The US Supreme Court History‚ Jurisdiction & Current Justices Introduction The Supreme Court’s annual term begins in October. Five justices constitute a quorum to hear a case‚ and decision is rendered by majority vote. In the event of a tie‚ the previous judgment is affirmed. Under the Judiciary Law‚ cases are brought to the court by appeal or by writ of certiorari. Nine judges sit on the Court: the chief justice of the United States and eight associate justices. The president of the United States
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BUSINESS LAW Oscar Kikoyo‚ Advocate Dip. Philosophy‚ LL.B (Hons)‚ MBA (IB) Executive Secretary‚ Surface & Marine Transport Consumer Council‚ NSSF Waterfront‚ P.O BOX 14154‚ Dar es salaam‚ www.sumatraccc.go.tz 4/9/2014 1 What is Business? • Business is a commercial activity engaged in as a means of livelihood or profit‚ or an entity which engages in such activities. 4/9/2014 2 What is Law? • Law is the body of rules designed to regulate human conduct within a given
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Unit 23 – Aspects of the legal system and law-making process Hierarchy of English courts * Criminal and Civil law hierarchy * Types of cases There are two types of cases that are dealt with in court which are criminal and civil. Criminal cases are cases that involve an individual breaking a law of the land and result with a jail sentence or community service. For example murder‚ rape and ABH. Civil cases are cases that involve disputes between people and usually end with a settlement
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Civil inattention is defined by our textbook as “the ways in which an individual shows an awareness that another is present without making the person the object of particular attention. Eye contact is one of the ways that we‚ as a society‚ participate in civil inattention. Here in the U.S. typical eye contact is just over a second. A gaze shorter than that can come across as shy‚ longer than that can seem confrontational. I feel that these is definitely a difference in civil attention norms between
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a huge fear of elevators especially the one they use in his apartment. In the story his phobia got worse and worse because of the mysterious obese woman who would come with him every time. She would mostly increase in fear by giving him a strange stare. Martin has a great big phobia for elevators. “He was always uncomfortable in elevators‚ afraid that they would fall”(31). this shows that to him the elevator seems to be a dangerous and a uncomfortable way of transportation. Martin fear increases
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“don’t stare”‚ but when our minds wander‚ so do our eyes. An unusual spectacle of a disfigured human may catch our eyes‚ but once you make eye contact with the disfigured person‚ we often promptly look away hoping that they did not actually see us. It is a typical reaction for most people to feel uncomfortable while looking at deformed persons‚ however‚ its often just sheer curiosity that steers our eyes in their direction (Thomson 79). Thomson vigorously argues that it is ok to stare‚ rather
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Question 1 6 out of 10 points Hapless Hospital is concerned about fulfilling its obligations under JCAHO to adequately evaluate applicants for Medical Staff Privileges. Dr. Goody‚ a board certified surgeon‚ was appointed by the hospital’s credentials committee to be a proctor for (observe) a surgeon who had applied for staff privileges. In accordance with the hospital bylaws‚ Dr. Goody was asked to observe ten (10) surgeries performed by the applicant and then submit a written report to
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Class 3 Anti-trust Laws Nature and Purposes of the Antitrust Laws * Prohibits agreements and collective action that unreasonably restrain trade. [section1] * Prohibits monopolization and attempted monopolization [section 2] * Purpose is to preserve a competitive marketplace and protect consumer welfare. NCAA v. Board of Regents of University of Oklahoma * S.C. established an analytical framework for applying antitrust law to the sports industry. * The “competition itself”
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tried to steady her breath and shook away her colleagues’ haunting stares. But they continued to stare in the darkness. The senior writer‚ the assistant editor‚ the desktop publisher. They were still staring at her through the washroom door. The waitress at the diner; the young women at the other table; the taxi driver staring at her from the rear mirror; the woman on the platform; the college girl on the subway. They continued to stare at her from where she couldn’t see. Her stomach roiled and stirred
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cautious five minutes‚ I’m at the top of the narrow‚ degraded staircase. I stare down at the staircase‚ wondering how I’m going to get back down them later. The stairs look longer now‚ almost as if they grew‚ or I shrunk. As I stare down the steps‚ I hear a small child giggling behind me. I turn around quickly‚ but there is no one there. The hairs on the back of my neck started to stand up‚ and I started to get goosebumps. I stare towards the direction the giggle came from‚ unsure what to do. As I start
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