Case Brief 1. CASE: Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co. Inc. 556 U.S. 868 (2009) 2. FACTS: A West Virginia jury issued a verdict against respondents (“Massey”) in the amount of $50 million. After the verdict‚ knowing that the West Virginia’s Supreme Court of Appeals would consider the appeal‚ Blankenship‚ the chairman‚ CEO and president of Massey contributed $3 million to help Benjamin run for office in that court in West Virginia’s 2004 judicial election. Benjamin won the election in a close
Premium Jury United States Supreme Court of the United States
Written by Sambhav Dhawan Advocating for the Appellant Multani v. Commission Scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and Attorney General of Quebec The appellant Balvir Singh Multani and his son Gurbaj Singh Multani are orthodox Sikhs 1. Gurbaj Singh‚ born in 19892‚ as being a devoted Sikh follower. Gurbaj believes that his religion requires him to wear a kirpan at all times. A kirpan is as small religious object which symbolizes the purity of the faith and his commitment to defend it3.It bears a
Premium Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Hugh M. Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Company‚ Inc. 556 U.S.868 U.S. Supreme Court June 8‚ 2009 Facts: Hugh Caperton‚ C.E.O. of Harman mining (here on labeled as Caperton)‚ filed a lawsuit against A.T. Massey Coal Company (here on labeled as Massey) alleging that Massey fraudulently canceled a coal supply contract with Harman Mining‚ resulting in its going out of business. In August 2002‚ a Boone County‚West Virginia jury found in favor of Caperton and awarded $50 million in damages. Massey
Premium Supreme Court of the United States United States Constitution Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Joao Raimundo US History 10 Mr. Kegler 06/10/2013 Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District The ‘Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District’ gained notice in 1968‚ when it first was argued in the Supreme Court of the United States. The case was introduced because in December of 1965‚ John Tinker‚ Mary Beth Tinker and Christopher Eckhardt took their black armbands to school. The black armbands were a symbol to their objections to the hostilities in the Vietnam
Premium High school United States Vietnam War
Case name and Citation: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka; 1952; U.S. Supreme Court Parties: In this case‚ the plaintiffs are African American children however the representative plaintiff is Brown and the defendants are Board of Education of Topeka (Kansas). Statement of Facts: Different cases from the States of Kansas‚ South Carolina‚ Virginia and Delaware were presented to the U.S. Supreme Court regarding similar legal questions based on a common ideology of “separate but equal.” In each
Premium Supreme Court of the United States Brown v. Board of Education United States
but also to inspire them to fight the French ‘or close up the wall with our English dead’‚ ironic as the hole in the wall of Harfleur is enormous and would take thousands of bodies to even half fill but a thought which would not leave you. Henry V is a negotiator‚ he reasons with his men‚ suggesting that men must not always fight‚ that ‘In peace there’s nothing so become a man as stillness and humility’ the soft ‘s’ sibilance adds a calming tone‚ and paints a picture of the ideal man‚ of which
Premium Metaphor England Henry V of England
Tinker v. Des Moines School District Warren Court‚ 393 U.S. 503 (1969) FACTS John Tinker was 15 years old who grew up with his sister Mary Beth Tinker‚ 13 years old‚ and brother Christopher Echardt‚ 16. They decided to follow their parents who were protesting the Vietnam War by wearing black armbands to their Des Moines schools during the holiday season of Christmas and New Years. Once the word was out about the protests‚ the principals of the Des Moines school district decided that all students
Premium First Amendment to the United States Constitution Supreme Court of the United States United States
his compensation‚ terms‚ conditions‚ or privileges of employment‚ because of such individual’s … sex.” Civil Rights Act‚ 1964. In Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson‚ the court held that “a plaintiff may establish a violation of Title VII by proving that discrimination based on sex has created a hostile or abusive work environment.” Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson (US 1986). A hostile work environment is created when the environment at work creates anxiety so severe as to result in an alteration of the terms
Premium Bullying Sex Male
Issue: The court case New York Times Co v. Sullivan was a significant case in 1964. The plaintiff‚ L.B. Sullivan‚ the Commissioner of the City of Montgomery‚ Alabama sued the defendant‚ The New York Times (along with four other African American Alabama clergymen) in an Alabama court‚ for the printing of an advertisement in the March 29‚ 1960 edition of the newspaper over libel accusations. The full page ad titled “Heeding Their Rising Voices” condemned the actions of violence that were occurring
Premium Supreme Court of the United States United States Brown v. Board of Education
The case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) has been described as "epochal"‚ and for good reason. The case of Marbury v. Madison established the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review. Judicial review is the ability of the Supreme Court to "review a law or an official act of government employee or agent for constitutionality or for the violation of basic principles of justice." This case directly shaped the future of the American public in a positive way: by making decisions that are lawfully correct
Premium Supreme Court of the United States United States United States Constitution