Stacy Sloas HON 2060 Prof. Uchitelle 17 October 2011 Yeagle v. Collegiate Times Brief Virginia Supreme Court‚ 1998 Facts: Sharon Yeagle was the assistant to the Vice President of Student Affairs at the Polytechnic Institute and State University. Her job included aiding students in their applications to the Governor’s Fellows Program‚ an academic honors program. The Collegiate Times‚ the university’s newspaper‚ printed an article that included a large print block quotation that described
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Legal Brief 10/24/11 Citation: Charles T. Schenck v. United States‚ Supreme Court of the United States‚ 1919 Issue: Whether distributing anti-conscription literature during war time is protected under the First Amendment. Relief Sought: Schenck did not want to be convicted of violating the Espionage Act of 1917 so he appealed to the United States Supreme Court. Facts: Charles Schenck was the general secretary of the Socialist Party of America. Socialists believed that the war had been caused
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Joshua Upthegrove Case Brief: Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow FACTS: The Respondent Michael Newdow’s daughter attended school at the Elk Grove Unified School District in California. Elk Grove teachers began each school day with a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance‚ including the words “under God” added by a 1954 Congressional Act. Newdow sued in federal district court in California‚ arguing that this violates the establishment clause of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment.
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Opportunity Assignment Free states Vs. Slave states There have always been events in American history that increased tensions between free states and slave states. In the following essay I will go over three events that has caused problems between one other. The Compromise of 1850‚ Uncle Toms Cabin‚ and John Brown’s Raid at Harper’s Ferry I have chosen these events because these are the events that stand out to me when tensions between free states and slave states come to mind. The Compromise
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Marquise Green United States Department of State v. Ray Part I Every year millions of young adults graduate from their respective high schools‚ pack up their belongings‚ leave their parental guided homes behind‚ and set off for college. The first thing that comes to mind when leaving the parents behind is their first true sense of freedom. The freedom to do what they please with no curfew‚ no guidelines‚ and no pre-disposed consequences for their actions is the freedom they’ve been working
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Gideon V. Wainwright On June 2‚ 1961 there were some items stolen from Bay Harbor Pool Room‚ such as five dollars and a few bottles of beer and soda. Henry Cook told the police that he had seen Clarence Gideon walk out of the pool hall with a bottle of wine and his pockets filled with coins‚ then got into a taxi and left the joint. Major people that were involved were Clarence Earl Gideon the plaintiff‚ Louie L. Wainwright the defendant‚ H. G. Cochran‚ Jr. was the original respondent. The
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The first amendment in the Bill of Rights states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble‚ and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” In the case Irene Ryan v. United States‚ understanding the first amendment‚ specifically what has been considered protected speech by the supreme court under this amendment‚ is
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Joseph Clark a man arrested in Ohio set on death row on 1987. He ended up being executed 22 years and 5 month later after his arrest. It took 22 minutes for the execution technicians to find a vein. The vein collapsed after the start of the injection and Clark’s arm started to swell‚ an autopsy found 19 puncture marks resulting from attempts to execute him. It took the technicians 90 minutes to execute Clark. That’s absurd after two attempts they should’ve found a different way to execute him instead
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incorrectly in the United States v. Bass: The rulings of the Supreme Court against the case of United States v. Bass were incorrect because of various reasons; the courts in the United States had charged many blacks with offenses which were death-eligible‚ which blacks were twice more than the whites. It is more often engaged in a plea bargains with the whites than the blacks. This is a clear indication of the discrimination against black people‚ thus the rulings of the case of John Bass were influenced
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What is a Case Brief? A case brief is a condensed‚ concise outline-form summary of a court opinion. Hence‚ the term “brief.” It is generally used for more efficient self-study (it’s easier and more simple than re-reading a 100-page long case every time you want to refresh your memory about the case). It is also used to present the case to others (it’s easier and more simple than reading a 100-page long case verbatim). In other words‚ a case brief boils down a court opinion to the key elements
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