|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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May 5‚ 2011 Majority Opinion Case: Morse V Frederick After reviewing the case of Morse v Frederick‚ on a vote of 4-0‚ the court concluded that the school officials did not violate the First Amendment by confiscating the pro-drug banner and suspending the student responsible for it. On January 24‚ 2002‚ Principal Deborah Morse of Juneau-Douglass High School created a school-sanctioned event. This event allowed students to participate in the Olympic Torch Relay. The torch was on its way to Salt
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Expert: dkennedy replied 2 years ago. INTEROFFICE MEMO TO: XXXXX Attorney FROM: Paralegal DATE: June 24‚ 2012 RE: Sherman Case The potential clients are Rob Sherman and his wife‚ Bunny Sherman. They have a 15 year old son‚ Rob‚ Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman’s goal is to file suit against the Church of the Divine Light‚ which is in practice similar to the Church of Scientology‚ but is in actuality independent of any organized church. The couple alleges that they have suffered damages by the Church of
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9th Amendment Certain rights‚ shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people Court Case Significance Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) Griswold was the Executive Director of the Planned Parenthood League of Connecticut. She and her colleague were convicted for giving a married couple tips on how to prevent contraception. In a 7-2 decision it was decided that the constitution from the the bill of rights 1‚3‚4‚ and 9th amendments together create a right for marital privacy
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PRO (yes) CON (no) The American Civil Liberties Union stated in its 1996 amicus brief in Vacco v. Quill that: "The right of a competent‚ terminally ill person to avoid excruciating pain and embrace a timely and dignified death bears the sanction of history and is implicit in the concept of ordered liberty. The exercise of this right is as central to personal autonomy and bodily integrity as rights safeguarded by this Court’s decisions relating to marriage‚ family relationships‚ procreation‚ contraception
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Stroop Copyright Law 23 January 2017 HARPER & ROW v. NATION ENTERPRISES‚ (1985) Title and Citation: United States Supreme Court HARPER & ROW v. NATION ENTERPRISES‚ (1985) No. 83-1632 Argued: November 6‚ 1984 Decided: May 20‚ 1985 Facts of the Case: Harper and Row Publishers‚ Inc. (Harper) (Plaintiff) obtained the rights to publish President Ford’s memoirs‚ A Time to Heal‚ in a Time Magazine article. However‚ the Nation Magazine produced an unpublished article in their magazine‚ with approximately
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when they believe material is unsuitable for younger students‚ or for reasons it could possibly disrupt the educational curriculum. If students are allowed "freedom of speech" other students could be slandered indirectly such as what occured in this case or fights may ensue due to disagreements. Yes‚ we as Americans have rights to speak our minds freely‚ but most students are minors and are under the supervision of the school. The school has the right to control what is allowed within its walls and
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One defining case in this history of torture laws is that of Hamdi V. Rumsfeld (2002) and Hamdan V. Rumsfeld (2006). Both of these cases involved former detained individuals at Guantanamo Bay‚ one of the aforementioned secret prisons. In Hamdi V. Rumsfeld‚ the legality of indefinite detention and suspension of Habeas Corpus for “enemy combatants” was questioned. The only decision that SCOTUS was able to rest on was the Executive Branch does not have the power to hold a U.S. citizen indefinitely without
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NAME: Bowers v. Hardwick 478 U.S. 186 (1986) FACTS OF THE CASE: George Hardwick was seen by a Georgia police officer committing consensual homosexual sodomy. The officer was coming to arrest him because he did not pay off his violation ticket. Hardwick was then charged for criminalized sodomy due to a Georgia statute. The federal district court dismissed the case because Hardwick failed to make a valid claim against the constitutionality. When appealed‚ the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded
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