the Bank or imposing heavy burdens on it.” The state of Maryland impeded the operations of the Bank by imposing a significant paper tax on all notes not chartered by the state. McCulloch‚ the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the Bank brought the case to the trial court which decided against him. The Maryland Court of Appeals affirmed this decision. ISSUE: Does Congress have the authority to instate a bank‚ and if so‚ does the state of Maryland
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Search and Seizure Portfolio In his article Florida v. Harris: Turning Police Dogs into Search Warrants on a Leash‚ John Whitehead questions the intentions of both police officers and Supreme Court judges‚ who seem to be condoning and ruling in favor of unconstitutional searches of American citizens. The criteria for what qualifies as probable cause has now been left up to the judgement of an officer. With variance in why a search should be conducted‚ Americans are left in the dark when it comes
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was arguing with management in front of other was insubordination. 4. Research the case. How did the court rule? Why did they rule in this manner? The wrongful termination claim‚ that claim fails to make out a prima facie case in that Canady failed to establish the fourth prong (i.e. that there are facts that permit an inference of discrimination). Alternatively‚ even if Canady made out a prima facie case‚ he failed to present sufficient evidence of
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Cassie versus Kelsang Cassie: "I was also told directly that...our normal ’2015 Summer Camp’ and normal ’2016 winter camp’ will be impossible to arrange this year...TNSA began to block the activities of the program." Kelsang: " I told her‚ Kalachakra Initiation and Tibetan New Year coincide with the said camps. Players may want to take parts the events and spend time with their families. I didn’t block them from playing. Evidence is‚ their first ever match was played as an exhibition match during
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Helvering v. Gregory Summary Issue Commissioner Helvering of the Internal Revenue‚ the plaintiff‚ petitioned the United States Court of Appeals to review the decision of the Board of Tax Appeals to remove the tax deficiency associated with a transaction affecting the income taxes of the defendant‚ Evelyn Gregory. Facts The Taxpayer‚ Evelyn Gregory‚ owned all the shares in United Mortgage Company. United Mortgage owned shares in Monitor Securities Corporation. The taxpayer created Averill
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Prince v. Cariou Brief A. Statement of the Case Plaintiff Patrick Cariou sought summary judgement on the issue of liability of copyright infringement. Defendants Richard Prince‚ Gagosian Gallter‚ Inc.‚ and Lawurence Gagosian sought a determination that their use of Plaintiff’s copyrighted photographs was a “fair use” under the relevant section of the Copyright Act‚ 17 U.S.C. §§ 107 (1)-(4)‚ and that the Plaintiff’s claim for conspiracy to violate his rights under the Copyright Act
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Ben Lehman Comm 492 IRAC Exercise Paper (Snyder v. Phelps) Step I In this case‚ the plaintiff is Albert Snyder. He is the father of a recently killed Marine‚ Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder. The defendant is Fred W. Phelps Sr. He is a pastor and leader of the Westboro Baptist Church based in Topeka‚ KS. The church has been known to express its beliefs that "God hates America" through protests and demonstrations at military funerals across the country. In their history they have been at close
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Amanda Grabowski American Government Essay #1 Supreme Court Case Riley V. California Facts of the Case The facts of the case stated that on August 2‚ 2009‚ Riley‚ who belonged to the one of the gangs of San Diego‚ California‚ and others shot at a rival gang member while driving past them. The shooters got into Riley’s car and drove away. Then‚ twenty days later on August 22‚ 2009‚ the police pulled Riley over driving a different car because of his expired license registration tags. They found
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The respondent then petitioned for discretionary review by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. This court then reversed the decision finding Johnson’s flag burning to be “symbolic speech” protected by the First Amendment. Certiorari was granted. The case went to the Supreme Court. Statement of Facts The respondent‚ Johnson‚ participated in a political demonstration outside the republican national convention in Dallas in 1984. Approximately100 protestors demonstrated against the Reagan Administration
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would be material. When determining whether a fact is “material” or not under the rule‚ teams should use common sense. Ask whether the creation of the fact significantly helps either side’s case. If the answer is “yes‚” the fact is material. If a team creates a material fact in the process of their case‚ that is best exposed and attacked through impeachment and closing arguments‚ and should be dealt with in the course of the trial. A team that deals with creation of material facts in this fashion
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