I. Katz v. U.S. 347 (1967) II. Procedural History: Charles Katz was convicted under a federal statute of transmitting wagering information by telephone across state lines. The court of appeals affirmed the conviction. The Supreme Court granted certiorari and reversed. III. Facts: The petitioner‚ Charles Katz‚ was charged with conducting illegal gambling operations across state lines in violation of federal law. In order to collect evidence against Katz‚ federal agents placed a warrantless wiretap
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Texas v. Johnson (1989) In 1984‚ following a protest march through the streets of Dallas‚ Texas against the policies of the Reagan Administration‚ Gregory Lee Johnson was handed an American flag. Outside the Dallas City Hall‚ Johnson through the flag onto the ground‚ poured kerosene on it‚ and set fire to it. Many protesters around Johnson began a chant of‚ "America‚ the red‚ white‚ and blue‚ we spit on you!" While many protesters agreed with what Johnson had done‚ there were several others who
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from decision of Lower Court1. In this case‚ Harvey is an appellant appealing to Privy Council. b) A respondent is a person against whom an action is raised. In this case‚ the respondent is Facey. c) The following is taken from the case of Harvey v Facey2. There was a dispute between the two parties over the sale of a property named Bumper Hall Pen. The appellants‚ Harvey and his wife‚ telegraphed Facey a message stating ‘’Will you sell us Bumper Hall Pen? Telegraph lowest price – answer paid.’’
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Samuel Malebranche Intro to Criminal Justice Professor Chiarlitti Research Paper #2 United States v. Lopez High school senior Alfonso Lopez of Edison High concealed a .38 caliber revolver into school on March 10‚ 1992. Although he did have five cartridges‚ the gun was not loaded. Lopez told authority that he was to deliver the firearm in exchange for 40 dollars. He was caught by authority because of anonymous tips by fellow classmates. He was confronted and confessed to the crime. He was
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Marbury v. Madison is viewed as the most important case in the U.S. Supreme Court history. The important constitutional principle that was established by U.S. Supreme Court‚ was to use the idea of “Judicial Review”‚ which is the power of federal courts to void acts of Congress in conflict with the Constitution. Under Justice Marshall‚ the court began its ascent as equal in power to the congress and president. Jefferson as the new president‚ did not want appointees from the opposing party taking the
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DR. RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY‚ LUCKNOW 2012-13 FINAL DRAFT ON BIRD v JONES Under The Guidance Of: Submitted by: ( ) ( ) Mr. Shashank Shekhar Assistant Professor Roll
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Tennessee v Garner refers to using “all necessary means to effect the arrest” in the case of a suspect fleeing or forcibly resisting (FindLaw‚ n.d.). With this Tennessee statute‚ there are some stipulations (FindLaw‚ n.d.). There must be a belief that the suspect will act in a manner which would cause serious physical harm or death to others (FindLaw‚ n.d.). The amount of forced used must be in balance with the crime committed and how imminent harm is likely to occur (FindLaw‚ n.d.). Two police
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Morse v. Frederick Daniel kilasi This case was a major turning point to student rights. It all started when Morse a school-supervised event‚ Joseph Frederick held up a banner with this message "Bong Hits 4 Jesus‚" this was meant to the marijuana smoking. When the Principal Deborah Morse saw the banner she took away the banner and suspended Frederick for ten days. She justified or tried to give a good reason for her actions by stating the school’s policy against
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Consti 1 Tañada v Tuvera‚ 136 SCRA 27 (1985) Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila EN BANC G.R. No. L-63915 April 24‚ 1985 LORENZO M. TAÑADA‚ ABRAHAM F. SARMIENTO‚ and MOVEMENT OF ATTORNEYS FOR BROTHERHOOD‚ INTEGRITY AND NATIONALISM‚ INC. [MABINI]‚ petitioners‚ vs. HON. JUAN C. TUVERA‚ in his capacity as Executive Assistant to the President‚ HON. JOAQUIN VENUS‚ in his capacity as Deputy Executive Assistant to the President ‚ MELQUIADES P. DE LA CRUZ‚ in his capacity as Director‚ Malacañang
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Same Script‚ Different Stories The play‚ Henry V is set in England. It is based around the battle of Agincourt. Olivier and Branagh both made film versions of this play which are completely different from each other. The portrayal of King Henry the V differed in ways that had to do with the time period in which the film was made‚ and also how the way theatrically the film was presented. Olivier had a glamorous‚ heroic‚ and positive attitude towards war. In this film‚ King Henry is seen as a
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