AN ANALYSIS OF SECTION 195 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE (Providing appeal to the court as remedy for denial of protest by local government treasurer) By Judge Teodoro C. Fernandez I. INTRODUCTION Autonomy of local government units is one of the fundamental state policies enshrined in the Constitution (1987 Constitution‚ Art. II‚ Sec. 25). Thus‚ the Constitution directed Congress to "to enact a local government code which shall (a) provide for a more responsive and accountable
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American courts have carefully expanded mandatory disclosure by the prosecutor‚ especially with respect to disclosures of exculpatory evidence and impeachment material. Exculpatory evidence is any evidence that might exonerate the defendant at trial by either tending to cast doubt on defendant’s guilt or by tending to mitigate the defendant’s culpability‚ thereby potentially reducing the defendant’s sentence (David W. Neubauer & Henry F. Fradella). In Brady v. Maryland‚ he U.S Supreme Court held that
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arbitration and then being sent a "Right to Sue" letter‚ the next step is to file a complaint with the court of jurisdiction. Dependant on what discrimination law the Right to Sue letter is used will depend on what court the complaint will be filed. State or Federal Court systems are two separate and distinct institutions and have different rules of law. Comparing Differences in State and Federal Court SystemsBeginning an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaint is the only formal proceeding
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Supreme Court uses various criteria for the consideration of cases. Not all cases may be chosen by the Supreme Court‚ so they must wisely choose their cases. The Court must be uniform and consistent with the cases they choose according to federal law. "Supreme Court Rule 17‚ Considerations Governing Review on Certiorari ’" (Rossum 28).These rules are obligatory to follow because the Court uses it to grant certiorari. There are four basic rules for Rule 17. First‚ the Supreme Court must decide
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Term Limits for the Supreme Court Justices Intro Paragraph Imagine one of the highest ranked government officials having a memory loss disease such as Alzheimer’s. One-in-nine Americans over 65 has Alzheimer’s disease. Currently‚ seven out of the eight Supreme Court Justices is over the age of 65. Supreme Court justices serve a life-long term according to the Constitution‚ but there should be a term limit. This would make sure that there would be a balance of older and younger justice to balance
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1. Trip generation 2. Trip distribution 3. Modal split 4. Trips assignment - Trip generation handbook (national) FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE - borrowing money through municipal bonds - govt. should borrow money to pay for huge items that take a long time to build and whose benefits take a long time to accrue • municipal bonds are tax-exempt | advantage to purchasers | interest is tax-free • city pays back principal + interest to purchaser over a long period of time | pays over 20-30 (long
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The appointment of a Supreme Court Justice is an rare event of major significance in American politics. Each appointment is significant because of the large amount of judicial power the Supreme Court exercises. Appointments are scarce‚ and some presidents may not even have to deal with a vacancy on the Court. The Constitution allow helps protect the Court’s independence from the President and Congress. When there is a vacancy in the Supreme Court‚ there are decisions that have to be made to fill
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3d‚ at 1023‚ it reasoned that voluntary intoxication is not a “mental disease or defect” as a matter of state law. Id.‚ at 250‚ 284 P. 3d‚ at 1023–1024 (citing State v. Kleypas‚ 272 Kan. 894‚ 40 P. 3d 139 (2001)). The court therefore concluded that “Cheever did not waive his Fifth Amendment privilege and thus permit his court ordered examination by Dr. Welner to be used against him at trial.” 295 Kan.‚ at 251‚ 284 P. 3d‚ at 1024. This reasoning misconstrues our precedents
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before” he argued that it was the Court that had changed its ideologies‚ not himself. To answer this our group looked into the influences and effects that played a role in justice preferences and case outcomes‚ so we decided to look at the ideological effects of individual justices on the Court itself. From that framed core interest‚ we came up with a research question of‚ “In the confines of the Burger Court (1969-1986)‚ do the justices of the United States Supreme Court drift ideologically over their
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On 12/03/2015 at 1035 hours‚ Detective John Reynolds with the Great Bend Police Department and myself had Kerry J. Partridge brought over from the Barton County Jail‚ for an interview. Partridge was taken into the interview room in the Detectives Office‚ in reference to cases that the Great Bend Police Department and the Barton County Sheriff Office was working. At 1045 hours Detective Reynolds read Partridge his Miranda Warning ‚ and had Partridge sign his initial rights form. Partridge said‚ yes
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