The Texas v. Johnson (1989) supreme court case is very important. It was a landmark supreme court case‚ and decided for all future court cases how the first amendment would be interpreted. They had to look at and determine the extent of the phrase‚ "freedom of speech". Johnson’s action of burning an American flag was to be reviewed and they would have to decide whether his action counted as "freedom of speech‚" and if it was protected by the first amendment. It turned out to be that his action was
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Name of the Case: Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales Citation: 545 U.S. 748 Date Decided: 2005 Facts: In June of 1999 Jessica Gonzalez had her husband served with a protective order during divorce proceedings. The protective order stated the husband must stay 100 feet from the estranged wife and 3 young female children. It allowed for preannounced visitations and predetermined weekend custody. On several occasions the husband picked the children up without notice returning them late in the evening.
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Marbury v. Madison 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803) Facts A judicial appointment and writ of mandamus case. After the election of 1800 resulted in the House electing anti-federalist Thomas Jefferson president‚ the Federalists passed the Judiciary Act of 1801‚ which created new circuit courts and district courts‚ in addition to those that existed from the Judiciary Act of 1789‚ and the Organic Act of 1801‚ which permitted President Adams to appoint forty-two justices of the peace for the District of
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Citation: Leverington v. City of Colorado Springs‚ 643.f.3d 719 Vote: 3-0 Author of Opinion: Justice Harris Hartz Facts of the Case: The Appellant Miriam Leverington‚ a nurse at Memorial Hospital (Appellee 1) in Colorado Springs‚ was pulled over in December of 2008 by Officer Duaine Peters (Appellee 2). During the course of the stop Leverington told the police officer that she hoped he was never her patient. Officer Peters replied‚ "I hope not too‚ because maybe I’ll call your supervisor
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The case Gideon V Wainwright all started when Clarence Earl Gideon was arrested for possibly stealing pocket change‚ bottles of coke‚ beer‚ and wine. When Gideon went to trial Gideon believed that an attorney should be appointed to him under the 6th amendment the right to counsel ;however‚ the state of Florida decided that was for federal cases only. After Gideon lost his trial against the state of Florida Gideon found a way to take it further and appealed to the Supreme Court. Once Gideon appealed
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Case Study: Baker v Osborne Development Corp. LS311-01: Business Law May 26‚ 2014 Case Study: Baker v Osborne Development Corp. Thomas Baker and others who purchased new homes from Osborne Development Corp. sued for multiple defects in the houses they purchased. When Osborne sold the homes‚ it paid for them to be in a new home warranty program administered by Home Buyers Warranty (HBW). When the company enrolled a home with HBW‚ Osborne paid a fee and filled out forms
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Peacock Hotel‚ Inc. v. Shipman (appeal) This appeal was presented to the Florida court by Cordelia Shipman and her husband A. K. Shipman from Miami against the Peacock hotel represented by Coral Peacock and her daughter Cecil A. Peacock from Miami as well. The appeal was from a final decree of foreclosure of the purchase-money mortgage. The Shipmans made a contract with Ms. Peacock‚ an inexperienced in business widow‚ and her daughter‚ a minor‚ for the sale of the Hotel with the premises of the
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u n ci l - Wi ki p e d i a ‚ th e fre e e n cycl o p e d i a Gb Gibson v Manchester City Council From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Gi bson v Manchest er Ci t y Counci l [1979] UKHL 6 (http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/1979/6.html) is an English contract law case in which the House of Lords strongly reasserted that agreement only exists when there is a clear offer mirrored by a clear acceptance. Contents 1 Facts 2 Judgment 2.1 Court of Appeal 2.2 House of Lords 3 See also
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Citation Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.‚ 550 U.S. 618 (2007) Facts 1. Lilly Ledbetter worked as a supervisor for Goodyear Tire & Rubber company in Gadsden‚ AL for 19 years. Being an employee at this plant required her pay and raises to be determined by performance reviews. She was being paid significantly less than her male coworkers. 2. In March of 1998‚ Ledbetter submitted a questionnaire to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging sex discrimination against her
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Bouvia v. Superior Court case. Should patients be allowed to make the decision of ending their own lives‚ and/or to refuse life saving treatment– if mentally competent? Today I will cover‚ summarize‚ and decide my position on the Bouvia v. Superior Court case. The plaintiff‚ Elizabeth Bouvia‚ was incapable of taking care of herself‚ had deteriorating health issues‚ and eventually was given medical treatment determined to be life saving against her own free will. Which ignores her right to refuse
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