A Pelican Bay State Prison inmate‚ Jesse Perez‚ was recently awarded $25‚000 in damages in reference to a case filed against correctional officers that were accused of acting in violation of the prisoner’s First Amendment rights. Perez was identified by officers at another prison as a member of the Mexican Mafia. After he was identified in 2005‚ Perez was transferred to Pelican Bay’s Security Housing Unit. The lawsuit was filed against the officers who claimed they identified him as a member of the
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Right to refuse treatment 2 In SELL v. UNITED STATES‚ the question was whether the constitution allows forcibly medicating a mentally ill defendant so that he/she can be competent for trial for serious crimes that are non-violent. The constitution does allow this but under certain circumstances. Sell was found to be mentally incompetent to stand trial after examination by a magistrate the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners. Sell decided to challenge the decision made by the
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What’s Your Worth? Danyell Daniel University of Phoenix What’s Your Worth? Self-esteem is how a person feels about themselves. A person with high self – esteem shows confidence in how they present themselves to the public. They are more likely to succeed and have self-determination in pressing forward in any challenges they are faced with. People with low self-esteem tend to be invisible to the public and always have a negative outlook on life situations. They are more likely to be in abusing
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prison this is where you will serve most of your sentence.. | |What issues affect state versus federal |When released you usually get probation. As in a state prison you can be released on | |prisoners? |parole if you sever less than your sentence. Federal prison is also prosecuted by the | | |federal government rather than the state. They need different levels of security. | |What is the difference between jail
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United States v. Lopez Citations: United States v. Lopez‚ 514 U.S. 549‚ 115 S. Ct. 1624‚ 131 L. Ed. 2d 626 (1995). Facts: Alfonso Lopez‚ Jr.‚ a 12th grade high school student‚ was convicted for purposely carrying a handgun along with bullets onto a school zone for resale under the federal Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990. Issue: Did Congress really have the power to pass this act? Decision: The Court of Appeals took action and reversed the conviction on the basis that the commerce power
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James Cook University Business Law CO5119 Practice Questions 1.Al operates a small business manufacturing specialist engine filters. In January he placed an advertisement in a car trade magazine stating that he would supply filters at $60 per filter‚ but would consider a reduction in the price for substantial orders. He received a letter from Bash Cars Ltd requesting his terms of supply for 1‚000 filters. Al replied‚ offering to supply the filters at a cost of $50 each. Bash Cars plc responded to
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Sam A. Baker State Park A special place that I would like to share with a friend is Sam A. Baker State Park. Deep in the heart of Missouri‚ after an hour of driving off from the highway‚ there’s a small road that meanders into the woods. Around this time‚ the children in the back of the car‚ who had been drifting off in the summer heat‚ perk up and grow rambunctious. Shortly after turning onto the road‚ which takes metaphorical ages for the children‚ the car passes an old wooden welcome sign that
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United States v. Lee (1982) This case involved a conflict between the beliefs of the Old Order Amish and government regulations on employment and Social Security. The Amish regard the care of the sick and elderly to be one of their religious obligations; as a consequence‚ they believe that paying Social Security taxes (designed to care for the sick and elderly) would entail acknowledging that the government had that task rather than they. Thus‚ paying Social Security taxes would mean denying an
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The Fifty State Avengers Initiative (FSAI) has the potential to become the greatest asset to safety and security only with the caveat that moral‚ ethical‚ and fair standards are held. Safety of American citizens is of the utmost importance. The FSAI is the fortunate corollary of the SHRA. Registration of super-humans is not enough to protect‚ mobilization and utilization of super-heroes is necessary. The FSAI will assume responsibility‚ provide for the general public’s well-being‚ in case of natural
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Is there ever a thought in your head if college is really worth your time? I am here to say that college is worth it. College is worth it because of the higher education and outcome of going to college which is having a fantastic job and making thousands or millions of dollars. College will help a person get so far in life because they would have a higher education. Going to college will have you making thousand or million of dollars and you be able to live a luxuries life‚ going on vacation‚ buying
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