Hudson v. Michigan‚ 547 U.S. 586 (2006) Facts- Detroit police obtained a warrant authorizing a search for drugs and firearms at the home of Booker Hudson. When police arrived to execute the warrant‚ they announced their presence but waited “three to five seconds” before turning the knob of the unlocked front door and entering Hudson’s home. Police discovered large quantities of drugs‚ including cocaine rocks in Hudson’s pocket and a loaded gun placed in between the cushion and armrest of a chair
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Case Brief LAW/531 October 26‚ 2011 Facts In the case Zehmer v. Lucy‚ Zehmer created an agreement that Lucy would sell his farm for 50‚000 dollars. While at the bar drinking Zehmer had his wife sign the contract. Lucy tried to close the deal with a five dollar deposit and Zehmer refused it stating the contract was a joke. Lucy is suing Zehmer for breach of contract. Issues Is the contract between Zehmer and Lucy valid
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Mabo and others v State of Queensland (No.2 (1992) HCA 23‚ is arguably one of the most famous native title claims in Australian history. This case was the first in Australian history to successfully overturn Terra Nullius and essentially led to the creation of the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (‘The Act’). Terra nullius means land belonging to no one or land that has never been subject to sovereignty of any state and is a part of International Law. The majority of Indigenous People view terra nullius
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CASE BRIEF Case: State of Missouri v. David R. Bullock‚ 03CR679889.MO‚ [www.courts.mo.gov/casenet] Facts: At the time of the filing of his appeal‚ Mr. David R. Bullock had been charged and convicted of attempted statutory rape (under RSMO 566.032 and 564.011) and attempted sexual exploitation of a minor (under RSMO 564.011 and RSMO 566.032). David R. Bullock engaged in several conversations via email and chat rooms with a Newton County Deputy Sheriff who was conducting a sting operation
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CASE BRIEF Title of Case: Stoneridge Investment Partners‚ LLC‚ Petitioner v. Scientific-Atlanta‚ Inc.‚ et al. 128 S. Ct. 761 (2008) Facts: The plaintiff‚ Stoneridge Investment Partners‚ LLC‚ presented a securities fraud class action against the defendant‚ Charter Communications’ vendors‚ Scientific-Atlanta. Charter communications is a publicly traded cable company that services millions of customers throughout America. Charter contracts with vendors for equipment that is used for their company
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Blaustein V. Burto Brief Action: The plaintiff (Blaustein)‚ was looking to receive payment for the usage of his movie idea which resulted in the exhibition of a movie. Facts: Based on a movie idea‚ Mr. Blaustein the plaintiff‚ met with Hugh French‚ the agent for Richard Burton‚ Marting Gang‚ Mr. Burton’s Attorney‚ and Burton himself June 30th 1964. During that meeting‚ Mr. Blaustein pitched his idea to develop a movie based on Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew. He went into detailed
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Case Brief Citation: New World Communications of Tampa‚ Inc.‚ d/b/a WTVT-TV v. Jane Akre February 14‚ 2003. Denied February 25‚ 2004. 866 So. 2d 1231 District Court of Appeal of Florida‚ Second District. Facts: In 1998‚ investigative reporting team‚ Jane Akre and her husband Steve Wilson‚ brought suit against their employer WVTV‚ a subsidiary of Fox TV‚ under violation of Florida’s whistle-blower statutes. They argued that the station had terminated their employment under
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Robey v. Hinners Facts: In 2005‚ Robey who runs his business in Sikeston‚ Missouri sold a used 2002 Cadillac Escalade to a Kentucky resident‚ Hinner‚ over ebay auction. As Robey advertised‚ the car was “clean‚ better and average” and with an “ 1 month/1‚000 mile Service Agreement”. After Hinner bought the car‚ he realized that the car was not as advertised. Robey argued that since he was not a resident‚ and the lack of personal jurisdiction that he should be dismissed. Issue: Even though
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Sandy Cheng CASE BRIEFS Interhandel Case (Switz. v. U.S.)‚ 1959 I.C.J. 6 (Mar. 21) Case Facts The Interhandel case was brought before the Court by Switzerland on October 2nd‚ 1957 to declare that the United States was under an obligation to restore its assets which had been vested in the United States from 1942. In 1946‚ US and Switzerland entered an agreement called the Washington Accord that the US will unblock Swiss assets in the US. Interhandel is a Swiss company entered in the Commercial
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Johnson Luu 12/25/13 Legal Brief Case Case Name: Canadian Odeon Theatres Ltd. v. Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission and Huck Facts: Michael Huck who is on a wheelchair was denied from Odeon theatre that he cannot sit where he wants to sit due to the fact that he is on a wheelchair. He was discriminated by the movie theatres because the only place he can watch the movie is in the first row sits and he was also too close to the screen which interfered with his view and his enjoyment
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