Gonzales v. Raich In the case of Gonzales v. Raich‚ the Supreme Court made a judgment that affected the California users of medical marijuana. Under a law the federal Controlled Substance Act‚ marijuana is a schedule one controlled substance‚ however under a 1996 state California law‚ marijuana is legalized for usage for people who have a prescription from a doctor for medical usage. When the federal Drug Enforcement Administration enforced the CSA by destroying one of the defendant’s marijuana
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of 5 feet 2 inches. (Dothard v. Rawlinson‚ 433 U.S. 321 (1977) Rawlinson’s perused her arguments that weight wasn’t an issue to perform the necessary job duties of a corrections officer because of her weight. Rawlinson’s filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging sex discrimination. Rawlinson’s continue with a civil complaint filed by Southern Poverty Law Center and district complaint that’s known as a Supreme Court Case Dothard V. Rawlinson‚ 433 U.S. 321 (1977)
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Hugh M. Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Company‚ Inc. 556 U.S.868 U.S. Supreme Court June 8‚ 2009 Facts: Hugh Caperton‚ C.E.O. of Harman mining (here on labeled as Caperton)‚ filed a lawsuit against A.T. Massey Coal Company (here on labeled as Massey) alleging that Massey fraudulently canceled a coal supply contract with Harman Mining‚ resulting in its going out of business. In August 2002‚ a Boone County‚West Virginia jury found in favor of Caperton and awarded $50 million in damages. Massey
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Judy Sal DATE November 11‚ 2011 Costanza v. Seinfield 181 Misc. 2d 562; 693 N.Y.S.2d 897 (1999) Parties: Petitioner: Costanza Respondent: Seinfield Facts: The plaintiff‚ Michael Costanza alleges that the television show‚ “Seinfield” has a character by the name of George Costanza who is based off of him without his consent. The character is bald‚ fat‚ has bad romantic relationships‚ and poor employment. Plaintiff alleges that “Seinfield” has portrayed him in a negative‚ humiliating
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sentenced to death. In the Atkins v. Virginia (2002) case‚ Supreme Court ruled that execution of such a person constitutes cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment (Bethany A. Young-Lundquist‚ 2012). Standardized tests were the method used to test intellect. The purpose of this study was the focus on potential limitations of adaptive functioning. It has been thought that individual s with high levels of psychopathic
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Legal Hurdles With the introduction of Birth Control to the public it had its fair share of legal consequences. The case of Griswold v. Connecticut is considered the foundational decision in recognizing the constitutional right of sexual privacy (Stein‚ 2010‚ p. 29). In the case of Griswold v. Connecticut it was stated that Estelle Griswold and C. Lee Buxton were arrested for giving “information‚ instruction‚ and medical advice to married persons as to the means of preventing conception” (Stein
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offensively‚ involving actual or perceived race‚ color‚ religion‚ gender identity‚ or national origin. Through the critical analysis of Wisconsin v. Mitchell‚ it argues that an important element which is that the First Amendment does not protect violence. It enhances the maximum penalty for act motivated by a discriminatory point of view. IRAC Analysis Wisconsin v. Mitchell‚ 508 U.S. 476 (1993) Fact: A young black man his name is Mitchell‚ and a group of his friends beat up a withe boy in Wisconsin. Mitchell
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The state should interfere in family matters in other to protect every citizen own safety. In Meyer v Nebraska‚ the interdiction of teaching any foreign language bellow eighth grade meanly intend to make sure that any child feel completely part of this country legacy and ensure that English become the mother tongue language of every children raised in this state. The goal behind this prohibition is to promote civic development for all citizens. By not permitting another language to be teach before
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Furman v. Georgia Paper Mary Amon CJS/221 University of Phoenix Gaylia Clark William Henry Furman v. State of Georgia In the year 1972‚ January in the State of Georgia. A gentleman named William Henry Furman went into a house to rob. In the middle of that night the resident woke up to see Furman robbing the house. In the process of escaping Furman tripped and his firearm fell and went off at that very time‚ killing the resident. The death was a tragic one‚ if one could describe. Furman did not
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No. 07-0268 __________________________________________________________ IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES _____________ ANDREA “ANDY” SOMMERVILLE‚ Petitioners-Appellants v. WLLIAM DENOLF Respondent-Appellee ------------------------------------------------- On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventeenth Circuit _____________ BRIEF FOR RESPONDENT _____________ QUESTIONS PRESENTED FOR REVIEW 1) Whether the Gun Free School Zone
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