Obergefell V. Hodges is a Supreme court case that sanctioned same-sex marriage in each of the 50 states. The case occurred when a man named James Obergefell sued his home state Ohio to tell the general population of Ohio how the forbidding of gay marriage wasn’t right and an infringement of his rights as a citizen. Certain rights are counted in the Constitution. Different rights are not identified in the Constitution but rather are seemingly suggested inside its dialect. Most rights ascending by
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In the case of Snyder V. Phelps‚ in which the Westboro Baptist Church has been for many years picketing military funerals‚ rights protect the church’s freedom of speech‚ and the freedom of assembly. Although the Supreme Court is basing the decision off of the first amendment right of freedom of speech‚ not only can this case be based on freedom of speech but also the citizens right of assembly. The church believes that American soldier’s deaths should be blamed on the fact that the United States
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STATE v. PRANKCUS Facts: Judd approached the defendant in an attempt to calm him. The defendant then punched Judd in the face. A brief fight ensured between Judd and the defendant during which a shelf with ceramic mugs fell on the floor and shattered. Doucette‚ Anderson and Potkaj attempted to break up the fight. Anderson and Potkaj grabbed Judd by his arms to restrain him while Doucette came up behind the defendant and wrapped his arms around him to stop the fight. The defendant broke free from
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Donoghue v Stevenson (1932) AC 562 Facts: Mrs. Donoghue found a decomposing snail in the ginger beer and claimed to have suffered gastroenteritis and severe shock upon the sight of the snail. She sought to recover damages from Stevenson‚ claiming that the presence of snail was due to his negligence. Could Mrs. Donoghue bring an action in negligence against Stevenson? Stevenson argued that as they were not in a contractual relationship‚ hence there was no special relationship and therefore he
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CASE NAME: Miranda v. Arizona‚ 384 U.S. 436 (1966) FACTS: The cases of Mr. Miranda‚ Mr. Vignera‚ Mr. Stewart and Mr. Westover had similar cases‚ regarding the admissibility of their confessions. These cases were then addressed together by the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Miranda was identified by a witness and arrested‚ but was not notified of his rights‚ although he singed a written confession after several hours of interrogation that stated that he was aware of the rights he was not
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Title: Mapp v. Ohio Legal Citation: 367 U.S. 643‚ 81 S.Ct. 1680‚ 6 L.ED.2d. 1081 (1961( Procedural History: Mapp petition for a writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court for the appreal from the Supreme Court of Ohio. Statement of key Issues: 1) was the search of Mapps home a violation of the fourth amendment? 2) Was the evidence used against Mapps in court illegal? Facts: On May 23‚ 1957‚ three Cleveland police officers arrived at Mapps Home to ask them questions pertaining to someone
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for trespass to her bedroom and communal areas: Cowell v Rosehill Racecourse (1937) 56 CLR 605 ENTERING BEDROOM‚ PLACING PLANTS ON FLOOR Presumably‚ Donald intended (Nickells v Melbourne Corporation (1938) 59 CLR 219) the direct interferences (Southport Corp v Esso Petroleum Co Ltd [1954] 2 QB 182 (‘Southport’)) of entering Alexis’s bedroom and placing plants on the floor. Donald interfered by entering Alexis’s room without authority (Plenty v Dillon (1991) 171 CLR 635 (‘Plenty’)) as Alexis revoked
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that the people know details about the professional and sometimes even personal lives of elected and selected officials. When the conviction in the Supreme Court’s Gideon v. Wainwright was reversed‚ news spread across the country and those who were convicted without given the right to legal counsel could petition to have their cases retried as well. The draw back to the information age is the accuracy and usefulness of the information that
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which are marriage‚ death‚ and birth if reported to legal office‚ observations made while on public duty like how many times an officer has had disciplinary actions against him or her while on duty. Cases filed in courts prior
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1. Case Name‚ Citation‚ and Court. Lee V. Weisman 120 L.EDd. 2d 467 (1992) United States Supreme Court 2. Summary
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