Basically the Exclusionary rule as set forth by the US Supreme Court states that any evidence obtained by police through search and seizure‚ arrest‚ interrogations and stop and frisk situations or any other evidence despite its relevance can be excluded as evidence. The Weeks v. United States was basically the origin of the Exclusionary Rule in 1914. In Weeks v United States Mrs‚ Weeks was arrested for shoplifting and attempted to get a note to her husband about this. Law enforcement went to the
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relieve pain and suffering. I think it is good to have this because if we didn’t we would feel all that pain and people don’t want to go through all that pain and suffering. Euthanasia‚ at the moment is illegal throughout the world apart from in the State of Oregon in USA‚ where there is a law specifically allowing doctors to prescribe lethal drugs for the purpose of euthanasia. In the Netherlands it is practiced widely‚ although‚ in fact‚ it remains illegal. When a sick or elderly patient asks for
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Case Brief Funk vs. United States Supreme Court of the United States 290 U.S. 371‚ 54 S. Ct. 212 (1933) Facts: Funk was tried twice and convicted both times in Federal District Court for conspiracy to violate the prohibition law. In the first appeal to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals the decision of the Federal District Court was reversed due to issues not applicable here. 46 F.2d 417. In both trials the defendant called upon his wife to testify on his behalf and she was excluded
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Chloe Gottschalk Ms. Smith Advanced Composition A2 15 November 2012 INDEPENDENCE The United States of America ensures it’s citizens that they have an immeasurable amount of freedom. Freedom of speech‚ freedom of religion‚ and freedom to petition--a few broad examples of rights that the American Government grants to residents. When a person is free‚ they are also considered to be independent. To be independent means to be free of control‚ or thinking and acting for oneself. Independence
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with their life. Throughout the past few decades capital punishment has been in the controversial topic spotlight. The United States is the only western civilization that still holds the death penalty in practice. Despite capital punishment being legal in the United States‚ many states have abolished or placed prolonged moratoriums on this practice. There are strong arguments both for and against capital punishment within politics and day to day conversation. There is an infinitesimally miniscule chance
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Hobbes claims that in a state of nature‚ people are constantly fighting against each other‚ and the only way to overcome this is to form a commonwealth. He does this by going over the conditions that describe a state of nature‚ certain rights that all people have in nature‚ and the method for transferring these rights‚ by way of a pledge to a sovereign‚ whether it to the one person‚ or a group of people in order to achieve a state of peace. While Hobbes makes a very clear argument‚ it does contain some
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THOMPSON v. WESTERN STATES MEDICAL CENTER No.01-344.Argued February26‚ 2002—Decided April 29‚ 2002 NATURE OF CASE: Review of the restrictions on commercial free speech in relation to the advertisement of specified compounded drugs. PROCEDURAL HISTORY: Section 503A of the Food‚ Drug and Cosmetic Act‚ 21 U.S.C. § 353a exempts compounded drugs from certain provisions of the Food and Drug Administration’s standard approval requirements; provided that the distributors abide by certain restrictions
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Supreme Court Case Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States” involved the heart of Atlanta motel which is located in the state of Georgia whom refused to rent rooms to blacks. As a result of their actions congress enacted the “Civil Rights Act of 1964”‚ which made it illegal for motels‚ hotels to discriminate guests based on their race. The heart of Atlanta motel brought action to declare the “Civil Right Act of 1964” was unconstitutional. The United States Supreme Court held its judgment that congress
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Roberts v Colorado State is a case based on former members of the Colorado State University women’s varsity softball team ("ROBERTS v. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY | Leagle.com‚" n.d.). During the summer of the 1992‚ CSU experienced many financial burdens as their state aid was taken away and many beneficiaries bailed out. This put the school in a deficit‚ causing them to drop many of their sports teams. One of which was the women’s softball team. The players found this to be wrong because they were
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In the case of United States V. Parks‚ I think he should’ve been charged for the criminal offense of negligence. I understand that he believed he had designated competent employees to take charge of ensuring the proper sanitation of the warehouse and its products‚ however‚ he admitted at trial of having knowledge of unsanitary working conditions in one of his warehouses thanks to a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Failing to take corrective action is also a violation of
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