Fashion Law and Compliance Final Paper

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The final paper assignment is to analyze a current fashion law issue or conflict that is of interest to you. You may build on your midterm paper, however you need to substantially develop the theme and issues and you cannot cut and paste the text from your prior paper. The final paper will be run through Turnitin, which will analyze if you have done so.

The purpose, like the first paper, is 1) increase your ability to research and analyze a legal issue, 2) to increase your understanding of a particular issue of interest to you, and 3) to be able to hone and demonstrate your analytical skills. There are two criteria that you should apply in choosing this issue. First, it should be current. That means that it an issue that is ongoing and currently being discussed in newspapers. Second, it should be related to the law. That doesnt mean it has to concern a lawsuit, but rather that it concerns regulation, litigation, criminal law, constitutional law, or any other subject of law.

You have a fair amount of freedom to examine a topic of your choice here. You may take one of two approaches. First, you can choose a subject in which there is an ongoing conflict. The more specific you can make the subject the better. You should, like the first paper, lay out the facts of the case and identify the legal issues in question. Identify the applicable law or laws, and analyze the case by applying the law to the facts, weighing the arguments in favor of both sides, and arriving at a conclusion. You could then use that specific conflict to make a general point about the rules in question, or the policy questions that might weigh in favor one of the parties.

A second approach is to examine an ongoing general legal question in fashion law. For example, should fashion design have stronger copyright protections? How should the industry address the problem of forced labor in cotton production in China? How to deal with unsafe working conditions in supplier factories around the world and human rights abuses? You could examine the compliance program of a particular company, like Nike, describe what it does, and then make an argument about whether or not it is doing an adequate job, whether there should be more transparency, etc.

You need to draw on more resources than for the first paper. I would expect a minimum of 10, and maybe more. These sources should be included in a reference table at the end of the paper, and any quotations or facts cited in your paper should be cited properly using quotation marks and footnotes. 

Opening Statement & Judicial Interpretation Project

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  Statement of Facts
The State of New York has passed a statute (law) known as the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act (TPA), which provides that women who become pregnant before the age of 18 will not be issued a drivers license by the Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV).    Mary  Smith became pregnant at the age of 17 and has applied for a drivers license. The DMV has denied her application and has informed her that a New York statute forbids the DMV from issuing drivers licenses to people in her condition. 
Mary is furious and has filed an action in federal court arguing that the New York statute violates her constitutional rights under the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provides in relevant part, that all people are entitled to the equal protection of the law (The Equal Protection Clause). 
The State of New York takes the position that the TPA is needed to deal with the serious problem of teenage pregnancy in the State, which according to Governor Cuomo, has reached epidemic proportions.
You represent the State of New York and therefore it is your job to argue the case before the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of the statute and its constitutionality. 
Write a detailed opening statement in which you argue for the constitutionality of the law.

Your statement should begin with a statement of facts containing the relevant facts of the case. Next, you should state which level of review the court should apply in deciding this case (strict scrutiny, intermediate scrutiny, or rational basis test). 
Next, you must argue why the Court should uphold the constitutionality of the TPA arguing that the State of New York (NYS) has a compelling governmental interest in preventing teenage pregnancy (in case the Court applies the strict scrutiny level of review); that the State of New York has an important governmental interest in preventing teenage pregnancy (in case the Court applies the intermediate scrutiny level of review) and that the State of New York has a legitimate governmental interest (in case the Court applies the rational basis test). 
Your argument will be more effective if you start with the least stringent test (rational basis) and work your way up to the most stringent level of review (strict scrutiny).
Write your statement as if you were speaking directly to the Court.  Your opening sentence should state: Good morning, Your Honors. My name is [your name] and I am here to argue the case on behalf of the State of New York.

policing communities

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Social disorganization theory is also relevant for all of these topics, though it is not always a primary topic. For this question, you must choose two of these topics and thoroughly explain how social disorganization theory is relevant for each of them. For example, how can we use social disorganization theory to understand policing communities/ How can it be used as an explanation? In what ways might it fall short, perhaps requiring modification to the theory?  please reference attachments

Spiritual Risk

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Discussion: Spiritual Risk Thread
Textbook Readings
Merida: pp. 3131

Topic: Spiritual Risk

Question: Choosing a king or prophet from the Merida text, examine the relationship between risk and relationship, especially of the relationship between God and man. Support your case with scholarly citations.

Students must support their assertions with at least 2 scholarly citations in APA format. Any sources cited must have been published within the last five years.