Case Brief 1. CASE: Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co. Inc. 556 U.S. 868 (2009) 2. FACTS: A West Virginia jury issued a verdict against respondents (“Massey”) in the amount of $50 million. After the verdict‚ knowing that the West Virginia’s Supreme Court of Appeals would consider the appeal‚ Blankenship‚ the chairman‚ CEO and president of Massey contributed $3 million to help Benjamin run for office in that court in West Virginia’s 2004 judicial election. Benjamin won the election in a close
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Vanessa Pettengill February 25‚ 2015 Professor Frederick W. ODell Case Brief Case: Texas v. Johnson Citation: 491 U.S. 397 Year: 1989 Facts: While the Republican National Convention was taking place in Dallas‚ Texas in 1984‚ Gregory Lee Johnson was the only one out of 100 protestors arrested for desecration of a venerated object‚ charged with violating the Texas Penal Code Ann 42.09(a)(3)(1989). He publicly burned an American Flag as a means of political protest. The purpose of the demonstration
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” As a result‚ same-sex married couples could not receive any of the federal benefits that opposite-sex married couples do‚ such as federal tax benefits‚ immigration status‚ and Social Security benefits. The Supreme Court of the United States has before them a great decision to make in the case of United States v. Windsor. This will set precedent in United States federal law that allows states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages granted under the laws of other states. The court will deliberate
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MEXICO Mexico is bordered by the United States to the north and Belize and Guatemala to the southeast. Mexico is about one-fifth the size of the United States. Baja California in the west is an 800-mile (1‚287-km) peninsula that forms the Gulf of California. In the east are the Gulf of Mexico and the Bay of Campeche‚ which is formed by Mexico’s other peninsula‚ the Yucatán. The center of Mexico is a great‚ high plateau‚ open to the north‚ with mountain chains on the east and west and with ocean-front
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Case Brief: Sutter v. Hutchings Case Name‚ Citation & Court: Sutter v. Hutchings‚ 254 Ga. 194‚ 327 S.E.2d 717‚ Georgia Supreme Court‚ decided 1985. Parties & Procedural History: Trial Court level: Plaintiff Sutter sues Defendant Hutchings. Defendant filed summary judgment motion‚ and court granted judgment in favor of Defendant. Plaintiff appealed. First appeal: Ga. Court of Appeals affirmed judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals again to Ga. Supreme Court. Facts: Mrs
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There are many similarities in the election process used in the United States of America and Mexico. There are also a number of differences. Most people think of Mexico as a country fueled by corruption. While I am not saying that isn’t the case I am saying the idea of their system is something I think our government can look to to help fix some of the flaws in our election process. In the United States of America a President is elected every four years indirectly by the people through the Electoral
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Brief of McCart v H&R Block‚ Inc. Case Name‚ Citation‚ and Court Robert McCart and June McCart‚ v. H &R Block. Inc. 470 N.E.2d 756; 1984 Ind. App. LEXIS 3039 Court of Appeals of Indiana‚ Third District Key Facts Mr. McCart opened a tax preparation business and executed a contract with Block to be a district manager‚ which precluded him from operating a tax business in the same city. McCart then issued the city franchise to his wife. Years later‚ the wife signed a new franchise agreement
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There were many conflicts that were more significant in terms of gains‚ losses‚ and casualties than that of Villa’s raid of Columbus‚ New Mexico. Upon hearing that the nearby town of Columbus‚ New Mexico was lightly garrisoned‚ Mexican revolutionary Francisco “Pancho” Villa ordered what remained of his army to attack the small farming town. His well-earned reputation had been seriously damaged by this point considering recent losses that devastated his army‚ having both the Mexican and American
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In Freak The Mighty by Rodman Philbrick‚ Maxwell’s mind is his biggest enemy. Maxwell lacks confidence in himself‚ is dependent on others and traumatized by his past. One way Maxwell’s mind is his biggest enemy is that he lacks confidence in himself. “Getting up in the class and saying stuff is not something I do.” All of the schools he has gone through‚ he has been placed in LD classes‚ at his house he is treated as a criminal just because of his infamous father‚ and socially he is an outcast.
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Arshiya Qasba 20141036 B.A LLB section ‘A’ Case: McGuire v. Almy CASE BRIEF Facts: Mcguire‚ a nurse (P) was hired to take care of Almy (D)‚ a mentally unfit person. One day while D was locked up in the room‚ he became violent. P entered the room and saw D holding the leg of a chair in her hand as if she was going to hit someone. The P tried to grab it from D. D struck the P with it and injured her. P sued D for charges of assault and battery
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