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    to warn Tatiana of the imminent danger. An important detail to note about this case is that it was decided by the Supreme Court of California not once‚ but twice. The first decision led to the duty to warn precedent. This decision clearly stated that the regents were liable for failure to warn Tarasoff of the danger she was in. The decision was so unpopular that the Supreme Court decided the case a 2nd time‚ leading to what is on the books as the current legal decision‚ the regents were found

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    Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Everyone always wants to live in the good life which makes us feel freedom‚ safety. Besides‚ they will receive respecting and a lot of benefit which they deserve to have. Therefore‚ every country always creates the rights‚ such as Civil right‚ Civil liberties to protect the life of their citizen‚ and have confidence in their citizen. Both Civil right and Civil liberties is from the Bill of Rights which is not even valid that in the constitution “In the Federalists’

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    Whether or not children are competent enough to withstand trial in court has been an interesting question since at least the 1960’s. The problem with trials before the 60’s was that defendants forced to argue their own cases‚ instead of having lawyers do this for them. This included children if they were accused of a crime that needed a trial. It did not happen that often‚ if even at all in some places‚ and so when it did actually happen these children were wrongfully tried as adults would have been

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    dictionary) Socially is defined as‚ situations and activities that involve being with other people and in this case children with or without disabilities. (MacMillan dictionary) Another real development for the inability group was in the 1999 Supreme Court choice in Olmstead v. L.C and E.W.‚ which upheld the privilege of individuals with unique needs to live in group settings. (Special Needs Alliance) Olmstead helped pass the Americans with disabilities Act‚ that prohibited people from states to

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    century‚ the Supreme Court has made numerous decisions that impacted the course of history. The Supreme Court has a very important job‚ to interpret the constitution principles and make decisions based on these important standards. Had it not been for the rulings made by this court‚ many laws and precedents may not have been adapted. One case that had an exceptionally important impact on history was the case of Muller vs. Oregon. This case is one of the most influential decisions in Supreme Court history

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    Mapp V Ohio “The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚” Mapp V. Ohio (1961) dealt with that very sentence of the constitution. Were the officers at fault or Mapp? This complex question has a complex answer one that puzzled the Supreme Court and led to a change in criminal procedure. The verdict was a strict interpretation of the constitution. The fourth amendment was relevant because

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    showing he’s not the weak one by being upset. Carols extreme outburst is also a sign of misunderstanding in this extract ‘I DON’T UNDERSTAND’ the result of John’s inability to understand‚ Carol gets upset and angry and responds aggressively. The roles have switched it seems as if John is the student getting told off by a teacher which results in a shift of power as Carol stands up for herself. The audience could be shocked by Carols response as the play was released in the early 1990’s where behaviour

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    The US constitution does not contain a specific right to privacy but the Bill of Rights does imply it. The ninth amendment of the Bill of Rights reads “the bill of rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage other rights retained by the people”. This amendment states that the rights of the people that are not specifically named are still equally important as the ones that are. Since the constitution does not give the government the right to violate privacy‚ it is said to be the same as

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    Caucasian‚ sat in a "whites only" car of a Louisiana train‚ and refused to move to the car for blacks and was then arrested. The Court had to decide whether the Louisiana law was unconstitutional under the 14th amendment. The Court ruled that the state law was within its constitutional boundaries. The majority of this case supported the state-imposed racial segregation. The Court based their final decision on the separate but equal doctrine and agreed that the state had separate facilities for blacks and

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    and the most disastrous outcome has been its restriction of democracy. According to W. E. B. DuBois‚ a true democracy stems around an entire population with a colorblind educational system with further emphasis on no arbitrary segregation‚ large citizen participation in the electoral process‚ and no political and economic inequality. It is incredibly apparent that this image of an ideal democracy as yet to be achieved to the constant oppression of minority group that has plagued the history of the

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