Patrick Haines JLC 101 Prof. Edelson 9/11/14 Hawkins v McGee case brief Case Name: Hawkins v. McGee‚ 84 N.H. 114‚ 146 A. 641.(1929) Facts: Mr. Hawkins‚ the Plaintiff had undergone reconstructive surgery by Dr. McGee‚the defendant‚ in order to remove scar tissue on his hand that had resulted from an electrical wire accident nine years prior to the transaction. The procedure called for the removal of the scar tissue from his palm and the grafting of skin from his chest in its place. When asked about
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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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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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Vanessa Pettengill February 25‚ 2015 Professor Frederick W. ODell Case Brief Case: Texas v. Johnson Citation: 491 U.S. 397 Year: 1989 Facts: While the Republican National Convention was taking place in Dallas‚ Texas in 1984‚ Gregory Lee Johnson was the only one out of 100 protestors arrested for desecration of a venerated object‚ charged with violating the Texas Penal Code Ann 42.09(a)(3)(1989). He publicly burned an American Flag as a means of political protest. The purpose of the demonstration
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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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Procedural History: Plaintiff brought suit against defendant for fraud and breaches of warranty. Summary judgement granted in favor of defendant by the District Court. Plaintiff appealed claiming genuine issues of material facts exist. The Facts: Plaintiff bought a used car from Defendant‚ a used car dealer. Defendant offered no warranty‚ but told Plaintiff that the car had been inspected and was accident free. Plaintiff purchased a service plan through Defendant to be administered by a
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Case Brief: Sutter v. Hutchings Case Name‚ Citation & Court: Sutter v. Hutchings‚ 254 Ga. 194‚ 327 S.E.2d 717‚ Georgia Supreme Court‚ decided 1985. Parties & Procedural History: Trial Court level: Plaintiff Sutter sues Defendant Hutchings. Defendant filed summary judgment motion‚ and court granted judgment in favor of Defendant. Plaintiff appealed. First appeal: Ga. Court of Appeals affirmed judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appeals again to Ga. Supreme Court. Facts: Mrs
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Final Exam Case Brief Padilla v. Kentucky The question here is whether or not the petitioner‚ Jose Padilla‚ will be deported on account that he had plead guilty to a crime but allegedly had his sixth amendment right violated. There are multiply issues here. The first issue here is Padilla plead guilty to a drug offense that took place in the United States. The second issue is he claims his counsel did not inform him about the consequences of his plea bargain and he was misinformed about the possibility
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Chester v Afshar - Case brief 1) Title and Citation Chester v Afshar [2004] UKHL 41 Plaintiff: Chester Defendant: Afshar Court: House of Lords Judges: Lord Steyn‚ Lord Hope‚ Lord Walker‚ Lord Bingham and Lord Hoffmann 2) Facts of the case Miss Chester‚ the plaintiff‚ suffered from low back pain since 1988. During 1994‚ Miss Chester was referred to Mr. Afshar‚ a neurosurgeon‚ who happens to be the defendant. The defendant advised the plaintiff to undergo an elective lumbar surgical procedure
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R. v Burns case Brief Case Facts The defendants Glen Sebastian Burns and Atif Ahmad Rafay were accused to have committed aggravated first degree murder in Washington State. In a confession to an undercover RCMP officer in British Columbia‚ posing as a mob boss‚ it is clamed that Burns was a contract killer hired by Rafay to kill his parents so that Rafay could get insurance money for their deaths. It is claimed that Burns beat the victims with a baseball bat while Rafay watched (para.10). They
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