Palmer Dr. Thornton Law and Ethics of Communication Federal Shield Laws There is a definite need for a federal shield law‚ to protect journalists from being held in contempt for not revealing their sources. A shield law is a statute that protects journalists from being forced to reveal confidential sources‚ from which information has been received. There are state shield laws in place right new for many states within the United States‚ however there are 15 states in the United States that
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Court Report Cases: District court 10:00-11:30 14/03/2013 * R v Daniel 2012/00617533 (x1) (Trial) Judge M Finnane * R v Reynold Glover 2009/00188829 (x3) (Trial) Judge P Zahra * R v Jorge Eliecer Henao Palacio 2010/00401797 (x3 ) (Trial) Judge G Woods * R v Amanda Lee Roberts 2011/00165714 (x2) (Trial) Judge J Bennett District Court 21/03/2013 * R v Jorge Eliecer Henao Palacio 2010/00401797 (x3) (Trial) Judge G Woods * Case List Thursday 21 March 2013 Downing Centre
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Court Report 1. Where is the court situated? Did you find it difficult to reach? The local court that I attended was at Hornsby. It was easy to reach since it was on the main road (Pacific Highway) and was located next to the Council Chambers. I attended the Court on Friday the 2nd of August from 10am to 2pm. 2. How was the work distributed at the Court? Compare the number of matters for hearing and mention‚ eg locate the List Sheets of matters for mention and for hearing and note
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Pertuan Agong as the head of the country. Under the constitution‚ Malaysia as a federation is ruled as a Constitutional Monarchy with the appointment of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King or Supreme Sovereign) as the head of the country. The federal Constitution of Malaysia divides the authority of the federation into its Executive‚ Legislative‚ and Judiciary authority. The Yang Di-Pertuan Agong The election of Yang Di-Pertuan Agong The Yang Di-Pertuan Agong is appointed once in every
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The debate of states’ rights versus federal supremacy is one that affects America today and has since the country was founded. It started with the writing of the Constitution in 1787 and the formation of Federalists and Anti-Federalists‚ who had opposing views on the document. The two major arguments were that a strong central government would eventually become tyrannical‚ and that a strong central government was needed for the nation to move forward. Years of conflict between the two sides occurred
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COURT VISIT Date of court visit: 25 October 2010. Court name: Snaresbrook Crown court. Courtroom visited: court 1. Judge: T. Lamb QC. (Queen’s Counsel) Name of case viewed: Trial part heard; Remo Rossi. (Rape of a juvenile family member). Representation: V.Girling QC (Instructed by L.Lewis solicitors) for the defendant. G.Reece QC (Instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service) for the Crown. On Monday the 25th of October 2010‚ I attended Snaresbrook Crown court at court 1 which was hearing
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In our country‚ the Supreme Court holds a great deal of power being the highest form of a court in the United States. It has the final say in a court dispute or disagreement about a law brought through a lawsuit. The Constitution does not explicitly say that there has to be a Supreme Court‚ it was basically just created in 1789 when the Supreme Court got the power of Judicial Review out of the blue in a sense. Congress however‚ decides in which way the Supreme Court is constructed. In the beginning
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1012CCJ Court Report: 1. Which court did you attend and what was the date of your attendance? Attended The Southport Magistrates Court‚ 22nd of April 2013. 2. What kind of hearing did you attend? (e.g. sentence‚ summary trial‚ committal hearing‚ jury trial‚ mention‚ call-over etc) I attended a sentencing of an arrest (custody) at The Southport Magistrates Court‚ before the sentencing there were a string of mentions that I also watched to further my understanding of the courtroom
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The Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency of the U.S. government that was established in 1915 and charged with keeping American business competition free and fair. The FTC has no jurisdiction over banks and common carriers‚ which are under the supervision of other governmental agencies. It has five members‚ not more than three of whom may be members of the same political party‚ appointed by the President‚ with the consent of the Senate‚ for seven-year terms. The act was part of the program
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Ashley Kim Period: 7 Unit Four Paper The Federal Civil Service system has to do with the three branches of government executive‚ legislative‚ and judicial and their officials. When the system of government first came about many of the officials were amateurs and didn’t quite know what their job were and how to do it effectively. But as time went on the officials gained knowledge and experience on how to preform their job in the government as best as possible as well as help shape the United
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