Procedural History : A reviewing court vacated both convictions‚ and Thompson was found not guilty in a retrial on the murder charge. Thompson then filed suits aginst the district attorney’s office. District court : - Brady violation : Brady disclosure consists of exculpatory or impeaching information and evidence that is material to the guilt or innocence or to the punishment of a defendant. a the supreme court they decided this … at the … they decided this …. Facts : Thompson has been convicted
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In chapter one Manifestos‚ on April 25th 1992‚ at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City‚ an American dancer by the name of Ruth St. Denis had presented “loving cup” to Anna Pavlova‚ a Russian ballerina. The passing of the cup to Anna Pavlova signified changes in the American dance scene. St. Denis’s husband and also dance partner‚ Ted Shawn joined to pay tribute to Pavlova‚ in which had a solo‚ The Dying Swan that had left a huge impact on ballet devotees throughout the entire world. In
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Jose Rodriguez 9-11-10 CLS 101 Ethics of Talk In the “Ethics of Talk: Classroom Conversation and Democratic Politics‚” by Ruth Grant‚ a certain quote seemed to draw my attention. “Can talking make people better? “ In my opinion‚ I feel that yes‚ and no. The reason why I say yes is because if the right person is talking‚ he or she can get their point across in a conversation. Also‚ being able to communicate effectively to one another is vital in understanding other people. Talking gives us the
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America had adapted a more abrasive form of affirmative action than the one proposed by John F. Kennedy “that involved eliminating discrimination and expanding educational and employment opportunities.”(Gitsis) Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader
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discoveries over time. A man in San Francisco accidently left his juice outside in the winter and it froze. He ate the frozen juice and came up with popsicles. America’s favorite chocolate chip cookies were also a mistake. When the Toll House Inn’s Ruth Wakefield ran out of baking chocolate one day in 1930‚ she smashed up a bar of semi-sweet chocolate and added the pieces to her dough. Upon their removal from the oven‚ the cookies weren’t uniformly infused with melted chocolate‚ but rather studded
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majority‚ said police officers do not violate the Fourth Amendment’s ban on unreasonable searches by kicking down a door after the occupants of an apartment react to hearing that officers are there by seeming to destroy evidence. In dissent‚ Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote that the majority had handed the police an important new tool. “The court today arms the police with a way routinely to dishonor the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement in drug cases‚” Justice Ginsburg wrote. “In lieu of presenting
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marriage as heterosexual and prevented gay couples from receiving federal marriage benefits. The four liberal justices expressed similar concerns over federal power‚ as well as other concerns about equal protection of gay Americans under the law. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg asked about a marriage that is recognized by the state but not the federal government. She pointed out that a couple who is legally married in their state might be denied marital deductions and Social Security benefits. That means‚ for
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Kerry James Marshall was born on October 17‚ 1955‚ in Birmingham. He received his education at Otis Art Institute located in Los Angeles‚ which he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts and an honorary doctorate in 1999. The subject of his paintings‚ installations and public projects often stems from African-American popular culture‚ which is rooted from where he was born. He has said‚ “that you can’t be born in Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ in 1955 and grow up in South Central in Los Angeles near the Black Panthers
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Kubler- Ross 1 RUNNING HEAD: KUBLER-ROSS Eminent Person Paper on Elisabeth Kubler-Ross We are going to first look at Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’s childhood and some of the events that shaped her thinking and eventually her work and career. We will try and list her work experiences and her outlook toward death and dying. Of course I feel that any words that could be conveyed in reference to Elisabeth are not adequate for anyone to get the true picture of just how great a person she was. Elisabeth’s
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On June 29‚ 2009‚ the U.S. Supreme Court issued a controversial five to four decision in Ricci v. DeStefano. The case of Ricci vs DeStefano raises the uncomfortable but common question of how far will employers go to favor one race over another? In other words‚ discrimination was at play in the case‚ in a scenario that will be unexpected to readers. The case of Frank Ricci vs. John DeStefano was established through an invalid act in the case of firefighters‚ promoting firefighters to be precise.
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