MBA560 COUGHLIN v TAILHOOK 112 F.3d 1052 (1997) United States Court of Appeals‚ Ninth Circuit Facts: During a convention at the Las Vegas Hilton in September 1991‚ Navy Lieutenant Paula Coughlin was attacked by a group of men in a hotel hallway. The resulting post-traumatic stress disorder and other problems related to the attack eventually hampered her ability to perform her duties. Ultimately‚ she resigned from the US Navy. Coughlin brought action against the Hilton Hotels Corporation
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Alexa Englert Advanced legal writing unit 3 Kaplan University 11/5/11 Polovchak v. Meese‚ 774 F.2d 731 (1985)‚ Facts: U.S.S.R. citizens Michael and Anna Polovchak came to the United States with their three children and settled in Chicago. The Polovchaks decided to return to the U.S.S.R. at which time their older children Nataly who was 17‚ and Walter who was 12‚ went to live at their cousin’s house not wanting to leave the Unites States with their parents. Nataly and Walters parents sought
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4 Equity and the common law in the narrow sense Conclusion Summary Tutor-Marked Assignments References / Further Reading 1.0 INTRODUCTION This is an introductory unit. It introduces us to the law of equity and how it was developed in the court of Chancery in England. There is a wealth of literature on equity jurisprudence; its origin‚ development and the part it has played in those countries having the common law as the foundation of their legal systems. From its origin to the present period
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Assignment one: Supreme Court case Roper v Simmons. Due February 3 rd 2014. Citation: 543 U.S 551‚125 S.Ct.1183‚ 161 L. Ed 2d 1‚ 2005 U.S. Facts: In 1993‚ respondent Christopher Simmons in the state of Missouri at the age of 17 and his friend‚ had planned to rob and kill a female victim named Shirley crook. Simmons entered the house‚ robbed it and proceeded to kill the victim and later threw her off of bridge in a state park. Subsequent to the trial‚ the court found Simmons to be guilty
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Marbury v. Madison (1803) Marbury v. Madison has been hailed as one of the most significant cases that the Supreme Court has ruled upon. In this paper‚ I will explain the origins and background in the case‚ discuss the major Constitutional issues it raised‚ and outline the major points of the courts decision. I will also explain the significance of this key decision. Origins and background of the case In the late 1700 ’s‚ John Adams was President. Adams was a member of the Federalist
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b. The problem began when President Clinton signed the Telecommunications Reform Bill into law on February 8‚1996. A group of people‚ led by the ACLU went to court and succeeded in temporarily stopping the implementation of the bill’s "decency provisions." After this district court decision‚ Janet Reno appealed directly to the Supreme Court. The most controversial parts of the Communication Decency Act (CDA) were those that gave criminal penalties to those who knowingly sent any comment‚ request
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Janel Mitchell Ms. Winter Honors Civics & Economics B-1 Case name: DC V. Heller A controversial topic came about in the year of 2008. It was concerning whether or not DC’s gun law was following along the lines of the Second Amendment Rights. A man by the name of Dick Anthony Heller was a special police officer and had gone in to register for a handgun for his home. The true underlying issue was whether or not the rights were protected under the Second Amendments which states: The
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AP Government For over 60 years‚ the Supreme Court has been making crucial decisions in controversial cases. There are many factors that affect the court’s and the judge’s opinion. Public opinion is the voice of the people. Can courts diverge too far from public opinion? The Supreme Court cannot derive too far from public opinion on many controversial cases but can certainly where appropriate. Controversial cases such as abortion‚ homosexuality‚ and death penalty receive a great
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In the case of Mempa v. Rhay‚ which the accused pleaded guilty with the advice of court-appointed counsel to the crime of "joyriding" and was placed on probation for two years. Then soon after the sentence was deferred because he was involved in a burglary and sentenced to 10 years in prison but only would receive 1 year with the advice from the parole. This was achieved due the fact that the probation officer questioned by the probationer about the incident and the parolee admitted his involvement
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Citation: Philip J. Cooper v. Charles Austin 837 S. W. 2d 606 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1992) Parties: * Phillip J. Cooper‚ Plaintiff – Appellant‚ Administrator * Charles Austin‚ Defendant – Appellant * Alois B. Greer‚ Proponent of the codicil Facts: * This is a will contest case involving a codicil to the Last Will and Testament of Wheelock A. Bisson‚ M.D.‚ deceased. * Dr. Bisson’s will‚ which is not contested‚ was executed June 18‚ 1982. Prior Proceedings: * Dr. Bisson died in
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