infliction of the death penalty is constitutionally impermissible in all circumstances under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments. Their case is a strong one. But I find it unnecessary to reach the ultimate question they would decide. See Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority‚ 297 U.S. 288‚ 347 (Brandeis‚ J.‚ concurring). The opinions of other Justices today have set out in admirable and thorough detail the origins and judicial history of the Eighth Amendment’s guarantee against the infliction
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1. Case Name‚ Citation and Court Hampton v. Federal Express Corporation‚ 917 F.2d 1119 (8th Cir. 1990) 2. Key Facts a. Carl Gerome Hampton was a thirteen year old boy that was diagnosed with cancer and needed a blood transplant. b. Carl was a patient at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Omaha‚ Nebraska. This hospital sent five samples of Carl’s blood to the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Iowa City so they could find a match between five other people for a bone marrow transplant. c. FedEx
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TIO V ABAYATA FACTS: This is an action for annulment of mortgage‚ mortgage sale‚ a subsequent sale and certificates of title‚ filed by the successors-in-interest of Celedonio Abayata. It was respondents’ contention that they are the absolute owners of the property in dispute‚ a 1‚868-square meter parcel of land located in Lapu-Lapu City‚ Cebu‚ by virtue of a final Decision dated November 26‚ 1986‚ rendered by the RTC of Lapu-lapu City. Respondents alleged that through machinations‚ defendant Benjamin Lasola (Lasola)
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Derek Brown Professor Janet Smith Employment Law BA370 25 July 2011 REEVES V. C.H. ROBIONSON WORLDWIDE The legal issue in this case was whether Reeves was subjected to harassment based on her sex and whether the harassment was sufficiently severe or pervasive to be actionable. The court reversed the lower court’s grant of summary judgment to C.H. Robinson‚ holding that “sex specific” language satisfies the “based on sex” element even when the language does not target the plaintiff. The
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GONZALES v. OREGON Oral Argument: 05 -’06 Term Subject: Physician-assisted suicide‚ Ashcroft directive‚ Controlled Substances Act‚ Oregon Death with Dignity Act A group of Oregon residents‚ including a doctor‚ a pharmacist‚ and several terminally ill patients‚ sued the United States Attorney General to challenge an interpretive ruling of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The rule‚ referred to as the "Ashcroft Directive‚" declared that the use of federally controlled substances to assist
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King v Cogdon Minerva Rodriguez Criminal Law 1310 22 April 2013 Professor Holden Case: King v Cogdon King v Cogdon‚ was an Australian case heard in 1950. Ms. Cogdon who suffers from minor neurotic conditions is believed to be her daughter’s murderer. She had on an occasion dreamt spiders were attacking her daughter (Pat). That night Ms. Cogdon had slept walked into her room and began to violently brush the spiders off her daughter’s
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Legal Brief Case: Right to Confront: Coy V Iowa. Date: August 2‚1985. Principals:(main characters) *Kathy Brown (13) *Linda Thompson (friend) (13) *girls names were changed to protect identities. -intruder believed to be John Avery Coy‚ (34). Facts of the Case: Kathy Brown invited her friend Linda to come and sleep over. Kathy made a makeshift tent out in her backyard. Girls fell asleep between 10:30 and 11:00 pm. In the middle of the night Kathy saw a hand pull back one of the blankets
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The day America gained its victory over Japan when they finally ceased fighting‚ a war that has been going on since the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941‚ was a day that will always be remembered. This day‚ also known as V-J Day‚ occurred on August 14th‚ 1945 but is still celebrated on the next day‚ August 15th. When Japan surrendered‚ shouts of joy were heard all across the United States as President Truman announced that war between Japan and America were finally coming to an end. Alfred Eisenstaedt
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Account for the general failure of nationalist movements in Southeast Asia in the period 1900-1941. The failure to achieve political independence of pre-war nationalism in Southeast Asia was mainly due to the interplay of nationalist factors‚ impact of colonial response and inherent society composition. Nationalist disunity watered down mass support which was key to success‚ while colonial rule hindered the development of nationalism and the nature Southeast Asian society made unification hard
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“Kramer v. Kramer” In the beginning of the movie‚ Billy was primarily raised by his mother while his father‚ Ted‚ was apathetic towards the raising of his child. Not even aware of Billy’s grade level‚ Ted was seen as a workaholic with an overall permissive parenting style. He was always subject to Billy’s desires‚ had little punishment‚ and also little bonding time with Billy. For example‚ Ted was working on a project for work and Billy‚ being a kid‚ wanted him to play with him. Instead
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