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    Obergefell v. Hodges is the Supreme Court Case that gay marriage legal in all fifty states. The case required that all states allow gay marriages and recognize gay marriages that happened in other states. It was a 5-4 decision that was based on the Equal Protection Clause in the 14th amendment. Obergefell wanted his marriage in Maryland to be recognized in Ohio‚ so he could collect the benefits from his partners death. Hodges is the director of the Ohio Health Department. The Supreme Court decided

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    sell. Also‚ KK’s response had no intention to get into an agreement upon providing the information hence statement is not an offer: Harvey V Facey - Therefore‚ when Homer mentioned “sounds like a

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    The United States legal system gives all people the right to an attorney to help defend the prosecuted individual. The court case Buck v. Davis shows how a person’s rights could be given but in a way that would go against the one being charged for a crime. Duane Buck is an African American who was tried for being involved in a murder of his ex-girlfriend and her friend in the state of Texas. Many different types of evidence showed that Duane Buck had committed that crime and his passed issues

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    Terry v. Ohio: Martin McFadden was a police officer in Ohio who noticed that two individuals appeared to be acting suspiciously. While watching these people from his police car‚ Officer McFadden noticed that these two men appeared to be planning a criminal attack. The two men were walking back and forth in front of a store while conspiring with each other. When McFadden approached the two men and identified himself as a law enforcement officer‚ he walked them down the street and frisked them for

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    charges. The Riley v. California case was argued April 29‚ 2014 and decided on June 25‚ 2014.The main issue in this case was how the police officer searched his phone without a warrant then arrested him and if this action violated the fourth amendment. The fourth amendment clearly states that “The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures…”.

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    have addressed the constitutional rights of individuals and groups. These decisions have limited as well as expanded the rights of the members of these groups. Cases such as Korematsu v. United States and Roe v. Wade are examples of the limitation and expansion of rights. The historical circumstances surrounding the case of Korematsu v. U.S. are as follows. In the 1940’s there was a strong anti-Japanese feeling throughout all of America. There was an act passed requiring all people of Japanese

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    Hurst v. Florida 577 US _ (2016) 2. The petitioner‚ Timothy Hurst‚ was convicted of first degree murder and the jury recommended the death penalty to the judge in Florida‚ who then sentenced Hurst to death. Hurst appealed to the Florida Supreme Court and was granted resentencing. The Florida Supreme Court rejected Hurst’s argument and reaffirmed his sentence. The Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari. 3. Hurst had bound‚ gagged‚ and then stabbed his coworker over 60 times during

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    Russell v. the Queen (1882): This case fell according to the JCPC under powers in favor of the federal government. The reasoning for this case is not convincing. The reason for this is that it does not ban alcohol for the entire country‚ but instead merely restricts and regulates it. The legislation for this case could have fallen under: section 92 (9)‚ which deals with saloons‚ taverns‚ and shops; section 92 (13) which is about property and civil rights in the province; or section 92 (16) which

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    time of making of the charter is so classed. It has no future assurance that the owner will continue to act to retain the class . The loss of the class may be due to unseaworthiness or some other breach of ship-owners obligations. Routh v. Macmillan In the case the merchant at New York chartered a ship ‘Hannah Eastee’ classed A1 ship at Lloyd’s for carrying a load of wheat to England. But due to bad management she runs off from A1 power. The cargo arrived safe but the merchants sued for the extra

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    themselves when they heard the case of Illinois v. Wardlow on the date of November 2‚ 1999. A few things happened in the U.S. government in 1999. In January‚ Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial began. Clinton would later be acquitted in February. In March‚ the Supreme Court upheld the murder convictions of Timothy McVeigh for the Oklahoma City bombing. The case would become important because it expanded the ruling of a police stop and frisk. This means that the case set a new precedent. The

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