Eli Kutler Media Law Professor Thomas Brief #1 Employment Division v. Smith FACTS: Alfred Smith and Galen Black were fired from a drug and alcohol treatment agency where they worked as counselors for admitting they used peyote‚ which is an illegal drug‚ for the use of “religious ceremonies.” The use of illegal drugs violates the agencies policy and according to the agency‚ were grounds for “immediate termination from employment.” Smith and Black were denied from unemployment benefits
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In 1980 at the Penitentiary of New Mexico there was a riot that lasted for 36 hours and killed 33 inmates. In this selection Colvin sheds light onto the fact that there were many factors leading to the riot‚ and that it cannot be looked at as a random act of violence by inmates. Our society is quick to label all inmates as “animals” or to stereotype them all together as being dangerous and without humanity‚ but to do this is to overlook the acts of kindness and bravery that some inmates displayed
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New Years is a time of new beginnings for everyone. Americans celebrate by throwing parties‚ shooting fireworks‚ and making resolutions. All of these attributes of New Years are common to Americans‚ but New Years is not celebrated the same in Mexico. In Mexico certain rituals are performed to symbolize and welcome in the new year. In America New Years is a National holiday meaning schools‚ government buildings‚ and some businesses are closed. People celebrate and party the night before on New
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1890’s and early 1900’s the exploration of the New World was already pretty much over‚ the next step was to complete a country in the land that had been found. The solution was a country named the United States of America (USA). New Mexico was an amazing encounter into the United States and was a change and growth for everything and everyone. Encounter; the encounter of New Mexico was a huge shift in the US. It allowed for railroad building‚ new settlement land‚ and more jobs in the territory
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my family decided to move to Albuquerque‚ New Mexico. What’s different about my experience was that it wasn’t necessarily the move that flipped my world upside down but everything that happened in between. I was an awkward‚ shy‚ midget-like twelve-year-old when my family and I lost our home during the California money crisis. From that point on it was like a tumbling circus act. My parents ended up losing their jobs until finally my dad moved to New Mexico; leaving me and my family for almost a year
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Legalizing Marijuana in New Mexico Michael Black South University Abstract The use of marijuana all over the world has sparked a heated debate on how the drug should be used and whether it should be legalized or not. Although marijuana is legalized in a few states across the world‚ there are some states that are still sceptical about its usage given the numerous side effects that
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Kaitlyn Willett Thoreau‚ New Mexico City Report Practically all residents pronounce the town’s name like "thuh-roo" (similar to "through" or "threw") and definitely not like "thorough" or "throw." Thoreau lies along Interstate 40 and the historic U.S. Route 66. The climate in Thoreau is desert‚ with sparse vegetation typical of the region. Common plants include pinyon pine and juniper trees‚ sagebrush‚ tumbleweeds‚ and some short‚ sparse grasses. Summers are relatively mild‚ due to Thoreau’s
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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila FIRST DIVISION G.R. No. L-29485 November 21‚ 1980 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE‚ petitioner‚ vs. AYALA SECURITIES CORPORATION and THE HONORABLE COURT OF TAX APPEALS‚ respondents. TEEHANKEE‚ J.: Before the Court is petitioner Commissioner of Internal Revenue’s motion for reconsideration of the Court’s decision of April 8‚ 1976 wherein the Court affirmed in toto the appealed decision of respondent Court of Tax Appeals‚ the dispositive portion of
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| Ricci v. DeStefano | Tina Harpke | HRM 370-50 Employment Law | | | This is a look at the landmark Ricci v. DeStefano case. We will look at the case itself‚ the cases that influenced it as the cases that have been influenced by it. We will also look at a few different views of what the decision means for the future. | Introduction Many people believe that the decision for Ricci v. DeStefano added to the confusion and misunderstandings of Affirmative Action as well as the Civil
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Serenity coronado 9-12-2016 New Mexico “Come on boog we need to go and pick up Granny” “Ok” I say to my Grandma. “Ok Grandma I’m good now‚ do we have everything “? “Yes we do have everything we have the close the food and the drinks too” said my Grandma . We drove to my Granny’s house‚ it does not take so long it is alony like 20 minutes to get there. Then we were there and we seen my Granny waiting by her steps and me and my Grandma lafit at her because whenever we go and pick her up
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