Court Cases McCulloch vs. Maryland – 1819‚ Maryland tried to tax the US Bank‚ a national bank. Resulted in Maryland’s law being declared illegal‚ because the states cannot tax a Federal institution. Gibbons vs. Ogden – 1824‚ gave Congress the power to regulate interstate commerce. Ogden was running
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As this was a case brought up by the state of Nevada‚ there were criminal charges that were filed against the defendant Taukitoku‚ those being three counts of murder with the use of a firearm as well as four counts of assault with a deadly weapon. The murder with the use of a firearm charges against Taukitoku were brought up for the killings of Charles Kelly‚ Derek Jensen‚ and Nathaniel Viljoen with a .380 Taurus semi-automatic handgun. The four counts of assault with a deadly weapon were for the
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McNELLIE‚ RINI‚ KRAMER & ULRICH LPA‚ et al.No. 08-1200. United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Supreme Court of the United States Decided April 21‚ 2010.Page(s) 890-891 Karen L. Jerman had a mortgage with Countrywide Home Loans and was contacted by the law firm Carlisle‚ McNellie‚ Rini‚ Kramer & Ulrich LPA‚ on behalf of Country Wide‚ seeking a foreclosure on Jerman’s property. The notice from Carlisle stated that‚ unless dispute was made in form of writing‚ the debt would
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The world consists of different people‚ civilizations‚ and ways of life. There are many situations that call for different ways of handling them‚ like poverty‚ overpopulation‚ resources‚ and famine aid. Two very different points of view about these issues are espoused in two very different essays written decades apart‚ “Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor” by Garrett Hardin and “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift. Hardin’s view of civilization and the world‚ although harsh‚ has
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Media in court cases has many effects. One of which is the possibility that the Medias opinion may result in tainting the jury with unproven facts. As humans we make decisions based on how we perceive the world and the information we have on decision we are going to make. Pre-Trial Publicity “Due to extensive media coverage‚ jury selection in a high profile case can be extremely difficult. Jurors will likely have developed some biases about the case based on the media coverage to which they have
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of my phone calls and emails within 24 hours. 23. I require you to keep me apprised of the status of my case and any new developments as they arise in a very timely manner. Do not represent to the prosecutor that I will entertain any agreement without consulting me first. 24. I require you to immediately provide me with a copy of any and all paperwork you send out or receive pertaining to my case and do so with ample time for me to consult with the necessary individual(s) to make decisions about how
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ETHICS AND LAW UNIT REFERENCE NFP-1-053 ASSIGNMENT TITLE ADULT CASE STUDY (blood transfusion) I shall discuss the ethical and legal implications of a 70 year old patient who has been admitted to the casualty department after a road traffic accident. He has sustained some severe injuries which require him to have a blood transfusion. However‚ he is refusing the blood transfusion‚ due to his religious beliefs. I shall also discuss the implications of
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McCormick v Nowland (1985) ATPR 40-852 This case is to be contrasted with McCormick v Nowland (1985) ATPR 40-852 in which the vendor’s real estate agent falsely represented that the vendor’s house was made of brick and that the swimming pool in the back yard was adjacent to a public park. The Court here held that a real estate agent owes a duty of care to a purchaser with respect to the information supplied about the property. Pincus J found that the agent had been negligent in respect of the
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particular type of tort action that involves something the law calls a "duty of care." The standard of care depends on the facts and circumstances of the case but‚ generally‚ the duty of care‚ in its broadest sense‚ means each of us should behave responsibly and sensibly‚ in the way a reasonable person would behave. To be guilty of negligence‚ a defendant in a lawsuit must breach that duty of care‚ and the breach of duty must be the cause of harm to the plaintiff. The law looks at two types of
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Summary The American court system is overflowed with people that suffer from substance abuse. For example drug and/or alcohol related crimes have been implicated in violent crimes‚ instances of domestic violence‚ child abuse and neglect cases. Therefore‚ drug court has come in to offer people arrested for substances abuse related crimes and opportunity to receive community-based treatment with judicial supervision to avoid potential incarceration. For this reason drug court has changed people’s lives
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