1. In the case of Hampton v. Snead State Community College (SSCC)‚ the one element that Hampton failed to establish of a prima facie case of racial discrimination was the forth element in the case. The forth element in the case stated‚ “SSCC treated similarly situated employees outside of Hampton’s protected class more favorably” (Hampton). According to the court‚ Hampton failed to establish the prima facie case of bring substantial evidence of employees of another race who were tried fairly. The
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Liebeck v. McDonald’s‚ also known as the McDonald’s Coffee Case‚ is a 1994 product liability lawsuit. This lawsuit became one of the most famous in the US history because after the court’s awarded Stella Liebeck $2.9 million‚ after she was severely burned by the coffee she brought from McDonald‚ there were debates over tort reform in the US. Stella Liebeck‚ a 79-year-old woman was in the passenger seat of her grandson’s car‚ while she ordered a coffee from McDonald’s. Liebeck’s nephew parked
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1. Title and Citation: Dennis v. united States 341 U.S. 494 71 S. CT. 857 (1951) 2. Facts of the Case: a. The Smith Act made it a criminal offense to knowingly or willfully advocate the overthrowing of any government in the United States by force or to attempt to commit or conspire to commit the crime the same. The Petitioners were brought up on charges under the Act for allegedly willfully and knowingly conspiring to organize as the Communist Party of the United States‚ a group whose members advocated
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violation of the law. According to the case‚ In re Kaitangian (1998) 218 B.R. 102‚ 113 it basically states‚ "bankruptcy petition preparers are strictly limited to typing bankruptcy forms...”
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Tinker v. Des Moines is a court case that happened in 1969 and was a dispute about wearing armbands to school for a protest against the Vietnam war. The principals did not like the idea of the protest and decided to shut it down by banning all armbands. The students weren’t going to go down without a fight and wore them anyway. This case all started with a meeting at Christopher Echardt’s house to do a silent protest of the Vietnam war. The “Tinker kids” decided the wear two-inch-wide black armbands
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Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Nevada‚ 1996991 P. 2d 1183People in the United States commit crimes and make up excuses why they should not be held accountable for a crime. Insanity and temporary Insanity have significant differences. One might ask themselves is there really any meaningful difference? During the history of our court system there has been many significant court decisions which address the controversy topics of insanity and temporary insanity as it relates to criminal procedures. One
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Subashini Rajasingam v. Saravanan Thangathoray & Other Appeals [2008] 2 CLJ 1 FC Summary of the case: (4 marks) There were three appeals (02-19-2007(W)‚ 02-20-2007(W) and 02-21-2007(W)) before us and with the agreements of the parties‚ they were heard together. The parties to the three appeals were originally Hindus husband and wife; they were married pursuant to a civil ceremony of marriage that was registered on 26 July 2001 pursuant to the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976 (the 1976
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specifically states that an arrest warrant must be based on probable cause and supported by oath or affirmation (Hall‚ 2014). It further stipulates that people to be seized must be specifically addressed in the warrant (Hall‚ 2014). In a 1980 case law‚ Payton v. New York‚ an arrest warrant allows an officer to enter a home to effect an arrest as long as there is reason to believe
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The DSM-V and Gender Identity Disorder UVIC April 5‚ 2012 Table of Contents Introduction 1-2 Diagnostic and Statistics Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM) 2-3 Problems with the Current Diagnostic Criteria for GID Support of Keeping the GID Diagnosis in DSM-V Therapists Role in Transgendered Issues Introduction Although Gender Identity Disorder (GID) and homosexuality has been in the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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them to one another in V for Vendetta. There is no doubt that V is a variable in V for Vendetta. In an equation‚ a variable is a representation and it can be changed. V is a representation for an idea being portrayed throughout the book and we certainly see the transformation of this variable. The names V‚ Valerie‚ and Evey act as a changing identity throughout a common idea. V is first evolved from Valerie who later turns Evey into the next V protégé. Why choose the codename V for the main character
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