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    In Brown v. Board of Education‚ the court found that the separate but equal doctrine under Plessy v. Ferguson had no place in public education. The ruling stated that the separate but equal doctrine violated the privileges granted to citizens under the Fourteenth Amendment by infringing on their right to an equal education. The court found that “separate educational facilities were inherently unequal‚” (2) since they did not provide the same experiences or opportunities to all students. The court

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    Furman v. Georgia

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    FURMAN V. GEORGIA In the history of Georgia‚ as well as in the rest of the United States‚ execution‚ or what is better known as the death penalty‚ was the result of a defendant found guilty in such crimes as murder and rape. In 1972‚ in the case of Furman v. Georgia the U.S. Supreme Court placed a moratorium‚ which is a delay or suspension of an activity or law‚ on the sentencing of Furman for capital punishment. They made the decision to end it in 1976‚ with the case of Gregg v. Georgia. Several

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    Salinas V Texas

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    Mitch Carlson Steve Russell CRIM 331 Case Brief #1 Salinas v. Texas Facts & History On the morning of December 18‚ 1992‚ two brothers were shot and killed in their Houston home. Police were called by a neighbor who heard the gunshots‚ and then seen a “dark colored” car fleeing from the house. It was later found out that defendant‚ Genovevo Salinas‚ was at the residence where the murders took place the night before December 18th. When officers went to Salinas’ house‚ they arrived to a dark blue

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    V-Guard Industries

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    V-Guard Industries Ltd From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search V-Guard Industries Ltd | Traded as | NSE: VGUARD | Founded | 1977 | Founder(s) | Kochouseph Chittilappilly | Headquarters | Kochi‚ India | Products | Electrical Appliances | Subsidiaries | Wonderla‚ Veegaland | Website | vguard.in | V-Guard Industries Ltd is a major electrical appliances manufacturer in India‚ and the largest in the state of Kerala with an annual turnover of 7 billion.[1][2] It manufactures

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    Lucas V Dole

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    Lucas v. Dole 1 Running Head: LUCAS v. DOLE Case Analysis: Lucas v. Dole Lucas v. Dole 2 Case Analysis: Lucas v. Dole Abstract In the Fall of 1987‚ plaintiff Julia Lucas appeals the dismissal of her job discrimination suit. Lucas‚ a white woman‚ argues that she was the victim of reverse discrimination when Rosa Wright‚ a less qualified black woman‚ was promoted to the Quality Assurance and Training Specialist position at her job. The judge dismissed the

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    Gideon V. Wainwright

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    Gideon v. Wainwright – 372 U.S. 335 (1963) Keilah Herring Kaplan University PA 260: Criminal Law Professor Chiacchia March 6‚ 2012 Gideon v. Wainwright – 372 U.S. 335 (1963) Clarence Earl Gideon was charged with a felony under Florida State Law. He allegedly broke into a poolroom with the intent to commit a misdemeanor‚ thus making it a felony. Mr. Gideon was indigent and asked the court to appoint counsel for him. The court stated that because Gideon was not charged with a capital offense

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    Miranda V. Arizona

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    Court Brief Miranda v. Arizona Citation: Miranda v. State of Arizona; Westover v. United States; Vignera v. State of New York; State of California v. Stewart‚ Supreme Court of the United States‚ 1966. Issue: Whether the government is required to notify the arrested defendants of their Fifth Amendment constitutional rights against self-incrimination before they interrogate the defendants. Relief Sought: Miranda was violated the 5th Amendments right to remain silent and his 6th Amendment right

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    Mcdonald V Mcdonald

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    ------------------------------------------------- CASE ANALYSIS REX V MCDONALD AND MCDONALD St Qd [1904] 151 ------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION In order for criminal liability to be placed‚ an accused must not only commit a specific act but also a breach of a duty concerned1. This concept was brought to the forefront in the case of R v McDonald and McDonald St R Qd [1904] 151. The Supreme Court of QLD2 was called to consider the case of Angus and Flora McDonald‚ appealing

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    Riley v. California

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    Angela jackson Ap government 9 September 2014 Riley v. California In the case of Riley v California the defendant and petitioner David Leon Riley was arrested August 22‚ 2009‚ after a traffic stop which resulted in the finding of loaded guns in car. The officer stopped riley searched him and took hold of his phone and then searched through messages‚ contacts‚ and photos. The officer charged Riley with an unrelated shooting that had taken place

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    Carlil V Smokeball

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    [1893] 1 Q.B. 256 1892 WL 9612 (CA)‚ [1893] 1 Q.B. 256 (Cite as: [1893] 1 Q.B. 256) Page 1 *256 Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Company. In the Court of Appeal. CA Lindley‚ Bowen and A. L. Smith‚ L.JJ. 1892 Dec. 6‚ 7. Contract--Offer by Advertisement--Performance of Condition in Advertisement-- Notification of Acceptance of Offer--Wager--Insurance--8 & 9 Vict. c. 109-- 14 Geo. 3‚ c. 48‚ s. 2. The defendants‚ the proprietors of a medical preparation called "The Carbolic Smoke Ball‚" issued an

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