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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Prince v. Cariou Brief A. Statement of the Case Plaintiff Patrick Cariou sought summary judgement on the issue of liability of copyright infringement. Defendants Richard Prince‚ Gagosian Gallter‚ Inc.‚ and Lawurence Gagosian sought a determination that their use of Plaintiff’s copyrighted photographs was a “fair use” under the relevant section of the Copyright Act‚ 17 U.S.C. §§ 107 (1)-(4)‚ and that the Plaintiff’s claim for conspiracy to violate his rights under the Copyright Act
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Ben Lehman Comm 492 IRAC Exercise Paper (Snyder v. Phelps) Step I In this case‚ the plaintiff is Albert Snyder. He is the father of a recently killed Marine‚ Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder. The defendant is Fred W. Phelps Sr. He is a pastor and leader of the Westboro Baptist Church based in Topeka‚ KS. The church has been known to express its beliefs that "God hates America" through protests and demonstrations at military funerals across the country. In their history they have been at close
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The case of Bradshaw v. Rawlings concerns events that occurred on April 13‚ 1975. The plaintiff‚ Donald Bradshaw‚ was seriously injured in an automobile accident. During this time‚ he was enrolled as a sophomore at Delaware Valley College and had been attending his class picnic. At the end of the picnic‚ he left as a passenger in Bruce Rawlings vehicle. Shortly after departure‚ Rawlings crashed his vehicle into a parked vehicle. Due to this collision‚ Bradshaw suffered serious injuries including
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Amanda Grabowski American Government Essay #1 Supreme Court Case Riley V. California Facts of the Case The facts of the case stated that on August 2‚ 2009‚ Riley‚ who belonged to the one of the gangs of San Diego‚ California‚ and others shot at a rival gang member while driving past them. The shooters got into Riley’s car and drove away. Then‚ twenty days later on August 22‚ 2009‚ the police pulled Riley over driving a different car because of his expired license registration tags. They found
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The respondent then petitioned for discretionary review by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. This court then reversed the decision finding Johnson’s flag burning to be “symbolic speech” protected by the First Amendment. Certiorari was granted. The case went to the Supreme Court. Statement of Facts The respondent‚ Johnson‚ participated in a political demonstration outside the republican national convention in Dallas in 1984. Approximately100 protestors demonstrated against the Reagan Administration
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Ethical Reasoning Essay By: Tajid Ferdous (500497376) Law 122 Anita John 500 words November 13‚ 2014 This essay will examine the ethical and legal aspects of the Eli/BIC v Wally case. In this Case there are two ways to look at this scenario‚ which is to look at it legally and ethically. In legal aspects Wally cannot be sued because he is covered by limited liability‚ which protects from losing more assets than he invested. In Ethical perspective BIC should be able to sue
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would be material. When determining whether a fact is “material” or not under the rule‚ teams should use common sense. Ask whether the creation of the fact significantly helps either side’s case. If the answer is “yes‚” the fact is material. If a team creates a material fact in the process of their case‚ that is best exposed and attacked through impeachment and closing arguments‚ and should be dealt with in the course of the trial. A team that deals with creation of material facts in this fashion
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James Donalds – Case Brief Practice R. v. Sparrow‚ [1990] 1 SCR 1075 Facts: Sparrow was charged under s. 61(1) of the Fisheries Act with the offence of fishing with a drift net longer than permitted by the terms of the Indian Food Fishing License. Sparrow admitted to committing the act‚ but claimed that he has the aboriginal right to fish under s. 31(1) of the Fisheries Act. Therefore‚ the Act is inconsistent with s. 35(1) of the Constitution Act‚ 1982 and is invalid. He was unsuccessful
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References (Article 1) Nature vs. nurture: The case of depression. (2013‚ May 13). Retrieved November 17‚ 2014. O’Shaughnessy‚ D. (n.d.). Nature vs. nurture: The case of depression. Retrieved November 17‚ 2014‚ from http://www.thementalelf.net/mental-health-conditions/depression/nature-vs-nurture-the-case-of-depression-how-do-your-genetic-make-up-and-life-experiences-affect-your-chances-of-developing-depression/ A) Due to studies the author was linking his articles more towards the nature side.He
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