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    For nearly half a century‚ the Supreme Court’s decision in Tinker has been applied to numerous cases involving student speech. However‚ in recent years‚ the Supreme Court has been faced with the difficult decision of how to apply it to online‚ off-campus speech. So what direction are the courts currently heading to give clarity to school leaders on how to approach discipline of students’ off-campus‚ online speech? The answer… is very little. One case we briefly mentioned in class this semester

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    hope everything is ok. I had to move back to hemet because me and my girlfriend broke up‚ i then moved back and was homeless for two and a half months and my car was broke down i just fixed it but broke down again‚ I also just started renting a room from a family friend :) i pay them 100$ a month to live there and i get 200 dollors for foodstamps and buy my room mate a 100$ of food a month to

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    Supreme Court Justice Sonia Maria Sotomayor 1954 – Justice Sotomayor was nominated by President Barack Obama to the Supreme Court on May 26‚ 2009. A vacancy became open upon the retirement of Justice Souter. If her nomination and approval by the Senate is approved‚ she would become the 111th Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Her confirmation hearing by the Senate did not go without controversy. Justice Sotomayor gave a speech at the University of California‚ Berkeley

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    The United States v. Virginia court case was debated on Jan 17‚ 1996 at Virginia Military Institute. The advocates involved were Paul Bender‚ who argued the case for the United States and Theodore B. Olson‚ who argued the case on behalf of Virginia. The U.S was the petitioner‚ while Virginia was the accused. According to "FindLaw’s United States Supreme Court Case and Opinions.” the case was about Virginia Military Institute violating the fourteenth Amendments of Equal Protection by maintaining a

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    Briefly describe 2 Supreme Court cases and explain how they illustrate the Constitutional Review function of the Court (15 marks) Judicial review is the power of the Supreme Court to declare acts of Congress‚ or actions of the executive-or acts or actions of state governments-unconstitutional and therefore null and void. This power is not mentioned in the Constitution but it is said that the Supreme Court ‘found’ the power for itself in the 1803 case of Marbury v Madison which was the first case

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    pleaded guilty to manslaughter Monday and was sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison. In his decision‚ Superior Court Justice John McMahon said Caruso showed a “cold and callous disregard for the life and welfare of Christopher Skinner.” Court heard that‚ according to the agreed statement of facts‚ 19-year-old Caruso was drunk on vodka and high on cocaine when he left a bar in the Entertainment District with five friends in a black Ford Explorer in the early hours of Oct. 18‚ 2009. Skinner had left a

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    Dred Scott Case – The Supreme Court Decision “…they are not included‚ and were not intended to be included‚ under the word “citizens” in the Constitution‚ and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges that instrument provides for and secure to citizens of the United States (Taney).” Historical Context: Dr. John Emerson‚ who was a United States Army Surgeon‚ bought Dred Scott‚ a slave born into slavery. Emerson was a citizen of Missouri‚ although Scott and his master spent much time

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    Hello judges‚ jurors‚ and everyone else present in this court room today. My name is Dr. Alyssa Diaz and I am an expert witness. I was called here to testify on this court case. Also I am here to inform you how examining a piece of hair from a suspect from a crime can help to find out who actually did commit the crime. There are some basic things that people should know about hair. A persons hair contains their DNA. Also there are several different parts of a persons

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    term friendship with the President and was found to have failed to disclose and pay taxes on a substantial amount of income and of lying to investigators and destroying evidence. She was pledge guilty‚ and as the President tried to exclude himself from the scandal‚ it is difficult to believe that he had nothing to do with this. I also believe that affairs‚ illegitimate child and adultery‚

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    to say that the role of the Supreme Court was the most important factor in improving the status of African Americans in the USA in the years 1945–55? Supreme Court was an important factor when it comes to looking at the improvement of African American’s status. It challenged various factors such as education‚ voting rights and simply their rights in general. Whilst this is true‚ it isn’t the only factor that had an impact‚ other factors include World War 2 and federal government‚ which too helped

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