US v. Nixon (1974) 1. The Constitutional Question(s) : a) Does the separation of powers established by the Constitution grant the President the absolute power to keep information from other branches of the government? b) Given that the power is not absolute‚ should President Nixon be capable of claiming executive privilege under the aforementioned circumstances? c) Does the separation of powers permit that the settlement of this dispute must stay contained in the executive branch or should
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Citation Eisner v. Macomber‚3 AFTR 3020‚ 252 US 189‚1 USTC ¶32 (US‚ 1920) Issue (1) Under the 16th Amendment‚ does Congress have the power to tax stock dividends received by the Macomber? (2) Are stock dividends considered income? Facts Mrs. Macomber owned 2‚200 shares of Standard Oil Company. In January 1916‚ Standard Oil Company declared a 50% stock dividend. Mrs. Macomber received an additional 1‚100 shares of stock with a $19‚877 par value. The shares represented a surplus for Standard
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7-Felthouse v Bindley (1862) 11 CBNS 869 (CCP) Summary: • “For a contract to come into existence‚ the offeree had to communicate his acceptance of the relevant offer to the offeror.” • This means that for a contract to come into play it has to be a bilateral agreement. One party cannot decide to enter someone else in a contract. Also‚ the case implies that changes in a contract nullify prior acceptances- if the contract changes‚ you need to agree the terms again. The Case: • F[elthouse]
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Mapp v. Ohio‚ 367 U.S. 1081‚ 81 S. Ct. 1684‚ 6 L. Ed. 2d 1081 (1961) Facts: On May 23rd‚ 1957‚ three Cleveland police officers arrived at the home of Mrs. Mapp with information that ‘a person was hiding out in the home‚ who was wanted for questioning in connection with a recent bombing‚ and that there was a large amount of policy paraphernalia being hidden in the home’. Mrs. Mapp and her daughter lived on the top floor of the two-family dwelling. Upon their arrival at that house‚ the officers
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Undergraduate Laws Case note March 2014: Important case note LA3021 Company law Prest v Petrodel Ltd [2013] EWCA Civ 1395 Facts The parties were married in 1993. The wife was granted a divorce in 2008. In an action for ancillary relief the husband argued that properties could not be transferred to the wife as they were legally owned by various companies. These companies were wholly owned and controlled by the husband. The question on appeal was whether the court has power to order the transfer
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ruled that Tuskegee city officials redrew the cities boundaries unconstitutionally so that the white candidates in the cities political race could win and the blacks’ votes would not count. This case laid the framework for the passage of the 1965 voters rights act which outlawed discrimination in voting. The case was named after a Tuskegee university professor Charlie A. Gomillion who was the plaintiff and the defendant was the mayor of Tuskegee Phillip M. Lightfoot. Gomillion tried to make it easier
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The Furman v. Georgia decision of the Supreme Court was the first time in history where a higher court had ruled against capital punishment. However‚ the Supreme Court later suggested new legislation that overturned the ruling that capital punishment was cruel and unusual (Bohm‚ 1997). Opponents for the death penalty were elated. Executions such as drownings‚ crucifixions and burning at the stake were carried out for things such as marrying those of Jewish accent‚ non-confession by criminals and
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Alicia V.‚ based on her symptoms‚ is diagnosed with PCOS. This is based on the findings that she is experiencing weight gain‚ unwanted hair growth‚ acne‚ a normal external genitalia‚ cervix‚ and vagina‚ and amenorrhea. Alicia has secondary amenorrhea because she has high levels of prolactin‚ which suppress GnRH and FSH. This is demonstrated by her low FSH levels. Alicia has hirsutism as insulin producing cells are overactive and create too much insulin. This increase in insulin causes her ovaries
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Roper vs. Simmons was one of the few cases in almost two decades to address whether it’s constitutional under the eighth and fourteenth amendments to execute a juvenile offender who was over the age of fifteen but under the age of eighteen when he/she committed a capital crime. In 1988‚ Thompson vs. Oklahoma banned the execution of minors who were sixteen years of age when they committed a capital crime. Another case‚ Stanford vs. Kentucky (1989)‚ divided the court which eventually rejected that
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COMPLAINT Margaret Donnelly‚ the named executor of the estate of Elinor R. Averell‚ filed a complaint against James P. Dillon‚ Esq.‚ on or about January 21‚ 2016. Donnelly alleges that Dillon had neglected the matters related to the estate of Elinor R. Averell‚ failed to adequately account for assets‚ and had failed to respond to anyone including an attorney hired to succeed Dillon. Dillon has violated Mass.R.Prof.C. 1.3‚ 1.4‚ and 8.4(c). FACTS On July 16‚ 2010‚ Elinor R. Averell hired Attorney
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