as the settled...

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But if we go back a little further we see that USPA is basically an expansion of the parameters of Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. ... The orders are available based on the government's certification, rather than a finding of the court, that the use of the device is likely to produce information relevant to the investigation of a crime, any crime, 18 U.S.C. 3123. ... The USPA modifies the procedure at each level they are: • permits pen register and trap and trace orders for electronic communications (e.g., e-mail) • authorizes nationwide execution o...

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The members of Westboro Baptist Church ("Westboro"), led by Fred Phelps, picketed near the funeral to demonstrate their view that "the United States is overly tolerant of sin and that God kills American soldiers as punishment." ...

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