2. Decision has to be taken in favor of Perry. In this case‚ Alice was a dual agent. When representing two principals it is likely the interest of one party was to suffer. Alice has breached her fiduciary to both Perry and David. After Perry discovered that David employed Alice he had the right to rescind. 8. In this case there are judgment for Timothy assuming that a lawyer acting reasonably would have had the opportunity to realize the revised statute of limitations period. As an agent‚ Cynthia
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convicted under the USA Patriot Act of 2003 for "furthering the aims of known terrorism organizations by advocating the violence of the United States government that is called for by those organizations." He was tried and convicted by the Federal District Court‚ and has challenged the constitutionality of this Act on the grounds that it violates his First Amendment right of Freedom of Speech as protected by the United States Constitution. The United States Patriot Act of 2003 makes it a crime to "further
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What is a sound mind? Would that I knew. In Pennsylvania‚ a person is considered to have testamentary capacity‚ that is‚ having the soundness of mind required to make a will‚ if he “appreciates‚ in a general way knows who his relations are and what property he possesses‚ and indicates an intelligent understanding of the disposition he desires to make of it.” In re Olshefski’s Estate 337 Pa. 420 (1940). An executed will is presumed to be signed by a person with capacity. The burden of proving incapacity
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of the current situation of the Supreme Court. The balance of the Supreme Court is currently three conservative justices and four liberal justices‚ along with one justice who often votes conservative. The next president will probably appoint at least one‚ and up to four or five new Supreme Court Justices. This will shift the balance of power in the Court for probably the next 50 or 60 years. With all of the very important decisions that the Supreme Court will have to make in the near future‚ the
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A Missing Person Report was filed with the Arlington Police‚ and Detective James Smith has been assigned to the case. The Department was given a Precept through Cambridge Juvenile Court on 4/20/2017. On‚ 5/17/17‚ Kenneth was located at Ms. Taylor’s home and brought to Cambridge Juvenile Court‚ and the Precept was dismissed. Kenneth is currently back at the STARR Program in Arlington. Since being placed Kenneth has engaged in counseling services at
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Key Forensic evidence presented in court The prosecution case against the main suspect‚ Michael Shirley‚ consisted of four circumstantial pieces of evidence. Forensic evidence is evidence obtained by scientific methods. In the case of Linda Cook‚ methods used included extracting impressions and DNA. An Athletic shoe impression was found on Cook’s abdomen‚ sizing at 43-45 and was the right foot. This shoe had a distinctive tread pattern including the obvious impression of the word ‘Flash’ located
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NSW Drug Court: Is it an effective addition to the legal system? The Drug Court of New South Wales was introduced in February 1999 as a 2-year-pilot program under the Drug Court Act 1998 (NSW). After various evaluations it was decided to extend the pilot-program until 2004‚ with amendments being made to the Drug Court Act 1998 (NSW) in December 2002. The Drug Court’s main objectives are: to reduce the drug dependency of eligible persons to promote the re-integration of such drug dependent
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and language services‚ services of a teacher of the deaf‚ and amplification systemParents wanted sign language interpreter; school denied | Rowleys invoked due process; hearing officer ruled in favor of the school‚ district court and Circuit Court sided with parents; Supreme Court sided with school | Ruled that schools did not have to “maximize the potential” but rather provide opportunities for “educational benefit”. | Irving Independent School District v. Tatro (1980) | Amber Tatro was born with
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The Supreme Court case‚ Ingraham v. Wright‚ was a turning point along the topic of education and schooling. James Ingraham was an eighth grader in a Florida public school. James failed to answer a question fast enough and was sent to Principal Willie Wright’s office for discipline. James refused to admit to not answering a question‚ he was then subject to twenty strikes from a wooden paddle. James went to see his doctor about the matter and was ordered to stay out of school to recover from his
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History of Anti-Trust Legislation & Court Cases In the late nineteenth century‚ the United States of America saw companies flourish. Advances in technology greatly increased output and lowered costs of many goods; people were also making more money and the nation was truly prospering. Due to the booming economy‚ a great deal of changes occurred. Companies started to grow at a faster rate‚ and soon there were enormous companies that seemed to rule their individual industries. It quickly became
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