What was important in the ruling of Hobson v. Hansen (1967)? What did this change for future creation of psychological assessments and testing. In Hobson v. Hansen‚ the United States Supreme Court is important because the ruling was not fair; this case questions the ability of grouping. . This case demonstrated the un appropriateness to utilize tests on African American in where were developed with the use of Caucasian participants. The case demonstrated culturally biased testing. Due to the
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ROBERT C. BROWNING V. ARTHUR JOHNSON Project Type: Re writing of judgement Submitted to: Prof . Surabhi Rajapal Faculty‚ Contract law Submitted by: Shubhank Singh Semester II Year I Roll no. 2015- 110 NALSAR University of Law‚ Hyderabad FACTS OF THE CASE: Browning and Johnson went into an agreement of offer whereby Browning was to offer his practice and hardware to Johnson. Both sides and their lawyers trusted the agreement made to be totally legitimate and enforceable. Prior to the agreement’s
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The officers were within their scope of duties to initially stop Dickerson in this case due to his suspicious and evasive behavior as he exited the apartment building and saw the officer. To pursue and check him for weapons because of potential criminal involvement was not outside the scope of their duties due to the criminal history
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Holmes v. South Carolina United States Supreme Court 547 U.S. 319 (2006) : Facts: Holmes was charged with first degree murder‚ first degree burglary and robbery in connection with an incident involving an 86 year old woman‚ Mary Stewart. Holmes was also charged for the rape and murder of Stewart. At the trial court‚ Holmes was convicted by the South Carolina Supreme Court. The United States Supreme Court denied certiorari. The petitioner had appealed and the court granted a new trail. During
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Dred Scott v. Sanford came to trial in 1854. Let it be known that Dred Scott was the only case that reached the Supreme Court brought on by a slave against his master (Vandervelde 5). Scott presented the courts with the same arguments and three main questions were brought before the court: 1) As a black man‚ was Scott a citizen with a right to sue in federal courts? 2) Had prolonged residence (two years in each place) in a free state and territory made Scott free? 3) Was Fort Snelling actually free
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HomeFed Bank (1991) Cal.App.3d.767). In this case‚ a beneficiary and its counsel in a non-judicial foreclosure knew of important facts concerning a property to be sold at the courthouse steps but did not disclose those facts to the bidders at the sale. The missing disclosures were significant in determining
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invitation to treat is not an offer‚ but a statement or expression made by a person to invite offers for consideration. With reference to Gibson v Manchester City Council [1979]‚ the Council was running policies of selling council houses to the occupants‚ saying that they may be prepared to sell the house and require the occupants to
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Defendant’s Argument: Mr. Chief Justice and may it please the court: The issue is this case is whether a public school district may regulate indecent speech in a public school setting. The facts of this case are that on April 26th‚ 1983‚ Matt Fraser‚ a 17 year old high school senior‚ gave a speech in front of the student body. Fraser’s speech was to introduce his candidate for vice president’s position of the student body. His speech contained references to sexual innuendo when compare the candidates
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People v. Shaughnessy 319 N.Y. S. 2d 626 District Court‚ Nassau County‚ Third District March 16‚ 1971 Procedural History: At the conclusion of the trial‚ the defendant chose to move to dismiss on the grounds that the statute is unconstitutional‚ however‚ the courts found it unnecessary to pass due to constitutionality of the Ordinance because there is another reason it should be dismissed. The legal elements required to determine criminal accountability must be examined to determine if this case
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successfully sued a member of the paparazzi for the tort of intrusion upon seclusion after he broke into her hospital room‚ Oklahoma has recognized this tort. Scuito v. National Tattler‚ Inc.‚ 246 P.2d 357‚ 358. Intrusion upon seclusion is an intentional tort that requires an unauthorized and unreasonable intrusion into another party’s privacy. McGee v. Gemcity Publishers‚ Inc.‚ 2010
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