Mapp v. Ohio‚ noteworthy court case of 1961. The US Supreme Court decided that when the state officers attained evidence through illegal searches and seizures might not be admissible into criminal trials. The case was about a Cleveland lady‚ Dolly Mapp‚ who was held for having obscene materials. Law enforcement had learned the materials in Dolly Mapp house during their illegal search. When the state convicted‚ Dolly Mapp appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Her argument was that her constitutional
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Death-Qualified Jury It was determined in the case of Witherspoon v. Illinois‚ 391 U.S. 510 (1968) that upon the trail and conviction of said name petitioner for murder was sentenced to the death penalty. However their was challenge for cause based on an Illinois statute‚ that allows for any individual juror member that when question at the point of being accepted as potential jurors. If it is determined that he or she would rule in favor of the death penalty‚
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IRAC Brief Law/531 Facts of the Case According to United States District Court District of Massachusetts Civil Action 11-10313-GAO (2013)‚ Anderson‚ Silva‚ Johnson and Funches contracted through a limited liability company by the name of SLS to perform delivery services work on behalf of HDA (United States District Court District of Massachusetts‚ 2013). Plaintiffs Case Each driver was provided with their truck Trucks provided to the contractors bore Sears Logo Uniforms bore both Sears and
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employer must have ‘strong basis in evidence‚’ that will be subject to ‘disparate impact liability’ if it fails to take discriminatory action.” Similar to City of Richmond v. Croson‚ the court declared there was not sufficient evidence to require special actions to be taken to fight
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In the present case‚ the question is whether Joe Smith parent can file a lawsuit because he was discriminated against due to his race‚ sex‚ national origin‚ religion‚ and/or financial means. Like in the Yick Wo case‚ Smith is discriminated due to his national origin. Even though‚ his origin is white and the admissions policy might appear neutral to some‚ but it is applied unequally to whites. In DeFunis v Odegaard‚ this case was ruled moot because Defunis was in his last year of law school‚ so the
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Dr. Emerson in free territories become the basis for his case. The process began in 1846: Scott lost in his initial suit in a local St. Louis district court‚ but he won in a second trial‚ only to have that decision overturned by the Missouri State Supreme Court. With support from local abolitionists‚ Scott filed another suit in federal court in 1854‚ against John Sanford‚ the widow Emerson’s brother and executor of his estate. When that case was decided in favor of Sanford‚ that Scott turned to the
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The state should interfere in family matters in other to protect every citizen own safety. In Meyer v Nebraska‚ the interdiction of teaching any foreign language bellow eighth grade meanly intend to make sure that any child feel completely part of this country legacy and ensure that English become the mother tongue language of every children raised in this state. The goal behind this prohibition is to promote civic development for all citizens. By not permitting another language to be teach before
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Sheppard v. Maxwell Landmark Case In a democratic society‚ the Supreme Court has noted‚ the press fulfills the important function of informing the public about the judicial process. Consequently‚ the media carry the ethical obligation not to impair criminal trial proceedings deliberately. Ultimately‚ the responsibility to ensure fairness rests with the trial court. It is important to ensure that criminal defendants receive a fair trial and are not victims of emotionalism
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of legal consequences. The case of Griswold v. Connecticut is considered the foundational decision in recognizing the constitutional right of sexual privacy (Stein‚ 2010‚ p. 29). In the case of Griswold v. Connecticut it was stated that Estelle Griswold and C. Lee Buxton were arrested for giving “information‚ instruction‚ and medical advice to married persons as to the means of preventing conception” (Stein‚ 2010‚ p. 29). Griswold was the executive director of the States Planned Parenthood League
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1.) The legal issue in R V Brown case that the house of lord had to determine was "Is consent a defence to an assault causing grievous bodily harm" This is a case of sado-masochism where the group of men were engaged in act of violence against each other particularly on their genital parts‚ by branding or genital torture for sexual pleasure. The victims in each case consented to this ritual (activity) and didn’t suffer any permanent injury. Each of the defendants faced assault ABH charges and unlawful
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