The History of US Law Enforcement

Our knowledge and impressions of the U.S. Courts system have been greatly affected by the knowledge we have received from news outlets, media articles, television and word of mouth from our peers.  In many instances we have received information that frivolous cases are regularly being filed in the courts.  During Week 7 we will examine challenges modern courts are facing. One of the challenges we will read about in our text is the overburdening of court dockets.  This can be caused by a lack of funding, lack of resources, lack of employees and/or judges, as well as the filing of frivolous cases.  However, not all cases filed in the courts are frivolous.  These modern challenges can also influence the public’s access to justice to seek remedy for wrongs encountered in many aspects of our lives.  In further examination of these issues, we will watch the award winning documentary, Hot Coffee.  It is a documentary about the McDonald’s coffee case, access to justice, tort reform and judicial elections.  You may watch the movie for free here:  https://tubitv.com/movies/310498/hot_coffee  (Transcript for those in need of CC available here).