The case of Kansas v. Hendricks involves the respondent Hendricks filing suit against the State of Kansas in regards to the Sexually Violent Predator Act. Hendricks believed his incarceration through this Act would be considered double jeopardy and he was being convicted of the same crime twice. Hendricks had been found guilty of sexually molesting children. He was incarcerated and was nearing the end of his sentence when he filed the suit against the state of Kansas. The Sexually Violent Predator
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SeaWorld of Florida v. Perez was a case that shows how important is for a companies to have rules and regulations regardless Safety. The company must follow OSHA regulations to have a safety work place for the employees. In this case the court was trying to determine if SeaWorld of Florida violated the OSHA General Duty Clause and if the company have a process to reduce the danger that employees have when working with killer wheals. In 2010 Ms. Dawn Brancheau a SeaWorld trainer was performing with
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US v. Nixon (1974) 1. The Constitutional Question(s) : a) Does the separation of powers established by the Constitution grant the President the absolute power to keep information from other branches of the government? b) Given that the power is not absolute‚ should President Nixon be capable of claiming executive privilege under the aforementioned circumstances? c) Does the separation of powers permit that the settlement of this dispute must stay contained in the executive branch or should
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Robert E. Lee Introduction Few episodes in history are more painful to Americans than the Civil War‚ fought between the North and the South. This biography‚ Great American Generals - Robert E. Lee‚ by Ian Hogg‚ takes the reader through the life of one of the greatest heroes of that war‚ Robert E. Lee. It is a thorough‚ in depth record of the life of Lee and begins with a detailed account of his family history and his birth‚ through his college years‚ military experience and his work in later
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What was the media strategy used for the Buddy Lee campaign? - The Buddy Lee campaign firstly made a six-minute hilarious parody of a documentary explaining the background of Buddy Lee and run it on Comedy Central at 2a.m. Then advertisements on newspapers and other assorted vehicles were used to boost the awareness of their target market. Internet tactics were used afterwards to have advertisement guide target markets to play online Buddy Lee video games. The video games were used to allow target
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In Edgar Allen Poe’s Annabel Lee‚ the narrator seems to be left in a dreary‚ somnolent state longing for the love of his life who has passed away‚ the beautiful Annabel Lee. As the narrator grieves‚ it becomes obvious that he has not yet dealt with all of the anger he has pent up against society. He is so quick to lash out at them because he believes that they have stolen away his young bride and that they have forbidden their love. In line 7‚ the narrator feels that he has to explain himself for
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Citation Eisner v. Macomber‚3 AFTR 3020‚ 252 US 189‚1 USTC ¶32 (US‚ 1920) Issue (1) Under the 16th Amendment‚ does Congress have the power to tax stock dividends received by the Macomber? (2) Are stock dividends considered income? Facts Mrs. Macomber owned 2‚200 shares of Standard Oil Company. In January 1916‚ Standard Oil Company declared a 50% stock dividend. Mrs. Macomber received an additional 1‚100 shares of stock with a $19‚877 par value. The shares represented a surplus for Standard
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7-Felthouse v Bindley (1862) 11 CBNS 869 (CCP) Summary: • “For a contract to come into existence‚ the offeree had to communicate his acceptance of the relevant offer to the offeror.” • This means that for a contract to come into play it has to be a bilateral agreement. One party cannot decide to enter someone else in a contract. Also‚ the case implies that changes in a contract nullify prior acceptances- if the contract changes‚ you need to agree the terms again. The Case: • F[elthouse]
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Mapp v. Ohio‚ 367 U.S. 1081‚ 81 S. Ct. 1684‚ 6 L. Ed. 2d 1081 (1961) Facts: On May 23rd‚ 1957‚ three Cleveland police officers arrived at the home of Mrs. Mapp with information that ‘a person was hiding out in the home‚ who was wanted for questioning in connection with a recent bombing‚ and that there was a large amount of policy paraphernalia being hidden in the home’. Mrs. Mapp and her daughter lived on the top floor of the two-family dwelling. Upon their arrival at that house‚ the officers
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The Murder case of Hae Min Lee is a flawed one‚ it lacks not only physical evidence‚ but a good reasoning on why they thought Adnan Syed killed his ex-girlfriend. This case gained only local interest until in 2014 Sarah Koenig who created a podcast called‚ “Serial” ‚ where she did years of research to try‚ and find the truth but she came to a lot of dead ends. The information only led to more questions about the case. I believe Adnan Syed is innocent‚ and there was never a good of enough reason for
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