Virginia v Black Facts: Black was a member of the Ku Klux Klan‚ who burnt a cross on private property. Black states that the cross was burnt to inspire his KKK buddies and that he had no knowledge anyone who might feel intimidated was present let alone could see it. Black was arrested for violating a Virginia statute. Separately‚ O’Mara and Elliott were arrested for violating the same statute after burning a cross in their neighbor’s yard after a dispute. All three men were convicted and
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Ruben H. Caudle v. Peter Betts‚ Et al. Supreme Court of Louisiana 1987 Facts: The plaintiff‚ Ruben Caudle‚ was employed as a salesman at Bett Lincoln-Mercyry in Louisiana. While at a Christmas party‚ the defendant engaged in horseplay with an electric automobile condenser‚ which he used to shock the plaintiff on the back of the neck and chased him with it. The plaintiff was able to escape the defendant by locking himself in an office. Plaintiff Caudle testified that he developed a headache
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The case of Wauchop v. Domino ’s Pizza‚ Inc. involves a wrongful death suit on behalf of a family at the hands of an employee of a Domino ’s Pizza franchise. In this instance the defendants named were the company itself‚ the president‚ the franchise owner‚ and the driver of the deliver vehicle involved. The plaintiffs claim that the 30-minute delivery policy was the cause of the accident resulting in the death of the woman. The plaintiff filed a motion for default judgment against Thomas Monaghan
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In many ways‚ the opinion in this case represents a final step in the creation of the federal government. The issue involved‚ the power of Congress to charter a bank‚ seems insignificant‚ but the larger questions go to the very heart of constitutional interpretation‚ and are still debated today. In 1791‚ as part of his financial plan‚ Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton proposed that Congress charter a Bank of the United States‚ to serve as a central bank for the country. Secretary
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Samuel Malebranche Intro to Criminal Justice Professor Chiarlitti Research Paper #2 United States v. Lopez High school senior Alfonso Lopez of Edison High concealed a .38 caliber revolver into school on March 10‚ 1992. Although he did have five cartridges‚ the gun was not loaded. Lopez told authority that he was to deliver the firearm in exchange for 40 dollars. He was caught by authority because of anonymous tips by fellow classmates. He was confronted and confessed to the crime. He was
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Same Script‚ Different Stories The play‚ Henry V is set in England. It is based around the battle of Agincourt. Olivier and Branagh both made film versions of this play which are completely different from each other. The portrayal of King Henry the V differed in ways that had to do with the time period in which the film was made‚ and also how the way theatrically the film was presented. Olivier had a glamorous‚ heroic‚ and positive attitude towards war. In this film‚ King Henry is seen as a
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Consti 1 Tañada v Tuvera‚ 136 SCRA 27 (1985) Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila EN BANC G.R. No. L-63915 April 24‚ 1985 LORENZO M. TAÑADA‚ ABRAHAM F. SARMIENTO‚ and MOVEMENT OF ATTORNEYS FOR BROTHERHOOD‚ INTEGRITY AND NATIONALISM‚ INC. [MABINI]‚ petitioners‚ vs. HON. JUAN C. TUVERA‚ in his capacity as Executive Assistant to the President‚ HON. JOAQUIN VENUS‚ in his capacity as Deputy Executive Assistant to the President ‚ MELQUIADES P. DE LA CRUZ‚ in his capacity as Director‚ Malacañang
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MORSE v. FREDERICK Personally as a Supreme Court judge and after taking a fairly through look at the cases‚ I’d have to rule in favor of Frederick. While the banner that Mr. Frederick had up during the school event does make a reference to drugs‚ the message is pretty vague as even I can’t really interpret the true absolute definition of the banner. Judge Steven even states “Justice John Paul Stevens took the position that the school ’s interest in protecting students from speech that can be
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infliction of the death penalty is constitutionally impermissible in all circumstances under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Their case is a strong one. But I find it unnecessary to reach the ultimate question they would decide. See Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority‚ 297 U.S. 288‚ 347 (Brandeis‚ J.‚ concurring). The opinions of other Justices today have set out in admirable and thorough detail the origins and judicial history of the Eighth Amendment’s guarantee against the infliction
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1. Case Name‚ Citation and Court Hampton v. Federal Express Corporation‚ 917 F.2d 1119 (8th Cir. 1990) 2. Key Facts a. Carl Gerome Hampton was a thirteen year old boy that was diagnosed with cancer and needed a blood transplant. b. Carl was a patient at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Omaha‚ Nebraska. This hospital sent five samples of Carl’s blood to the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Iowa City so they could find a match between five other people for a bone marrow transplant. c. FedEx
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