Case: Deters v. Equifax Credit Information Services‚ Inc. (2000) The United States District Court for the District of Kansas Westlaw Facts: Ms. Deters‚ the plaintiff‚ sued Equifax‚ the defendant‚ in the United States District Court for the district of Kansas after being sexually harassed on several different occasions by three different co-workers and also the original male supervisor. Violating Title VII‚ prohibiting discrimination of employees based on race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex and national
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Brown vs. Board of Education Brown vs. Board of Education‚ in 1954‚ was a major case that dealt with the racial segregation of children in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Although the decision did not succeed in fully integrating public education in the United States‚ it put the Constitution on the side of racial equality and sent the civil rights movement into a full revolution. This case was presented to the court by Oliver Brown was against the
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People v. Downey Issue To conduct a probation search of a home‚ must officers have probable cause to believe that the probationer lives there? Or will reasonable suspicion suffice? Facts Riverside police detective Kevin Townsend decided to conduct a probation search on George Roussell’s home. The detective was having a very time trying to figure out where the Roussell lived. The probation agency said that Roussell lived in Moreno Valley‚ but the court system said that he lived in Corona. Roussells
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CITATION: Heath v. Alabama‚ 472 U.S. 82 (1985). PARTIES: Petitioner = Larry Gene Heath Respondent = Alabama FAC TS: The petitioner‚ a resident of Russel County‚ Alabama hired Charles Owens and Gregory Lumpkin to kill his wife‚ Rebecca McGuire Heath‚ for $2‚000. Mr. Heath left his residence in Alabama to meet Mr. Owens and Mr. Lumpkin in Georgia‚ just across the Alabama state line. Mr. Heath led the two men back to his residence in Alabama‚ gave them the keys to his car and
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Summary of the Case The case Ferguson v FCT (1979) 9 ATR 873 is an appeal case. Ferguson (tax payer) was a member of the Royal Australian Navy and before he was about to retire‚ he had formed is retirement plans of establishing a business of primary production. In order to start his business he entered into an arrangement with Cattle Leasing Ltd who specialized in the leasing of cattle‚ made available to Ferguson five Charolais half-cross cows for a period of four years. He also entered in
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Facts of the Case CoAx and CableCo have entered into a binding written agreement for CableCo to buy 1‚000 feet of coaxial cable for $3 per foot. However‚ CableCo is building a new warehouse‚ so they currently don’t have anywhere to store the cable. They have asked CoAx to store the cable in their warehouse until CableCo’s warehouse is completed in three months. CoAx agrees to do so. They store the cable in spools holding 10‚000 feet of cable‚ which are considered finished goods ready to be shipped
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Supreme Court considered the Lemon v. Kurtzman case simultaneously with two additional Rhode Island cases. After the Court reviewed the two state acts‚ Lemon argued that the Nonpublic Elementary and Secondary Education Act violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment‚ claiming that such funding required an intimate
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Marbury vs. Madison What was the case: Marbury was a soon-to-be appointed justice of the peace when Adam’s presidency came to an end‚ resulting in his successor‚ Thomas Jefferson denying credibility of the appointments because they were not completed during the time of Adam’s presidency. Jefferson’s Secretary of State‚ James Madison‚ was asked to allow the commissions. Decision: The Supreme Court denied Marbury’s writ of mandamus and he was denied the commissions. Reasoning: Congress cannot expand
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|For Project 6‚ complete Research Case 31 on page 458‚ Chapter 13. | | | | | |
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In the case of the People v. Lewie‚ Michael Flint pleaded guilty to two counts of depraved indifference murder for the horrific murder of 8 year old Colbi Bullock. The defendant’s girlfriend Alicia Lewie‚ and mother to Colbi was charged with both involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment due to Ms. Lewie failing to get the child the medical treatment he so desperately needed. In my opinion‚ Alicia Lewie could undoubtedly be charged with both child endangerment and involuntary manslaughter
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