MGMT 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Usa Freedom Act, Fifth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution
"sneak and peek", "fed. DNA registry", email
USA Freedom Act
enacted on June 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the Patriot Act
bulk collection of telecommunication metadata on U.S. citizens by American intelligence agencies,
including the National Security Agency. It also restores authorization for roving wiretaps and tracking
lone wolf terrorists.
Biggest change is the requirement that all communications companies must provide call data to NSA.
mandate that communication companies must retain this data and provide specific data with proper
court authorization.
What do laws do?
egulate human interaction
Enforce moral beliefs
Defines economic environment
Maintain order
Enhances predictability - we can find leeway
Support the powerful
Promote orderly social change
Delineate punishment
Identify wrongdoers, redress wrongs
In 1975
article states that in 40 years nothing stops criminals from re offending
From 1975-1980
legislatures began enhancing punishment, three strikes, harsher sentencing, generally becoming
tougher on crime.
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Major Schools of Thought
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Civil Law
governs relationships between parties and provides a formal way to regulate non-criminal relationships
between people, businesses, other organizations, and agencies of government
A violation of this law is often called a tort.
Civil law is concerned more with liability than intent
The result can be an injunction or a loss of money
Administrative Law
Is the body of regulations that governments create to control the activities of business. Industry, and
individuals.
Can overlap with criminal law
Regulatory boards are given authority to make rules and to set standards
Administrative agencies may arrange binding settlements on law violators
Case Law
Case Law
Comes from judicial decisions. It is referred to as the law of precedent.
Stare Decisis
Under stare decisis, the courts recognize previous decisions and precedents to guide future
deliberations.
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Document Summary
Usa freedom act enacted on june 2, 2015 that restored in modified form several provisions of the patriot act bulk collection of telecommunication metadata on u. s. citizens by american intelligence agencies, including the national security agency. It also restores authorization for roving wiretaps and tracking lone wolf terrorists. Biggest change is the requirement that all communications companies must provide call data to nsa. mandate that communication companies must retain this data and provide specific data with proper court authorization. In 1975 article states that in 40 years nothing stops criminals from re offending. From 1975-1980 legislatures began enhancing punishment, three strikes, harsher sentencing, generally becoming tougher on crime. Civil law governs relationships between parties and provides a formal way to regulate non-criminal relationships between people, businesses, other organizations, and agencies of government. A violation of this law is often called a tort. Civil law is concerned more with liability than intent.
