Case Name: Missouri v. Jenkins 491 U.S. 274 (1989) United States Supreme Court Facts: The attorneys and associates for plaintiff‚ Kansas City Missouri School District‚ had been litigating a school district segregation case since 1979 and NAACP had been litigating the case since 1982. Attorneys asked and received reasonable attorney fees under Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976‚ 42 U.S.C. §1988. All fees were given at current market rates. A Court of Appeals affirmed this
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saw some of the most important cases in the history of the United States and many are still in effect today. The Warren court heavily believed in improving the civil liberties of the people. His ruling on Gideon v. Wainwright is no different. In 1963‚ the monumental case of Gideon v. Wainwright was taken to the Supreme Court. This case involved the 6th amendment of the constitution. The case began as a simple accusation of Gideon of a burglary in Panama City‚ Florida. After being accused‚ Mr
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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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Miranda V Arizona In the history of the United States‚ the legislative branch of government has developed systems of laws which the judicial branch of government checks. Because of modernization‚ the constitutionality of these laws needs to be reevaluated from time to time. There have been many cases that have caused the government to amend certain laws to protect its citizens. One of the most important cases that was brought to the Supreme Court was the case of Ernesto Miranda V the state of
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Henry and Prince Hal’s discussion on what makes a great king. Like a comet‚ the less is seen of the king‚ the more of a sovereign‚ enigmatic figure he becomes and the more respect he gains when he makes such seldom appearances.) Henry V (In the final act of Henry V‚ Henry approaches Princess Catherine of France to try and woo her. He makes it seem as if he is a lovestruck‚ simple man that isn’t very good with words (even though the reader know that this is certainly not the case). The reader knows
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My Mom’s Near Death Experience *Beep beep beep* I hear the unthinkable. The hospital heart monitor hooked up to my own flesh and blood. She ripped her liver open‚ my uncle shattered his cheek bone in several places and my mom’s friend involved in the accident to has a broken foot. Lets recap the horrible weekend we all had on that mid-snowy night. It was a rough snowy midnight on base in Ft. Drum New York (not the city.) They were next door at my mom’s friend mindy’s house getting drunk having
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violated the First Amendment. In trying to keep minors away from inappropriate material the Act reduced "the freedom of speech" by restricting what adults could send over the internet. # 2) Legal Precedent: a. Sable Communications of California v. FCC (1989) was in response to a ban on indecent and obscene interstate commercial phone messages. Sable Communications was in the dial-a-porn business. The supreme court decision was that the ban on obscene speech was valid since the constitution does
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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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Lakeman v Mountstephen (1874) LR 7 HL 17‚ 43 LJQB 188‚ 22 WR 617‚ 30 LT 437‚ [1874-80] All ER Rep Ext 1924 Court: pre-SCJA 1873 Judgment Date: circa 1874 Case History Annotations Case Name Citations Court Date Signal - Lakeman v Mountstephen (1874) LR 7 HL 17‚ 43 LJQB 188‚ 22 WR 617‚ 30 LT 437‚ [1874-80] All ER Rep Ext 1924 pre-SC JA 1873 circa 1874 Affirming Mountstephen v Lakeman (1871) LR 7 QB 196‚ 36 JP 261‚ 41 LJQB 67‚ 20 WR 117‚ 25 LT 755 Ex Ch circa 1871 Cases referring
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Sears Vs. Walmart Financial Performance Comparison Profit Margin Profit Margin‚ Sears Co. | | 1997 | | 1996 | | 1995 | Net income | 1‚188 | -6.53% | 1‚271 | -29.43% | 1‚801 | Total revenues | 36‚371 | 7.76% | 33‚751 | 8.41% | 31‚133 | Profit Margin | 3.27% | | 3.77% | | 5.78% | This Profit Margin ratio is acceptable‚ though not high. The result means that for each dollar of sales at Sears Co.‚ the company earns only 3.27 cents in 1997‚ compared to 3.77 cents and 5.78 cents in 1996 and 1995 respectively
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