Cravens 09/10/2013 CRJ 251 METZGER BRIEF STATE V. METZGER 319 N.W.2d 459 (Neb. 1982) FACTS: Defendant was seen naked with his arms at his sides from the thighs on up at his apartment window by another resident. Resident notified police on the act. The officers testified that they observed Metzger standing within a foot the window eating a bowl of cereal and that they also‚ seen that his body was nude from the mid-thigh on up. The defendant’s case was dismissed. LEGAL ISSUE: Was the defendant
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The first amendment in the Bill of Rights states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” In the case Irene Ryan v. United States‚ understanding the first amendment‚ specifically what has been considered protected speech by the supreme court under this amendment‚ is
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incorrectly in the United States v. Bass: The rulings of the Supreme Court against the case of United States v. Bass were incorrect because of various reasons; the courts in the United States had charged many blacks with offenses which were death-eligible‚ which blacks were twice more than the whites. It is more often engaged in a plea bargains with the whites than the blacks. This is a clear indication of the discrimination against black people‚ thus the rulings of the case of John Bass were influenced
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U.S. v. Fior D ’Italia‚ Inc. 536 U.S. 238‚ 122 S.Ct. 2117 U.S.‚2002. June 17‚ 2002 (Approx. 17 pages) |[pic] | 536 U.S. 238‚ 122 S.Ct. 2117‚ 153 L.Ed.2d 280‚ 89 A.F.T.R.2d 2002-2883‚ 70 USLW 4539‚ 70 USLW 4565‚ 2002-2 USTC P 50‚459‚ 2002-2 C.B. 875‚ Unempl.Ins.Rep. (CCH) P 16736B‚ 02 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5315‚ 2002 Daily Journal D.A.R. 6699‚ 15 Fla. L. Weekly
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Jerrica Langlais June 22‚ 2013 Human Resource Law Burlington Industries Inc v Ellerth Introduction In the last two years there has been 11‚364 sexual harassment claims filed according to the EEOC‚ it has been decreasing in the last 4 years but it was at a all time high in 1997. While working for Burlington Industries for 15 months‚ Kimberly B. Ellerth quit because she allegedly suffered sexual harassment by her supervisor Ted Slowik. Kimberly refused all of Slowik’s advances and did
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Wal-Mart‚ Inc v. Dukes Issues: Does the discretion exercised by Wal-Marts‚ local supervisors over pay and promotion matters violate title VII by discriminating against women? Should the case be classified as a class action suit? Rule: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination of employees on the basis of race‚ color‚ religion‚ sex or national origin (see 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2[31]). Title VII also prohibits discrimination against an individual because of his or
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Tennimon V. Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. Brief and explanation: In 1984‚ appellant Elaine Tennimon‚ as personal representative of decedent’s estate filed suit for wrongful death against appellee helicopter manufacturer. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of appellee helicopter manufacturer on the ground that appellant’s wrongful death suit was barred by the statute of limitations. Appellant‚ Elaine Tennimon appeals the district courts grant of summary judgment in favor of Bell
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Frasier Leg 420 Assignment 2: Terry V. Ohio 392 U.S. 1‚ 88 S. Ct. 1868‚ 20 L. ED. 2d 889‚ 1968 U.S. March 1‚ 2015 I will be summarizing the aspects of Terry v Ohio case‚ discussing whether or not the men’s right to privacy was violated as well as the officer’s action described and the courts holding that provides the totality of the circumstances. John W. Terry (the “Petitioner”)‚ was stopped and searched after seemingly casing a store for robbery. Terry was approached by the officer
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The case about misappropriation of a trade secret that I researched is Best Buy Co. v. TechForward Inc. What happened was that Los Angeles-based TechForward sued Best Buy for misappropriating an original TechForward trade secret for the Best Buy “Guaranteed Buyback Program” (Star Tribune). The issue with the lawsuit involves what TechForward’s business does for its consumers. What they do (a much smaller business than Best Buy Co.) is calculate the buyback value of various consumer products such
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States’ Rights v. Nationalism The debate over states’ rights versus nationalism relates to the current political actors‚ issues‚ and conflicts; as can be seen through examination of William Jefferson Clinton‚ the issue of federal funding for public schools‚ and the conflict between the states and the Constitution over the "Full faith and credit" clause and whether it pertains to same-sex marriages. William Jefferson Clinton was recently in Norfolk‚ Virginia to promote what he believes will occur
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