Marbury v. Madison (1803) FACTS: In 1801 President John Adams in his last few weeks of Presidency appointed John Marshall as third chief justice of the United States to replace Oliver Ellsworth whom had resigned. The Senate confirmed Marshall but he also continued as secretary of state. Because of the Organic Act passed by the Federalist Congress‚ Adams had to appoint 42 justices of the peace for the District of Columbia. Within the election confusion Marshall who was the outgoing secretary
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U.S. v. Fior D ’Italia‚ Inc. 536 U.S. 238‚ 122 S.Ct. 2117 U.S.‚2002. June 17‚ 2002 (Approx. 17 pages) |[pic] | 536 U.S. 238‚ 122 S.Ct. 2117‚ 153 L.Ed.2d 280‚ 89 A.F.T.R.2d 2002-2883‚ 70 USLW 4539‚ 70 USLW 4565‚ 2002-2 USTC P 50‚459‚ 2002-2 C.B. 875‚ Unempl.Ins.Rep. (CCH) P 16736B‚ 02 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5315‚ 2002 Daily Journal D.A.R. 6699‚ 15 Fla. L. Weekly
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Marbury v. Madison 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803)FactsMarbury was commissioned to serve as a judge by former president John Adam. The former Secretary of State and the present Chief Justice John Marshall failed to deliver the commission before President Thomas Jefferson started his term. The current Secretary of State‚ James Madison‚ under Jeffersons orders‚ did not deliver the commission. Marbury applied for a writ of mandamus to force Madison to deliver said commission. HoldingMarburys application
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Morgan v. State of New York Facts: The claimant‚ Morgan‚ sustained severe physical injuries caused by an accident which occurred as he was driving a two person bobsled during a national championship race. Morgan was an experienced rider who had been bobsledding for over 20 years and had competed in the US Olympics. He also testified that he was familiar with this particular course and had raced on it many times prior to this race. The area where the accident occurred was recently reconstructed
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KELO VS. CITY OF NEW LONDON: SUMMARY The case was the taking clause in the fifth amendment which enshrines your right to private property without undue government interference traditionally takings on the public use is included highways ‚ schools and other owned government private projects but in 2005 supreme court turned that notion in to its ear . It was seen for the decades that the city of New London‚ Connecticut was suffering a great deal because of the economic deadline and by the 1998 the
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Peter Fazio talked to Cypress/GR Houston I‚ LP about buying retail property‚ with the main tenant being a Garden Ridge store. Fazio and his agents conducted a background investigation‚ while doing so he found information that concerned that Garden Ridge was in poor financial health but after being certainty by Cypress that Garden Ridge had a positive outlook. Fazio went ahead and sent a letter to Cypress and sent a letter to Cypress that he is willing got buy the property for $7.67 million “based
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Ochampaugh v. Seattle 588 P. 2d 1351 (Wash. 1979) Facts Ordinary pond owned by the city Popular with area residents for fishing and swimming The two boys were familiar with the pond and had gone there before. Neither boy could swim. There were no warning signs around the pond. The pond‚ while man-made‚ was in existence before the city purchased the land. Issue Was the pond a “trap” or extraordinarily dangerous enough to render it an “attractive nuisance” to children and thus create
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Boxing has been a very prevalent sport in the United States. Starting from organized bar fights in the 1800s‚ boxing has always been a way for individuals to compete. Over time‚ the development of a common structure became popular. With this common structure came specialization of weight class and boxing styles. With the addition of weight class‚ individuals would fight against others of the same weight creating structure in the sport. Additionally‚ boxing styles and techniques
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Joshua Upthegrove Case Brief: Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow FACTS: The Respondent Michael Newdow’s daughter attended school at the Elk Grove Unified School District in California. Elk Grove teachers began each school day with a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance‚ including the words “under God” added by a 1954 Congressional Act. Newdow sued in federal district court in California‚ arguing that this violates the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment.
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Case Analysis of Olive Garden Restaurants Division Brief Overview On Tuesday evening around 8:15 pm‚ Mr. Martin A. Wallace accompanied by his father and two daughters‚ entered an Olive Garden Restaurant expecting to be greeted with a friendly smile and great customer service. This was not the case. Instead‚ Mr. Wallace was not greeted by any host/hostess‚ but instead an empty station. After waiting about ten minutes‚ he went to the bar to find someone to seat him and his family. Only then did a
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