If you need to find an attorney specializing in trademark law, can be found in at the local bar associations and in the Yellow Pages. ... There are many different laws and acts that deal with trademarks. The Lanham Act defines the statutory and common law boundaries to trademarks. ... Some factors that might cause some misleading information from the registrant's trademark are the similarity of the uses of the two products, their nearness, and the defendant's good or bad faith in using the mark, the quality of the second product, and the sophistication of the consumer. ... Although t...

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Abstract The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) is the starting point for our nation's counter-terrorism and national defense. ... After years of research, Congress decided on the Glynco Naval Air Station located near Brunswick, Ga. ... In 2001, FLETC initiated the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) first located in Botswana, training law enforcement officials in countries throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Following the success of this program, another ILEA location was approved in San Salvador in 2005, training law enforcement officials from countries throughout Sou...

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The United States' drone program in Pakistan is not only ineffective, but violates international humanitarian law by wantonly killing civilians and destroying their property, violating the sovereignty of Pakistan, and using UAVs as weapons of terror. ... In regards to the bombing, Hugh Trenchard, Royal Air Force Chief of Staff at the time said, "In warfare against savage tribes who do not conform to codes of civilized warfare, aerial bombardment is not limited in its method or objectives by rules agreed upon in international law.... And before any strike is taken, there must be near...

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In the mid 1980s smoke detector laws, requiring that detectors be placed in all new and existing residents, existed in 38 states nationwide. ... (National Safe Kids Campaign p. 3) Smoke Detector Placement The State law requires an operating smoke detector on every habitable level, including the basement. ... First Floor - Smoke detectors should be placed on the ceiling in the hallway near a stairwell to the second floor, unless there is a bedroom on the first floor. ... If you mount your detector on the ceiling, be sure to keep it at least 18 inches away from dead air space near walls and...

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Scott was born near Petersburg, VA. He went to William and Mary College and then studied law. He gave up law in 1808 to join the U.S. ... Scott carried out a strong attack on Fort George, also near the falls, and took charge their. ... He was assassinated near the end of the Civil War and was succeeded by Vice President Andrew Johnson. ...

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Most states have developed their own laws to, more often than not, make doctor-assisted suicide illegal. ... So, the laws have been created, but when it comes to convicting a doctor and sending him to prison, in lieu of the circumstances, the law often breaks down and the charges are dismissed or the doctor is acquitted. ... The trend in the law seems rather obviously to be against the legalization of physician-assisted suicide. ... Based on my research, it seems clear that the effort to legalize active euthanasia is one that is not going to go away in the near future. ... However, although I ...

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Furthermore, the laws are indiscriminately enforced. ... Domiciled people are free to enjoy picnics and barbeques with their friends and families, and food vendors operate unmolested in or near public parks; but anti-feeding laws very often lead to arrest and fines for anyone sharing food with the homeless in these same parks. ... Anti-homeless laws are nothing new, and have been around for centuries. Laws against camping, or sleeping in public, urinating in public, begging, and loitering are all examples of anti-homeless laws. ... As a result, local governments end up passing discriminatory l...

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Whether you are for or against gun control this is a long on going battle that has no end in the near future. ... Lately laws have changed. ... Also a second law was passed. ... I will now analyze how the utilitarian would have viewed this law. ... Or everyone should perform that act or follow that moral rule or law that will bring about the greatest good. ...

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Consequently, euthanasia should become a law if specific sub laws are put in place to protect the patient and their loved ones. ... That is why Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide should be legalized in all states and provinces of the United States of America if criteria and specific sub-laws are put in place to protect the ill and dying patients along with the patient's family and friends. When is a patient who is near death granted the option for a physician assisted death? ... In a final analysis, euthanasia should become legalized throughout the United States and its territori...

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On this day Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, placed two pressure cooker bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon where he detonated them killing two people while injuring dozens of other bystanders (Bigman, 2013). ... Courts in America deal with law (Baum, 2012, pg. 1). Conflict leads to the court and court rulings have the ability to lead to a law that is created based off the ruling of the court when the law is interpreted (Baum, 2012, pg. 2). One prime example of case law can be pulled from the Thurman v. ... After the court interpreted the law and make their decision, the court felt that a la...

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LBJ was born on August 27, 1908 near Stonewall, Texas in a small farmhouse on the Pedernales River. ... LBJ had his doubts about he new law and how the South would take the change. ... Through LBJ's early decision to commit himself to the cause of racial equality resulted in the passage of 3 landmark laws: the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, and Civil Rights Act of 1968. ... He was still aware that there was much to be done with the civil rights law after he left office. ... I believe that a peaceful Asia is far nearer to reality because of what America has done in...

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Let's not forget that "the United States is decades behind the rest of the world in parental leave policy and joins Swaziland and Papua New Guinea as the only countries with no guarantee of paid leave"" (Debusmann, par. 1) These countries perhaps understand the financial stress that can be placed on businesses, small, struggling ones in particular, not to mention large companies that are near bankruptcy. ... In accordance with the law, parental leave often is paid, in most cases by the employer who is sometimes reimbursed by the government. ... Family and Medical Leave Act is the only fe...

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Not only did Britain still refuse to repeal the Navigation Laws; goods formerly imported from England were cut off, forcing Americans to make their own. ... The Spanish colonists even claimed a large area near the Gulf of Mexico, ignorant to the fact that the area was ceded to the U.S. by Britain. ... There were many compromises made at the Constitutional Convention, such as representation, slavery, and laws concerning foreign/ interstate imports and exports. ... Many other laws were made concerning the importation and exportation of foreign goods and staple crops: "Congress may regulate co...

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"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." These are the words of the First Amendment written and ratified near the end of the 18th century. ... Jeff Renz, a professor of law at the University of Montana. ... Larry Flynt written by Rodney Smolla, a law professor, attorney, and expert on First Amendment issues, Smolla discusses the impact of this case regarding t...

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Gun control only takes guns away from law-abiding citizens and it does nothing to stop criminals from buying illegal guns, who are unlikely to obey the law and register their guns. ... Over the years, many acts and laws have been passed. ... With all these laws and acts, legal cases arose. ... Although there are drawbacks, it is a good thing to consider in the near future if gun violence does not diminish. ... Gun control laws are not effective for public safety. ...

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Kellermann and Reay's 43-1 Statistic is nowhere near exhaustive and made significant assumptions that should not have been made. ... The laws of one state might, in effect, be completely useless because of the laws, or lack of laws, of the neighboring states. A better comparison would be between non-neighboring states with strict laws and with lose laws. ... Criminals in the states with strict gun laws do not have to worry about their victims having guns; it's against the law for them to have any. ... Criminals are already breaking the law, so they would have no problem with breaking...

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The constitution is the basic set of rules for all laws for the whole United States. ... Congress 1991) The NRA seems to believe that the federal government cannot interfere with the people's right to own guns, and that any laws that tried to stop people from owning guns would be unconstitutional. (Katz 1974) "Law enforcement officials counter with statistics on the numbers of convicted felons disqualified and wanted persons identified trying to purchase firearms in those states with record checks." ... There was near universal support of the idea of the child safety locks and backgr...

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In recognizing the need to protect these wetlands, the Wisconsin Legislature directed the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to create rules in order to regulate wetland areas located near lakes and streams. ... In order for this to be done to the benefit of the environment however, the laws already in place in regards to wetlands must be abstained to. ... This DNR authority was "based on federal law that allowed it to issue water quality certification for permits to fill wetlands issued by the U.S. ... These zoning laws allow for the land to be used, in moderation and in ways that do not ...

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From slavery to today, many laws has been implemented which would normally restrict blacks from improving their social and economic standards. ... A slave was considered by law as property and was deprived of most of the rights ordinarily held by a free person. ... Supreme Court, directed a carefully constructed legal campaign against Southern segregation laws. ... Oliver Brown, an African American railroad worker in Topeka, Kansas, sued the Topeka Board of Education for not allowing his daughter, Linda Brown, attend Sumner Elementary School, an all white school near his home. ... In the l...

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Bush decided to establish a law that would be able to spy on every single American whichever mean of communication he wanted. ... According to the NSA, the President was breaking the nation's laws, and even though he knew these laws existed, he peacefully accepted his actions during the past four years after the publication. The President of the United States has been breaking the law for four years, and accepted that was breaking it, and continue on doing it without any interference of any other branch. ... People are losing their freedom of even having their cellphone near them when the...

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Those who are represent Sue Goodall's organization are arguing that the Department of Defense has violated the Alabama law because the Secretary of Defense did not apply for a permit to the Alabama Department of Agricultures and does not intend to do so. Thus, this raises the question can the government conduct an experiment in the state of Alabama that is against Alabama's law? ... The state of Alabama says that the federal government cannot conduct those experiments at Maxwell because it violates the state law. ... Being that this experiment involves does of radiations that...

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Sometimes the people lost their life, nears and dears, culture and heritage. ... Eventually, the Chinese tried to go to court to demand justice and equal treatment but at the time, California's laws prevented Chinese immigrants from testifying against Whites in court. ... Chinese prohibited owning the farming land under the Alien Land Law. ... State law prohibited the hiring of Chinese for municipal project. New laws and more taxes were implemented to Asian immigrations only reason to made them finically weak and harder to harder to find the jobs. ...

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We must close our borders, maybe not permanently, but at least for some time in the near future. ... He has extended his term as a president and has also eliminated the law preventing immediate reelection. ... In conclusion, I have listed the three issues that I believe should be made a priority in the United States foreign policy towards Latin America in the near future. ... We rely on many things from them, and it is important that we stay close friends with them in the near future....

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"In the United States, 49 out of 50 states have concealed carry weapons laws. ... This proves to be an ineffective distribution of power for controlling gun laws, and often making the concealed weapon laws even more confusing. ... The court's ruling favored the state's gun laws over the school's policy. ... Clearly our gun laws in general are not strict enough to prevent people from buying these type of weapons. ... According to a Fox News Article written in September, "Three Tech students were robbed near campus in Atlanta in August. ...

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In 1973 nearing the end of the Vietnam War, President Gerald. ... Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against the University of Texas, deciding that its law school's policy of considering race in the admissions process was a violation of the Constitution's equal-protection guarantee. ... But as history has shown, affirmative action has been defined, modified and removed in some sections of the laws that govern our very existence. I believe that until we as a societal unit become educated and tolerant of the complex country that we live in, these laws must remain....

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