The case Miller v. California (1973) was determined by the Supreme Court‚ which redefined the meaning of obscenity. The word obscene is hard to define and could be seen as “You will know it when you see it.” The Miller case determined if something was obscene‚ the average person‚ applying the standards must find the entire work‚ as obscene‚ the work depicts offensive sexual conduct defined by state law‚ and that the work as a whole lacks literary‚ artistic‚ political‚ or scientific value. Marvin
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Sutton v. Tomco Machining‚ Inc. 129 Ohio St.3d 153‚ 2011-Ohio-2723 Facts of the Case: In this appeal‚ DeWayne Sutton‚ an employee of Tomco Machining‚ Inc. claimed that he injured his back on the job while disassembling a chop saw. Sutton alleged that he was fired within one hour of reporting the workplace injury to Tomco’s president‚ Jim Tomasiak. No reason was specified in the termination; however he was told the firing was not due to his work ethic or job performance or because he had broken
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West Indian Reports/Volume 19 /R v Worrell - (1972) 19 WIR 180 (1972) 19 WIR 180 R v Worrell COURT OF APPEAL OF BARBADOS DOUGLAS CJ‚ WARD AND WILLIAMS JJ 29 MARCH 1972 Criminal Law - Standard of proof - Directions to jury - Jury told that before there can be a verdict of guilty‚ the prosecution must make the jury feel sure that the verdict is the right one - Imprecise. Criminal Law - Defence of automatism - Unsworn statement of accused - No foundation for defence. The
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Helen Palsgraf‚ Respondent‚ v The Long Island Railroad Company‚ Appellant. Court of Appeals of New York Argued February 24‚ 1928 Decided May 29‚ 1928 248 NY 339 CITE TITLE AS: Palsgraf v Long Is. R.R. Co. [*340] OPINION OF THE COURT CARDOZO‚ Ch. J. Plaintiff was standing on a platform of defendant ’s railroad after buying a ticket to go to Rockaway Beach. A train stopped at the station‚ bound for another place. Two men ran forward to catch it. One of the men reached the
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1. Rule in Rylands v Flecther * Rylands v Flecther Facts | * P sued D‚ the mill owner‚ for the flooding caused by the escape of water from reservoir on D’s land. * Noted that the escape is caused by the negligence of the independent contractor‚ hired by D. * However‚ R v F is a strict liability and the negligence of the third party does not exonerate D’s liability. | Held | * Court was of the opinion that obligation on the person who lawfully brings on his land something which
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based on an act of persuasion or some amount of force used to overcome the free will and judgement of another. In Bundaberg Bank v Clayton‚ the case according to Chief Justice Perth and Justice Mackay was based on unconscionable conduct where it knowingly took advantage of Ms Clayton’s poor understanding of the document which detailed her obligations as a guarantor. In Wayne v Kyle‚ according to Justice Smith‚ the gift was made in unconscionable circumstances where Ms Kyle deliberately created a false
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V For Vendetta is a fictional movie following a fascist government in London. The main character‚ V finds himself fighting back for what is right using terrorist tactics‚ alongside his army of civilians. The government continues to overpower the people of London so V thinks the only way to stop them‚ is to destroy them. He says the powerful statement “People should not be afraid of their government‚ the government should be afraid of the people.” This sparks the plot so V stands up for the innocent
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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
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The case of Powell v. Alabama (1932) began the trek towards the Due Process Clause in the Fourteen Amendment‚ by stating not every client needed to be provided a lawyer‚ but rather due to special circumstances‚ a client should be provided one if they are unable to properly defend themselves (Zalman‚ 2011‚ p 297). It wasn’t until the case of Gideon v. Wainwright (1963) in which the Supreme Court incorporated the Sixth Amendment into
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Stephanie Robinson Mrs. Dallas p. 2 History 11 5.0 29 March 2009 Research Paper Brown v. Board of Education Jackie Robinson helped break down the racial barrier between whites and blacks with his exceptional baseball career. In 1947‚ a time when many Americans believed whites and blacks should be separated even in sports; Robinson was recruited to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. At that time‚ he was the first and only African American in the entire league. Robinson represented an essential
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