Hurst v. Florida 577 US _ (2016) 2. The petitioner‚ Timothy Hurst‚ was convicted of first degree murder and the jury recommended the death penalty to the judge in Florida‚ who then sentenced Hurst to death. Hurst appealed to the Florida Supreme Court and was granted resentencing. The Florida Supreme Court rejected Hurst’s argument and reaffirmed his sentence. The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari. 3. Hurst had bound‚ gagged‚ and then stabbed his coworker over 60 times during
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Russell v. the Queen (1882): This case fell according to the JCPC under powers in favor of the federal government. The reasoning for this case is not convincing. The reason for this is that it does not ban alcohol for the entire country‚ but instead merely restricts and regulates it. The legislation for this case could have fallen under: section 92 (9)‚ which deals with saloons‚ taverns‚ and shops; section 92 (13) which is about property and civil rights in the province; or section 92 (16) which
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The beginning of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference can be accredited to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Black ministers had an unique position in society that allowed them more freedom. While most black citizens had to fear being fired or kicked out of their residences for speaking out about racial injustice‚ churches however were all owned and managed by blacks. Therefore‚ with a lack of control being held over them‚ black ministers made up 2/3’s of the directors on the board of the Southern
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time of making of the charter is so classed. It has no future assurance that the owner will continue to act to retain the class . The loss of the class may be due to unseaworthiness or some other breach of ship-owners obligations. Routh v. Macmillan In the case the merchant at New York chartered a ship ‘Hannah Eastee’ classed A1 ship at Lloyd’s for carrying a load of wheat to England. But due to bad management she runs off from A1 power. The cargo arrived safe but the merchants sued for the extra
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themselves when they heard the case of Illinois v. Wardlow on the date of November 2‚ 1999. A few things happened in the U.S. government in 1999. In January‚ Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial began. Clinton would later be acquitted in February. In March‚ the Supreme Court upheld the murder convictions of Timothy McVeigh for the Oklahoma City bombing. The case would become important because it expanded the ruling of a police stop and frisk. This means that the case set a new precedent. The
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Friday Shop and the owners of the apartments (Claimants) to write an opinion to establish if they are able to claim for damages from Boutique Bugs (Defendant) for the amount of $1‚100‚000 based on the elements of the rule in Rylands v Fletcher. Rylands v Fletcher (R v. F) is based on the doctrine of Strict Liability. This means that the defendant is liable for all damages caused by engaging in hazardous of dangerous activities. Blackburn J at 279 states “We think that the true rule of the law is
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non-client in order for that auditing firm to be liable for any damages done unto the third party. In the Ultramares v. Touche case‚ the judges found that a liability arose out of a duty that Touche‚ the accounting firm‚ owed to the non-client‚ Ultramares. Touche certified that their client‚ for whom they were performing the audit‚ was solvent when in fact it was not. In the case‚ it is pointed out that Touche knew their client was borrowing at large sums and required “certified balance sheets for
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Administration Law November 24‚ 2012 Korb v. Raytheon‚ 707 F. Supp. 63 (D. Mass) case involves an employee‚ Lawrence J. Korb and Raytheon Corporation the company. “Korb was terminated from his position as vice president for Washington operation of Raytheon Corporation because he publicly expressed opinions‚ which was a conflict of interest with the corporation’s economic concern” (http://www.loislaw.com.libdatab.strayer.edu/pns/index.htp). The case involves freedom of speech‚ information and challenges
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trevor v whitworth [1887] case i need to get this case ‚ what is the case is in about the face and the courts decision Chung Khiaw Bank Ltd. v. Hotel Rasa Sayang Sdn. Bhd. & Anor[1990] 1 MLJ 356. The appellants extended loans to the respondents and the loan was secured by documents and guarantees. The documents evidencing the loans showed that the hotel whose shares were being purchased by a company had given financial assistance to that company. This act contravened Section 67 of the Companies
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I. Case Name: Harte-Hanks Communications Inc. v. Connaughton (1989). This civil law case refined the actual malice standard. II. Summary of Facts: In November 1983‚ Connaughton ran for the position of Municipal Judge of Hamilton‚ Ohio‚ and lost to James Dolan. Dolan resigned from the position a month later and was arrested for perjury charges. While an investigation took place‚ the Journal News ran an article quoting Alice Thompson‚ a witness‚ saying Connaughton had used his “dirty tricks” and offered
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