American Civil Liberty Union (ACLU). The ACLU is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to preserve and extend the basic rights of the U.S. constitution.# b. The problem began when President Clinton signed the Telecommunications Reform Bill into law on February 8‚1996. A group of people‚ led by the ACLU went to court and succeeded in temporarily stopping the implementation of the bill’s "decency provisions." After this district court decision‚ Janet Reno appealed directly to the Supreme Court.
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personality‚ a company being a legal entity independent of its members‚ can enter into contracts and own property in its own right‚ can sue and be sued and also taxed in its own name. The principle of corporate entity was established in the case of Salomon v A. Salomon ‚ now referred to as the ‘Salomon’ principle. The facts of this case were that the owner of a business sold it to a company he had formed‚ in return for fully paid-up shares to himself and members of his family‚ and secured debentures
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Plyler v Doe When state and local governments try to pass restrictions for education based on legality of the student they are‚ for the most part‚ brought to a halt by the court system. The courts cite Plyler v Doe‚ but why? What does Plyler v Doe do for undocumented students? Before 1982‚ the year when Plyler v Doe was put into action‚ some Texas local governments were denying funding for undocumented students and charging them a tuition fee of $1‚000.00 per year. The original policy stated
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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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3. Contract Law “Is My Agreement an Enforceable Contract?” The Law of Contract involves answering 4 questions: (1) Is my agreement an enforceable contract? Are all of the elements of a contract present. (2) If so‚ what does it require me (and the other party) to do? - What “promises” have become terms of the contract. (3) Can I get out of it (without paying some form of penalty)? - Was the formation of the contract defective in some way (ie were there any ‘vitiating elements’ present)
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Cantwell V. Connecticut One of the freedoms protected by law in the United States is the right to choose and speak about one’s religious beliefs. The first amendment of the U.S Constitution protects this freedom by preventing congress from passing any laws that prohibit‚ or ban‚ the “Free exercise” of religion. This portion of the first amendment is called the free exercise clause. This is a very important and beneficial right to everyone. This essay will illustrate how the Cantwell V. Connecticut
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First Amendment: Lemon v. Kurtzman and the Freedom of Religion Freedom of Religion is perhaps one of the greatest freedoms that the United States of America provides. The Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause of are the first lines of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and comprise this Freedom of Religion. They read‚ “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting
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Professor Ballone 14 February 2014 Obscenity in Miller v. California Today in our criminal justice system there exists a policy known as “The Miller Test”. The purpose of this test is to determine whether or not a given substance is obscene or not. It is a test that is frequently used today by police‚ and its significance is clearly obvious. The “Miller Test” is a direct result from the outcome of the U.S Supreme Court decision‚ Miller v. California. In this case‚ a local business owner who specialized
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rehabilitative role established at its inception. Introduction- Christopher Simmons is a cold blooded murder who was sentenced to death after the murder of Miss whoever. Sentenced to death 17 years old Series of appeals until 2002 Atkins v. Virginia Overturned Stanford v. Kentucky Part 1- The first juvenile court was established in Cook County‚ Illinois in 1898. Initial goal was rehabilitation of juveniles‚ not punishment. Change to a more punitive structure in response due a increase in juvenile
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Virginia v. Moore 272 Va. 717 Facts: The day was February 20‚2003‚ in the city of Portsmouth where two Portsmouth police officers had pulled a vehicle over who was driven by David Lee Moore. While listening to police radio they had heard that the man they pulled over who went by the nickname “chubs” was driving on a suspended license. The officer’s soon determined that chubbs was indeed driving on a suspended license. The officers who made the stop arrested chubbs for the misdemeanor of driving
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