Galella v. Onassis Case Brief Summary of Galella v. Onassis Citation: 487 F.2d 986 (2nd Cir. 1973) Relevant Facts: Ronald Galella was a freelance photographer specializing in getting pictures of celebrities and other public figures. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis‚ widow of former President John F. Kennedy‚ was one of Galella’s most frequent subjects for photographing. In the course of seeking opportunities to photograph Onassis and her two children‚ Mr. Galella had behaved on several occasions in a
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Legal Studies: R V Campbell [2010] NSWSC 995. The elements of the offence are that Des Campbell was charged with murder under Section 18 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). Under Subsection (1)(a) Des Campbell was found guilty after trial on the 18th May 2010 of the murder of his wife Janet Campbell of 6 months on the 24th March 2005. After an 11-1 verdict all the elements of the charge were proved beyond reasonable doubt. The offence carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. Description
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Bair 1 Marissa Bair Mr. Turcotte AP US History 6 December 2012 Hollingsworth v. Perry 1. In February of 2004 the mayor of San Francisco‚ Gavin Newsom and other city officials began distributing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples in the city of San Francisco‚ California. In March of the same year‚ the County of San Francisco ordered the halt of marriages‚ pending court review. On March 29th‚ the San Francisco Superior Court declared San Francisco’s issuing of same-sex marriage licenses
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Dothard v. Rawlinson Facts: After her application for employment as a "correctional counselor" in Alabama was rejected because she failed to meet the minimum 120-pound weight requirement of an Alabama statute‚ which also establishes a height minimum of 5 feet 2 inches‚ Dianne Rawlinson filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and ultimately brought a class action against appellant corrections officials challenging the statutory height and weight requirements
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Josh Mason Ms. Neagle Civics/per. 3 5 February‚ 2013 Marbury v. Madison Marbury v. Madison was a very influential Supreme Court case in the history of the United States. Marbury v. Madison was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review. This happened under Article III in the Constitution. The court case helped to make a boundary between the executive and judicial branches of the American form of government. In the final days of
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Gratz v. Bollinger 539 U.S. 244 (2003) Facts of the Case Jennifer Gratz‚ a student with a 3.8 GPA and ACT score of 25‚ applied to the University of Michigan’s College of Literature‚ Science and Arts (LSA) in 1995. Patrick Hamacher‚ a student with an adjusted GPA of 3.0 and an ACT score of 28‚ also applied to the School in 1997. They were both denied admission and had to study elsewhere (Oyez‚ 2003). The University of Michigan’s the LSA used a 150-point scale to rank applicants‚ with 100 points
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Chapter 11 R.J smith Gibbons v Ogden This case involved New York trying to grant a monopoly on waterborne trade between New York and New Jersey. Judge Marshal‚ of the Supreme Court‚ sternly reminded the state of New York that the Constitution gives Congress alone the control of interstate commerce. Marshal’s decision‚ in 1824‚ was a major blow on states’ rights. John C. Calhoun John C. Calhoun was part of the New Southern Congress of 1811. He was a representative for South Carolina and one
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Communications Skills Program Course Outline Syllabus for COSK2230 Communications Skills V Instructor: Debra Kuzemka Boehm Email Address: boehm@rmu.edu or dboehm@connecttime.net Phone Number: (724) 772-3542 (home) Office Hours: Before class or by appointment Class Meeting Times: Thursday evenings 6-8:00PM Class Location: Pittsburgh Room 309 Course Description: COSK 2230 COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS V assesses the degree to which students have succeeded in achieving the goals of the lower-division
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Scott v. Illinois 440 U.S. 367 (1979) I. Aubrey Scott was convicted of shoplifting merchandise valued at less than $150. The maximum penalty for such an offense is a $500 fine or one year in jail‚ or both. Scott objected that the state was required to provide council for him. The trial court affirmed. The appellate court affirmed. The state supreme court granted certiorari. II. Does the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments require that the state provide the defendant counsel whenever imprisonment
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Texas v Johson The first amendment grants the citizens of the United States the right to speak freely‚ without legal persecution. Over the past 200 years since this amendment was enacted there have been hundreds of judicial cases devoted to interpreting and refining this law. One such case‚ reviewed by the United States ’ supreme court in 1988‚ was Texas v Johnson. The case involved Johnson ’s conviction of desecrating a venerated object (a Texas Statute) by burning a U.S. flag (Texas V Johnson(1989))
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