Lana Phan Case: Dred Scott v. Sandford Facts: This lawsuit involves Dred Scott‚ an African American slave and his owner due to the passing of his previous owner Dr. Emerson‚ John F. A. Sanford. John F.A Sanford is the brother to the wife of Dr. Emerson. Dred Scott sued for his freedom in the Missouri Circuit Court for the City of St. Louis on April 6‚ 1846 . Dred Scott’s legal suit is for assault and false imprisonment: “A slave could be punished and kept as property‚ but a free person could not
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The Supreme Court case of Sessions v. Morales-Santana deals with the issue of whether or not a distinction based on gender in establishing derivative citizenship for immigrants violates the 5th amendment’s guarantee of equal protection. The questions presented by this case are: (1) Whether Congress’s decision to require different physical presence requirements for unwed citizen mothers than unwed citizen fathers in order to pass citizenship to a foreign- born child violates the 5th amendment’s guarantee
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University‚ including myself. However‚ this was not always the case. There was a point in time where blacks and whites could not attend the same school‚ or even use the same facilities. The court decision that made separate facilities legal‚ was Plessy v Ferguson. It allowed for separate areas for blacks and whites‚ which forced blacks to create their facilities‚ like Historically Black Colleges and University. Later‚ in 1954‚ Plessy v Ferguson would be overturned‚ which allows all races to coexist
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abide the rules of bearing arms. Militia can be defined as‚ “An army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers” according to Gary the Gun Nut’s post on Thomhartmann.com. In the District of Columbia v. Heller case‚ gun control was the purpose problem. The case resulted in protecting the “Second Amendment of an individual’s right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia for traditionally lawful purposes‚ such as self-defense within the home‚...” in which was a
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The officers were within their scope of duties to initially stop Dickerson in this case due to his suspicious and evasive behavior as he exited the apartment building and saw the officer. To pursue and check him for weapons because of potential criminal involvement was not outside the scope of their duties due to the criminal history
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ROBERT C. BROWNING V. ARTHUR JOHNSON Project Type: Re writing of judgement Submitted to: Prof . Surabhi Rajapal Faculty‚ Contract law Submitted by: Shubhank Singh Semester II Year I Roll no. 2015- 110 NALSAR University of Law‚ Hyderabad FACTS OF THE CASE: Browning and Johnson went into an agreement of offer whereby Browning was to offer his practice and hardware to Johnson. Both sides and their lawyers trusted the agreement made to be totally legitimate and enforceable. Prior to the agreement’s
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Obergefell V. Hodges “It is better to be hated for what you are then to be loved for what you are not‚” this was said by Andre Gide and there has never been a more true statement. In this paper the topic of Obergefell V. Hodges will be discussed. Obergefell V. Hodges is the court case that talks about gay marriage. Many are against the topic‚ but maybe they should open their minds a little more and accept that love is love. Though many know of the court case‚ not all people know the history of
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517 20 August 2013 Leonard v. Pepsi Cola The Assigned case that I am to discuss is Leonard v. Pepsi Cola. In this paper I will discuss the facts of the case‚ the history‚ issues the court had to decide‚ the holding or the answer to the questions‚ the reasoning the court used to justify the decision‚ and finally the results and the judgment. The Facts is the Leonard sued Pepsi Co for refusing a formal demand to honor its offer. The history of this case is; Pepsi Co ran a promotional
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Dred Scott v. Sanford came to trial in 1854. Let it be known that Dred Scott was the only case that reached the Supreme Court brought on by a slave against his master (Vandervelde 5). Scott presented the courts with the same arguments and three main questions were brought before the court: 1) As a black man‚ was Scott a citizen with a right to sue in federal courts? 2) Had prolonged residence (two years in each place) in a free state and territory made Scott free? 3) Was Fort Snelling actually free
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Holmes v. South Carolina United States Supreme Court 547 U.S. 319 (2006) : Facts: Holmes was charged with first degree murder‚ first degree burglary and robbery in connection with an incident involving an 86 year old woman‚ Mary Stewart. Holmes was also charged for the rape and murder of Stewart. At the trial court‚ Holmes was convicted by the South Carolina Supreme Court. The United States Supreme Court denied certiorari. The petitioner had appealed and the court granted a new trail. During
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