UNITED STATES ________________________________________ 491 U.S. 397 Texas v. Johnson CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS ________________________________________ No. 88-155 Argued: March 21‚ 1989 --- Decided: June 21‚ 1989 This case analysis of Texas v. Gregory Lee Johnson was a Supreme Court case that overthrew bans on damaging the American flag in 48 of the 50 states. Gregory Lee Johnson participated in a political demonstration during the 1984 Republican National Convention
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Arizona v Johnson (2009) 129 S.Ct. 781 Date of Judgment: January 26‚ 2009 INTRODUCTION In 2002‚ Lemon Montrea Johnson was the passenger in the backseat of a car stopped for a traffic violation. Johnson was charged with; inter alia‚ possession of drugs and possession of a weapon by a felon. These items were discovered during a protective pat-down search of Johnson. Johnson was convicted by the trial court. Johnson argued that his conviction should be overturned because the trial court was
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Andrew Johnson was born on December 29‚ 1808 in Raleigh‚ North Carolina to his father‚ Jacob Johnson‚ and mother‚ Mary McDonough. His parents were of Irish and English ancestry. He had a brother and an older sister Elizabeth‚ who unfortunately died in childhood. The Johnsons grew up in poverty and was sent to a tailor shop as a boy but ran away. He later opened up his own tailor shop in Greeneville‚ Tennessee‚ married his sweetheart‚ Eliza McCardle‚ and participated in debates at the Greenville
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Vanessa Pettengill February 25‚ 2015 Professor Frederick W. ODell Case Brief Case: Texas v. Johnson Citation: 491 U.S. 397 Year: 1989 Facts: While the Republican National Convention was taking place in Dallas‚ Texas in 1984‚ Gregory Lee Johnson was the only one out of 100 protestors arrested for desecration of a venerated object‚ charged with violating the Texas Penal Code Ann 42.09(a)(3)(1989). He publicly burned an American Flag as a means of political protest. The purpose of the demonstration
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was born on October 29‚ 1938‚ in Monrovia‚ Liberia. She was mixed with Gola and German heritage and her father was the first indigenous Liberian to sit on the national legislature. As a child‚ she was schooled in the United States. After school in the U.S.‚ she moved back to Liberia and graduated from The College of West Africa at Monrovia. At age 17‚ she married a man named James Sirleaf‚ and they were later divorced. She later went to Madison Business
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Lyndon B Johnson and the Civil Rights Act‚ 1964 Some people believe that Johnson was nothing more than an unprincipled politician. However‚ he claimed to be an idealist who wanted to make the USA a better and fairer place to live. He began working with minorities in 1928 when he became a teacher in a segregated school – he taught 28 Mexican American pupils. Johnson was motivated by memories of his own childhood poverty and by his belief that giving help to minorities would bring spiritual and
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In 1868‚ Andrew Johnson was the first U.S. president to be impeached. The level of distrust and hatred during his presidency was extremely high. Ross and several others faced criticism‚ ridicule‚ political suicide‚ and even the threat of assassination due to their unwavering determination to do what was right. The actions of Edmund Ross during the impeachment of Johnson were highly influential in the history of the United States. February 24‚ 1868‚ for the first time in U.S. history congress impeached
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THE MISTAKES OF JOHNSON AND JOHNSON: THE RISE AND FALL OF THE PALMAZ SCHATZ STENT Johnson and Johnson created a revolution in the treatment of coronary-artery disease by the introduction of a medical device called a stent. This device is inserted in blocked arteries and prevents them from closing once an operation is over. The premature closing is known as restenosis. The use of a stent almost eliminated restenosis and halved the long term failure rate. The hugely successful product helped J&J
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Johnson’s Glass House: Beyond Mies and the Modern Movement Philip Johnson (b. 1906) began his career in the 1930s as a critic and curator. In 1932‚ during his time at The Museum of Modern Art‚ he oversaw an exhibition he titled The International Style‚ which featured the work of the avant-garde architects‚ designers and theorists of Europe led by Le Corbusier‚ Walter Gropius and his mentor‚ Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. It was Johnson and this exhibition that helped to define and articulate for the
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As Mrs. Johnson sauntered in her doctors office and took a seat. As she remained patiently for Dr. Proctor‚ he slowly entered the room. Hesitant I. His words he spoke cautiously. "Hi Mrs. Johnson‚" "Hello Dr. Proctor." "How are you feeling today." "I’m (pause) feeling okay." " Well not to hold you here long‚ but the office received the final results from your test. Sadly they came back positive for cancer." "Cancer Doctor? What kind of cancer?" "Breast cancer Mrs. Johnson stage 5 breast cancer!"
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