Briefing a Case Case Name: Traine Smith‚ Appellant v. Friends Hospital‚ Dewight Magwood‚ Benjamin Messina‚ Ronald Potter‚ Robert Anthony and Dewayne Thomas‚ Appellees • Who is the plaintiff? The defendant? The plaintiff is Traine Smith. The plaintiffs are Friends Hospital‚ Dewight Magwood‚ Benjamin Messina‚ Ronald Potter‚ Robert Anthony‚ and Dewayne Thomas • What is the issue? The plaintiff sued the defendants‚ claiming that she was sexually assaulted and beaten by hospital employees while
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Chapter 28 – The Age of Anxiety 1) Uncertainty in modern thought a) The effects of World War I on modern thought i) Western society began to question values and beliefs that had guided it since the Enlightenment. ii) Many people rejected the longaccepted beliefs in progress and the power of the rational mind to understand a logical universe and an orderly society. (1) Valéry wrote about the crisis of the cruelly injured mind; to him the war ("storm")
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The case of Fare v. Michael concentrates on what the Miranda case law did for an adults 5th Amendment rights‚ but now deals with a juvenile and an added element (Elrod & Ryder‚ 2014). The defendant in this case was 16 years old and had been charged with murder (Elrod & Ryder‚ 2014). The juvenile defendant did not ask for an attorney‚ but did ask for his probation officer as he was currently on probation (Elrod & Ryder‚ 2014). The police denied his request to have his probation officer contacted
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later found guilty. The petitioner claimed that "stop and frisk" constituted an unreasonable search and seizure. In 1968‚ the Supreme Court established the standard for allowing police officers to perform a stop and frisk of a suspect in Terry v. Ohio case. Furthermore‚ a stop and frisk is detaining a person by law enforcement officer for the purpose of an investigation‚ accompanied by
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Title: Mapp v. Ohio Legal Citation: 367 U.S. 643‚ 81 S.Ct. 1680‚ 6 L.ED.2d. 1081 (1961( Procedural History: Mapp petition for a writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court for the appreal from the Supreme Court of Ohio. Statement of key Issues: 1) was the search of Mapps home a violation of the fourth amendment? 2) Was the evidence used against Mapps in court illegal? Facts: On May 23‚ 1957‚ three Cleveland police officers arrived at Mapps Home to ask them questions pertaining to someone
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Clements v Clements case. This case is of great significance which revolves around a severe motorcycle accident that took place from 2009 to 2012‚ which resulted in the plaintiff‚ Mrs Clements suffering severe traumatic injuries. The verdict still remains undecided in the Supreme Court of Canada based on the improper use of the But For Test and The Material Contributions Test. The abundance of information presented in the three court systems depict why is why it is such a difficult case to solve
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Bush v Schiavo 885 So. 2d 321 (2004) a. Plaintiff: Jeb Bush‚ Governor of Florida b. Defendant: Michael Schiavo‚ Spouse of Theresa Schiavo II. Court Decision By: Supreme Court of Florida III. Procedural History: Mr. Schiavo requested the guardianship court to permit him to end the life-prolonging procedures that were supporting his wife‚ who was in a persistent vegetative state. Theresa Schiavo’s parents‚ Robert and Mary Schindler‚ opposed the motion and brought the case in to trial. After the
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economy‚ women generally receive lower salaries. Most work in the informal sector. Call centres are a generally positive example of recent employment opportunities for educated women. SUMMARY In this briefing: Context The gang rape case and repercussions Violence against women in India Women ’s rights and position in India Role of women in the Indian economy Main references Context India is a comparatively unsafe country for women. The Rule of Law Index 2012-2013 ranks India second
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Mapp v. Ohio‚ noteworthy court case of 1961. The US Supreme Court decided that when the state officers attained evidence through illegal searches and seizures might not be admissible into criminal trials. The case was about a Cleveland lady‚ Dolly Mapp‚ who was held for having obscene materials. Law enforcement had learned the materials in Dolly Mapp house during their illegal search. When the state convicted‚ Dolly Mapp appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Her argument was that her constitutional
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In the present case‚ the question is whether Joe Smith parent can file a lawsuit because he was discriminated against due to his race‚ sex‚ national origin‚ religion‚ and/or financial means. Like in the Yick Wo case‚ Smith is discriminated due to his national origin. Even though‚ his origin is white and the admissions policy might appear neutral to some‚ but it is applied unequally to whites. In DeFunis v Odegaard‚ this case was ruled moot because Defunis was in his last year of law school‚ so the
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