CASE BRIEF Title of Case: Stoneridge Investment Partners‚ LLC‚ Petitioner v. Scientific-Atlanta‚ Inc.‚ et al. 128 S. Ct. 761 (2008) Facts: The plaintiff‚ Stoneridge Investment Partners‚ LLC‚ presented a securities fraud class action against the defendant‚ Charter Communications’ vendors‚ Scientific-Atlanta. Charter communications is a publicly traded cable company that services millions of customers throughout America. Charter contracts with vendors for equipment that is used for their company
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An example of this is: Solomon Asch’s study on conformity. Asch showed a group of people a line on a card (the target line) and then asked them aloud to identify which line (A‚ B‚ or C) matched the original. The answer was always obvious and the true participant always answered last or second last after the confederates had given their answer. The confederates were instructed to give the wrong answer 12 out of 18 trials (known as the critical trials). This meant that the participant had to choose
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Johnson Luu 12/25/13 Legal Brief Case Case Name: Canadian Odeon Theatres Ltd. v. Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission and Huck Facts: Michael Huck who is on a wheelchair was denied from Odeon theatre that he cannot sit where he wants to sit due to the fact that he is on a wheelchair. He was discriminated by the movie theatres because the only place he can watch the movie is in the first row sits and he was also too close to the screen which interfered with his view and his enjoyment
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light. It would be an example for the whole world and John Winthrop spoke of a ’City Upon A Hill’ which was the Puritan vision for America and it continues to this day. The "City upon a hill" was an American Dream that was positively tapping into the energy of that inspiring vision of a perfect society. The city that they saw was a perfect reflection and an image of the Holy City of God. The “City upon a Hill” section of the sermon was written in 1630 by the Puritan leader John Winthrop while the first
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Police Discretion Police Discretion Discretion is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “the ability to make responsible decisions‚ individual choice or judgment‚ power of free decision or latitude of choice within certain legal bounds.” In law enforcement discretion is left up to each individual officer on the field everyday. Police officers are given the authority to make reasonable and responsible decisions out in the field. Discretion is used in many situations‚ such as when
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Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 10th floor‚ Francisco Good Condominium II Bldg. Esda cor. Mapagmahal St.‚ Diliman‚ Quezon City MESSAGE It is an honor for me to congratulate the Philippine National Police for it’s newly published “Compendium of Six Operational Master Plans”‚ that shall serve as a guiding tool of the organization to achieve its vision‚ mission and goals. This compendium will surely help all PNP uniformed personnel to fully understand
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Police Discretion David Gonzalez University of Phoenix Introduction to Policing CJA/370 Professor John W. Feltgen June 23‚ 2005 Abstract In this paper I will discuss police discretion and the use of these discretionary powers in the law enforcement workplace. I will explore the mythical aspects of police discretionary powers and the source of this myth. I will further discuss the control of discretionary authority. I will name instances of law enforcement officials using their discretionary powers
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in recent history where native protests have become violent and it can be argued that police made mistakes in an effort to maintain peace. These incidents include the Oka Crisis‚ the Dudley George shooting and the Caledonia land claim dispute. The Oka Crisis took place during the summer of 1990. It was a land claim dispute between the Mohawk nation and the town of Oka Quebec. The protest resulted in one police officer dead and many others injured. The second incident occurred in September of 1995
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research and find out what a teachers job was about‚ but then I looked it up and realize that I was just joking to myself. Going on into middle and high school I was still confused on what I wanted to be‚ until I went down to a police academy and seen what was being done. These police officers were very serious about their job and their motives were to keep the crime out and put the good in people that were willing to change or comprehend on things. They weren’t here to just be here and look cute with a
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their escape route. Nineteen of the twenty firefighters were killed June 30‚ 2013. Yarnell Hill Wildfire June 28‚ 2013 in Yarnell‚ Arizona a wildfire was ignited by lightning. With the Prescott Fire Department ’s elite of “Hotshots” were called to fight the fire‚ as they have done many times before. But as the group of Hotshots stood their ground attempting to protect the city of Yarnell Hill‚ AZ from the roaring fire‚ the huge gusts of wind blew the fire past the group of firemen closing
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