1. Background * Introduction—nature of profession * Preamble‚ scope 2. Law governing lawyers and lawyer discipline—fundamentals * 1.1—competence * 1.2—scope‚ direction * 1.3—diligence * 1.4—communication w/ clients * 1.6—confidentiality * 1.15—holding property * 5.4—professional independence * 5.5—unauth’d practice of law; multi-jxn practice * 8.1—bar admission * 8.3—obligation to report other’s misconduct * 8.4—misconduct--violating MRPC
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Maria Lendor Book Report (War Without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War) Throughout the course of history it is apparent that racism is present in most societies. During times of war people of a certain race may choose to segregate themselves in order to become the leading power in their society. In his book‚ War Without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War published in New York by Pantheon books and copyrighted in 1986‚ John W. Dower presents arguments for both the United States
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Is there a clear divide between books for adults and books for children? On the surface one may feel that there is a clear divide between children’s books and adults. For instance if we take a look at a typical children’s book cover we often find them to be colourful and decorated with illustrations. In contrast to the supposed adult books that often have mundane simple covers. However‚ to distinguish if there is a clear divide between children’s books and adults books one must look further
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Opinion Paper- Executive Privilege Executive privilege is defined as “the right of executive officials to refuse to appear before or withhold information from a legislative committee or a court on the grounds that a certain communications between a president and his advisors are protected from disclosure”. In actuality‚ executive privilege is nowhere mentioned in the Constitution. The Constitution never outright says that the president can refuse a subpoena or withhold information‚ but it is
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A Quick Review of Basic Punctuation Rules By Professor Amy Rofail This information was extracted from Help Yourself: A Guide to Writing and Rewriting‚ Mattson‚ Leshing‚ & Levi‚ 3rd Edition. Englewood Cliff: Prentice Hall‚ 1993. (out of print). The information contained herein is consistent with all major style guides for Standard American English Language usage. Punctuation Cheat Sheet The Period [.] Rules: 1. Use a period at the end of each
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which promises success and security to everyone in exchange for hard work alone. When reality falls short of this ideal‚ people are more inclined to bend the rules to obtain what they deserve. In his chapter‚ "The Rules about the Rules"‚ Stephen Carter indicates that Americans "care far more about winning than about playing by the rules" (180). Although Americans have a competent understanding of morality‚ their moral integrity is placed secondary to success. As a result‚ Americans are willing
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went on to say that ‘if a gap is disclosed‚ the remedy lies in an amending Act’. These comments highlight one issue with the purposive approach. How Parliament’s intentions can be determined and whether judges should really be refusing to follow the clear words of Parliament. The purposive approach is one used by most continental European countries when interpreting their own legislation. It is also the approach which is taken by the European Court of Justice in interpreting EU law. Since the United
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The mischief rule[1] is one of three rules of statutory construction traditionally applied by English courts.[2] The other two are the “plain meaning rule” (also known as the “literal rule”) and the “golden rule.” The main aim of the rule is to determine the "mischief and defect" that the statute in question has set out to remedy‚ and what ruling would effectively implement this remedy. The rule was first laid out in a 16th-century ruling of the Exchequer Court. -------------------------------------------------
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The Difference between Right and Wrong is Clear Is there a clear difference between right and wrong? Well‚ it all depends on what one has been trained to believe. When answering this question one must include many factors‚ such as religious morals and values‚ environmental influences‚ society‚ and etc. One might believe that stealing to provide for their family is okay‚ but another knows that you do not steal‚ no matter what the circumstances may be because it is wrong. As with the given example
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Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision Film Response Brandi This documentary was very moving! I was amazed to learn that Maya Lin’s design was picked from so many! It is amazing that a board of representatives chose her design from all others. A twenty year old student had a vision that was so moving. I’ve been to the memorial many times‚ and it has always brought me to tears. After viewing this documentary‚ I had the opportunity to go see it again. This time‚ it meant so much more to me having
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