Government Court Cases Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) 1. The Supreme Court had to decide if the state had power over the federal government in regulating commerce based on Article I Section 8. 2. Aaron Ogden was granted a license to run a steam-driven ferry monopoly in New York. Thomas Gibbons‚ his previous competitor‚ decided to continue running his ferries in defiance of the monopoly‚ so Ogden decided to sue Gibbons for trying to block his business and won in all the New York courts. 3. In this
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Write a magazine article based on issues related to school. The basic concerns in most of the schools are the issues between teachers and students vice versa students and teachers. In some cases the teachers in subject areas were insufficient‚ and unqualified. Many of them did not do their best in teaching‚ did not continually improve their knowledge and skills and the teaching was ineffective. But‚ many students did not pay attention to their classroom learning and lacked self-discipline. Their
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bargaining is a commonly used prosecutorial method to dispose of a case without going to trial. A plea bargain or negotiated plea is an agreement between the defense and the prosecutor in which a defendant pleads guilty to a criminal charge and in exchange he expects to receive some form of consideration from the state. (Neubauer‚ 2002‚ p. 323) Most cases never make it to trial‚ more than 80 percent of criminal cases filed ended with the defendant entering a guilty plea. (Fagin‚ 2003‚ p. 61) Plea bargaining
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Criminal courts have two different functions‚ the adjudication and sanctioning in the courts. The first function of the criminal courts is adjudicating a criminal complaint. A criminal complaint Is giving a written document‚ an indictment. In this document‚ one citizen is accusing another citizen of violating the law. After this file has been approved by the court‚ the defendant answers the allegations of violating the law. After going to trial‚ the defendant most claim to be guilty or not guilty
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Victims/Defendants Rights Things have changed from what they were back some years ago‚ at one point in time victims or defendants did not have no rights. Here It is a new changed world‚ and this new dynamic have established some rights that apply to victims and defendants. Many different crimes occur‚ as a result of that are the victims and defendants. There are different types of victim’s elderly‚ children‚ and even homicide victims. This analysis will take a closer look into who are victims and
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individual standing across the medical room‚ who she later learned would be her advocate throughout her examination and during her court case. Throughout the duration of her stay‚ though distraught‚ Sally cooperated with the SANE nurses‚ especially with the physical evidence collection.
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As this was a case brought up by the state of Nevada‚ there were criminal charges that were filed against the defendant Taukitoku‚ those being three counts of murder with the use of a firearm as well as four counts of assault with a deadly weapon. The murder with the use of a firearm charges against Taukitoku were brought up for the killings of Charles Kelly‚ Derek Jensen‚ and Nathaniel Viljoen with a .380 Taurus semi-automatic handgun. The four counts of assault with a deadly weapon were for the
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Since there have been very few reported cases challenging drug courts jurisdiction or procedure‚ there is no valid argument against its procedures in terms of constitutional rights. However‚ questions expressed by both advocates and critics of judicial innovation and the different roles judges partake are seen to show the constitutional rights of drug participants are being overlooked (Lane‚ 2003). The broad question remains is whether proactive judges taking on the role of problem-solving can still
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Interestingly‚ in the case of Brown‚ the defendant was in the same situation as the defendant in Allen v. United States. In each case‚ neither of the defendants were on their own property‚ instead they were located in a public place. While these court cases helped shape self-defense laws in today’s society‚ as seen these rulings still left a lot to be desired. While the court rulings settled the case‚ ambiguity resided in regards to what the rulings meant for future cases. Many state courts failed to recognize
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over students’ religious messages in classroom By Bill Mears‚ CNN Supreme Court Producer updated 3:41 PM EDT‚ Mon June 11‚ 2012 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Washington (CNN) -- In what have become known as the "Jesus pencil" and "candy cane" cases‚ the Supreme Court refused Monday to consider appeals from the families of elementary school students over distribution of religious-themed gifts on campus. At issue was whether school officials can be sued for violating the First Amendment rights of what the
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