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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ase United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit March 31‚ 2004 CHARLES R. FULBRUGE III Clerk UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS TENTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff Appellant‚ v. No. 03-30576 CURTIS L. WILLIAMS‚ Defendant Appellee. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA (D.C. NO. 03-30576) CASE SUMMARY In July of 2000 Curtis Williams was indicted by a grand jury in Williamson County‚ Texas for aggravated
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District of Columbia V. Heller District of Columbia V. Dick Anthony Heller Opinion of the Court- Justice Scalia Vote was 5-4 Dissenters : stevens ‚ breyer VIOLATION OF 2nd AMENDMENT -1976‚ district of columbia passed the most restrictive gun control ordinance. -banned the private possession of handguns. -shotguns and rifles could be owned but only if weapons were registered‚ kept unloaded and dissembled or restricted trigger locks. -this law allowed the chief of police to issue a one
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Article: How to see whether economy is fully recovered from recession through inflation rate? U.K. inflation slowed more than economists forecast in April to a seven-month low and producer prices rose the least since 2009 as fuel costs fell. Consumer prices rose 2.4 percent from a year earlier‚ down from 2.8 percent in March‚ theOffice for National Statistics said in London today. The median forecast of 35 economists in a Bloomberg News survey was 2.6 percent. Core inflation also cooled‚ while
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Jefferson V.S Hamilton Debate Question • How did Jefferson’s ideals of government differ from those of Hamilton? Jefferson believed in strong states which would in return better control the government while also benefiting us while Hamilton believed in strong central government where the states would have limited power and the elite would have a say in government while also basing the economy on industry and large national debt. • Why was Jefferson’s support focused mainly on the “common” man
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CASE BRIEF 17.8 Gardner v Loomis Armored‚ Inc. 913 P.2d 377 (Wash. 1996) FACTS: Kevin Gardner (plaintiff) is a driver for Loomis Armored‚ Inc.(defendant)‚ which supplies armored truck delivery services to numerous businesses that require secure transport of valuables. Loomis has adopted a policy for all drivers that their truck annot be left un attended. This policy is in the employee handbook and specifically states: Violations of this rule will be grounds for termination. During a scheduled
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The individual results show the highest mean root growth was for water treated B.pumilus and the lowest mean root growth was the salt water treated control. Water treated V.paradoxus has a higher mean root growth compared with salt water‚ with a high margin of error. B.pumilus has the largest difference between root growth between water treated and salt water treated. (Table 1) Table 1: Individual results of Brassica mean root growth (mm). These were treated with Bacillus pumilus and Variovorax
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Cassy M. Heffentrager Dr. Harding Government Pd. 1 22 November‚ 2016 Even though the Civil Rights Act was passed‚ did business owners still have the right to serve whomever they chose? Was Moreton Rolleston Jr.’s rights taken away? In order to understand Heart of Atlanta v. United States‚ it is important to know why the case arrived at the U.S Supreme Court‚ how the case was decided‚ and what its impact was on the United States. According to “Heart of Atlanta Motel” The Heart of Atlanta motel located
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The People of the State of California v. Pacific Landmark‚ LLC This case is about operators of a business and the owners of the strip mall where business was located. The action alleged that the business was a front for prostitution and an illegal massage parlor. A preliminary injunction was issued by trial of court restricting the operation of a massage parlor or a place of prostitution. Pacific Landmark‚ a restricted liability company and owner of the property and Ron Mavaddat‚ the Pacific’s manager
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Citation Rudolph A. Hardman‚ Frances N. Hardman and Hardman‚ Inc. Appellants‚ v. United States of America‚ Appellee‚ 827 F.2d 1409 (9th Cir. 1987) Facts Rudolph‚ Frances Hardman and Hardman‚ Inc. sought review of the lower court’s decision upholding tax deficiencies assessed by the Internal Revenue Service. Hardmans characterized a payment by a corporation as a part consideration for the purchase of property from Frances Hardman‚ treated the payment as a capital gain and the corporation added the
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