Read and answer the attached file

Should your roommate be able to consent to a search of your apartment or dorm room?  Why or why not?

By carrying a cell phone, your wireless provider obtains certain information about your location.  Because your provider has that information, should the government be able to access that information without a warrant?  Why or why not?

Why do suspects agree to talk to police after being informed that they have the right not to, and that if they do, anything they say can be used against them?

Do officers always need to Mirandize a citizen before asking that citizen a question?

How can pre-trial media coverage affect a defendant’s right to a fair trial? When the public’s First amendment right to freedom of the press could jeopardize a defendant’s right to fair trial, how should a judge decide whose rights take precedent?

Do public defenders provide less effective representation than do private attorneys? Why or why not?


Does the death penalty deter murder? Please support your opinion with facts and statistics.

What is the appropriate remedy when a person is wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for a crime they did not commit? Can a monetary award ever fully compensate a person released from prison after years of wrongful imprisonment?