3. Issue: Is the “Choose Life” license plate viewpoint discrimination‚ which is determined by whether the content is private speech or government speech? 4. Rule: The rule used‚ as outlined by the presiding judge‚ is a control test from a case in the 4th Circuit‚ Sons of Confederate Veterans v. Comm’r of the Va. Dep’t of Motor Vehicles: (1) the central purpose of the program in which the speech in question occurs; (2) the degree of editorial control exercised by the government or private
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1. Name and Citation R. v. Williams‚ [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1128 2. Type and Level of Case This case was heard by the British Colombia Court of Appeal on February 24th‚ 1998 and a decision was made on June 4th‚ 1998. 3. Facts The accused‚ an aboriginal man‚ pleaded guilty to robbery charge‚ saying that the robbery was done by someone other than himself. He was elected a trail by judge and jury. First Trail; questions were asked to jury to assure the jury was unbiased‚ 12 of 43 potential jurors were dismissed
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In the case Gonzales v. Raich‚ Angel Raich‚ which is from California‚ was charged with home-grown‚ non-commercial use of medical marijuana. Raich has inoperable brain tumor‚ seizures‚ and chronic pain disorders. Raich has been prescribed medical marijuana 5 years before the cases even came up in court. Raich has to depend on 2 caregivers to grow the medical marijuana for her because of her condition. Before Gonzales v. Raich case came up‚ California passed the Compassionate Use Act in 1996. With
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state said‚ “even if the search were made without authority‚ otherwise unreasonably‚ it is not prevented from using the unconstitutionally seized evidence at trial”. Mapp’s appeal to the Supreme Court was granted certiorari. 3. Mapp appealed her case to the Supreme Court of appeals on three constitutional grounds. I. Expectation of privacy II. Unlawful search and seizures III. Illegally obtained evidence 4. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Mapp‚ ruling that the evidence found and used
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second degree murder‚ however he was sentenced to just a single year in jail instead of the minimum required ten under the Criminal Code‚ since in the conditions of the case 10 years was seen as cruel and unusual. The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal later expanded the sentence to 10 years. Mr. Latimer in the end advanced the case to the Supreme Court‚ contending that the sentence was too long as well as that the trial was uncalled for in light of the fact that the judge chose the guard of need
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the agency relationship with Hilendorf (“Hilendorf‚” n.d.). An agency relationship can be terminated by an act of both parties‚ an unusual change of circumstances‚ impossibility of performance‚ and operation of law (Cheeseman‚ 2013‚ p. 393). In the case of Hilgendorf v. Hague‚ the contract was not terminated by an act of both parties‚ because Hilgendorf (agent) did not acquiesce to Hague’s (principal) attempt to terminate the relationship‚ the stated time of the contract had not passed‚ and due to
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defamed because the respondent called him a "flagrant opportunist who barely knew Jerry (Seinfeld) less than a year." The respondent felt he did no wrong‚ because the petitioner waived any claim because he appeared on the show. Disposition: The case was dismissed due to the state of New York not having a common-law claim for invasion of privacy. Also‚ the plaintiff’s claim for violation of civil rights law 50 and 51 was dismissed because the plaintiff’s name and likeness was not up for trade or
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Hanoi University Faculty of International Studies ___________ ADAM SMITH – The father of modern economics Course: World history Instructors : Loic Diels Teaching assistance: Ta Thi Huong Ly Group 19: Nguyen Cam Anh
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Tommy Smith‚ fell short of the stereotypical "violence is key‚" category when he used his podium to raise attention to the hard times black people endured with simply one small gesture. On June 6‚ 1944‚ and Clarksville Texas‚ to the parents Richard and Dora Smith‚ Thomas C. "Tommie" Smith was born. Being one of 12 children‚ Tommy survived about times as a young boy but ameliorated to become a phenomenal athlete. In the mix‚ his family moved to California where Smith was voted MVP (most valuable
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county court and court of appeal upheld the verdict Issue: The issue at hand with this case is whether S. 234.1 (2) of the criminal code infringed on the Canadian Bill of Rights & whether the random stopping of motor vehicles by poilice infringed on S. 9 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Laws: Charter of Rights and Freedoms Highway Traffic Act Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act Analysis: This case was brought before the Supreme Court of Canada‚ after a failed appeal in the Court of Appeal
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