The issue of Douglas Haig’s role as a general on the Western Front‚ during the Battle of the Somme in 1916‚ has been thoroughly questioned by many historians to date. Through different views and opinions‚ Haig’s skills have been both heavily celebrated and criticised. Therefore he has been viewed as both ‘Butcher of the Somme’ and the ‘Architect of Victory’‚ much evidence supporting both arguments. However the majority of people seem to favour the idea of Haig being a merciless leader‚ which is completely
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Dr. Samuel Sheppard complained that the press prevented him from having a fair trial. The case then was transferred to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States‚ and has 9 justices. It takes audiences with cases that involve the constitution‚ federal laws‚ treaties‚ or foreign ambassadors. The case Sheppard v. Maxwell was called to the Supreme Court because of an issue with the Constitution in a lower court. November 1‚ 1965‚ Sheppard called into question the
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of title by registration rather than registration by title (Breskvar v Wall (1971) 126 CLR 376. * Indefeasibility- The registered proprietor holds the title free of all unregistered interests. S42 Real Property Act 1900 (NSW). * Registration of a void instrument confers immediate indefeasibility in the absence of fraud (Frazer v Walker [1967]] 1 AC 569. * Sir Garfield Barwick sitting on the Privy Council in Frazer v Walker described it as: “a convenient description of the immunity from
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Your Name: Marcos Zuniga Case Name: California v Hodari Citation: 499 U.S. 621 Date Decided: 1991 Area of Law: Fourth Amendment Vote: 7/2 Scalia delivered the opinion of the court‚ in which justice Rehnquist‚ CJ‚ joined and White‚ Blackmun‚ O’ Conner‚ Kennedy‚ and Souter‚ JJ‚ joined. Stevens‚ filed a dissenting opinion‚ in which Marshall‚ J.‚ joined Procedural History: California v Hodari first proceeding were through the juvenile courts. Hodari tried to suppress the evidence relating
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Wisconsin v. Yoder‚ 406 U.S. 205 (1972)‚ is the case in which the United States Supreme Court found that Amish children could not be placed under compulsory education past 8th grade‚ as it violated their fundamental right to freedom of religion. Three Amish students from three different families stopped attending New Glarus High School in the New Glarus‚ Wisconsin school district at the end of the eighth grade‚ all due to their religious beliefs. The three families were represented by Jonas
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In the case Gonzales v. Raich‚ Angel Raich‚ which is from California‚ was charged with home-grown‚ non-commercial use of medical marijuana. Raich has inoperable brain tumor‚ seizures‚ and chronic pain disorders. Raich has been prescribed medical marijuana 5 years before the cases even came up in court. Raich has to depend on 2 caregivers to grow the medical marijuana for her because of her condition. Before Gonzales v. Raich case came up‚ California passed the Compassionate Use Act in 1996. With
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Case Critique: Tesco Supermarkets Ltd. v Nattrass [1972] A.C. 153 The Case of Tesco Supermarket Ltd v Natrass is a well-known case based on the Trade Description Act (1968). The case was about a well-known supermarket firm (Tesco Ltd) and a customer‚ Mr. Coane an old pensioner. Tesco had a special offer for the sale of Radian washing powder‚ which was advertised on posters displayed in stores. The normal price of the product was 3s 11d and they were selling it for 2s 11d. Miss Rogers‚ shop assistance
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WILLIAMS V THE COMMONWEALTH [2012] 248 CLR 156 I INTRODUCTION Williams v The Commonwealth is an excellent example of a significant turning point in Australian Constitutional history. It challenged Executive power‚ the capacity the Commonwealth had to spend public money‚ and its’ power to enter into contracts without the authorisation of Parliament . The breadth of Executive power is covered under s61 of the Constitution‚ and describes activities which the executive can carry out . The Williams
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Illusory Promise | You be the Judge Case Study An illusory promise sounds like a promise or commitment‚ but is not really a promise or commitment to do anything. Because it does not bind the maker to do anything‚ it may not be treated as consideration to establish a contract. Culbertson v. Brodsky Culbertson had listed real estate for sale. Brodsky & Culbertson signed an option contract. Option document: - Brodsky delivers $5‚000 check to bank; - Bank holds
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Oracle v. PeopleSoft Case‚ By Hossein Rad. There are couple of ethical issues to be discussed in the Oracle v. PeopleSoft case. However some aspects of the case may still require more enlightening to allow a firm conclusions to whether they were merely truthful business decisions without any ethical violations involved or they
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