Irwin Gunasekera Case Brief
According to Cengage Advantage Business Law Today 10th edition, due process states that “no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law (p. 23).” In the case of Gunasekera v. Irwin Gunasekera was correct that his due process rights had be violated. According to an exert written up be Cornell University Gunasekera was denied property because he had tenure with the University (para. 13). Because the decision to prohibit him from advising students deprived him of property Gunasekera should have been granted due process. In this case, Gunasekera should have been given an adequate chance to clear his name. He also should have been given prior warning that his advising right were going to be suspended. Because
the Due Process Clause is in place Gunasekera was entitled to these rights. In this case property helped him to win the case of Gunasekera v. Irwin.
Strauss, P. (2010). Legal Information Institute: Due Process. Cornell University Law School. Retrieved from www.law.cornell.edu/wex/due_process.
In the case of Antilles Cement Corporation v. Fortuno the dormant commerce clause had been violated. According to the United States Court of Appeals for the first circuit, a precedent had been set in the previous case of Gregorio Igartua La Rosa v. Unites States of America that the dormant commerce clause applies also to Puerto Rico and other existing territories (p. 8). Also, According to Cengage Advantage Business Law Today 10th edition, “The dormant commerce clause applies not only to commerce among the states but also the U.S. Territories (p. 20). Although Puerto Rico has its own government, it is still a territory of the United States meaning the law still applies. In the case of Antilles Cement Corporation v. Fortuno the Puerto Rican law violated U.S. Constitution therefore giving Antilles Cement Corporation the right to continue importing foreign cement from the United States.
Collette M. (2005). Gregorio Igartua De La Rosa v. United States of America: On Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. In The United States Court Of Appeals for the First Circuit. Retrieved from http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/87314.pdf
the Due Process Clause is in place Gunasekera was entitled to these rights. In this case property helped him to win the case of Gunasekera v. Irwin.
Strauss, P. (2010). Legal Information Institute: Due Process. Cornell University Law School. Retrieved from www.law.cornell.edu/wex/due_process.
In the case of Antilles Cement Corporation v. Fortuno the dormant commerce clause had been violated. According to the United States Court of Appeals for the first circuit, a precedent had been set in the previous case of Gregorio Igartua La Rosa v. Unites States of America that the dormant commerce clause applies also to Puerto Rico and other existing territories (p. 8). Also, According to Cengage Advantage Business Law Today 10th edition, “The dormant commerce clause applies not only to commerce among the states but also the U.S. Territories (p. 20). Although Puerto Rico has its own government, it is still a territory of the United States meaning the law still applies. In the case of Antilles Cement Corporation v. Fortuno the Puerto Rican law violated U.S. Constitution therefore giving Antilles Cement Corporation the right to continue importing foreign cement from the United States.
Collette M. (2005). Gregorio Igartua De La Rosa v. United States of America: On Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. In The United States Court Of Appeals for the First Circuit. Retrieved from http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/87314.pdf