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    Before the Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan (Appellate Jurisdiction) CPSLA NO. 796 OF 2007 1.Maulana Abdul Haque Baloch‚ Former MPA and MNA‚ Jammat-e-Islami 2.Yusuf Masti Khan‚ Secretary General‚ National Workers Party 3.Ehsan Ullah Waqas‚ MPA‚ Punjab Petitioners VERSUS 1. The Government of Balochistan through Secretary Industries and Mineral Development Quetta

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    The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution contains the Citizenship Clause‚ the Due Process Clause‚ and the Equal Protection Clause. The Citizenship Clause maintains the citizenship of individuals who were born or naturalized in the United States. The Due Process Clause maintains that a state is prohibited from denying an individual of “life‚ liberty‚ or property‚ without due process of law.” The Equal Protection Clause prohibits a state from denying an individual “within its jurisdiction

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    different court systems. I will also describe the distinguishing features of the major court systems‚ ranging from state-level superior courts and federal district courts through the U.S. Supreme Court. We will include key players‚ jurisdictional rules and interpretation issues‚ and the effect of evolving technologies on court proceedings at each level. The case that I decided to write about is; Gideon v. Wainwright‚ 372 U.S. 335 (1963)‚ “which was a historic case in United States Supreme Court history

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    speech was spread to the public in the form of a Newspaper‚ Near was taken into custody by the state police. The state arrested the man because of a law called the Minnesota Gag Law of 1925. This law did not allow media that was considered to be hateful to be passed to the public. 3. Opinion Supreme Court ruled that the Minnesota Gag law was a direct violation of the 1st Amendment to the United States Constitution. The ruling of Near v. Minnesota‚ distinguished between hateful speech and hateful

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    The Bastard The first Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the right to freedom of religion‚ freedom of speech‚ and freedom of expression from government interference. This is one of the most important amendments in the constitution and is what America is most proud of. However‚ these rights aren’t all they are cracked up to be. For example‚ censorship is very common and goes against the freedom of speech. Censorship has many different roles in society both in the past and

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    Since the formation of the United States‚ landmark court cases have helped shape the laws of the country. Many factors determine the outcome of these cases such as the morality of the justices and the mind set of the generation it occurred during. For example‚ extremely conservative Supreme Court justices are not going to vote in favor of a liberal court cases. These factors were what decided the outcome of Planned Parenthood v. Casey. One way to understand the outcome of a case is to understand

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    and crossing a state or national border‚ Dereliction of Interstate Commerce‚ and harming a federal official while they are on duty. The Federal Courts are use for impeachment of a Public Official‚ disputes between two or more states‚ and Federal Courts have total jurisdiction over people filing bankruptcy in the U.S.. In my opinion‚ having total jurisdiction over people filing bankruptcy in the U.S. is most important role of Federal Courts. Many of people go to the Federal Courts to fight for their

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    Court History and Purpose CJA/224 May 17‚ 2012 Courteney Harris Court History and Purpose The court system in America has been around since the middle of the 1600’s and has played a crucial role in the development of how things are done when it comes to the criminal justice side. From today’s federal court and our typical state court‚ these dual court systems came about from a mutual agreement presented from our nation’s founders. In the last 200 years‚ states’ rights have gradually waned

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    The Supreme Court of the United States is not only the highest court‚ but it is also the only part of the federal judiciary specifically required by the Constitution.The Constitution also granted Congress the power to establish other courts‚ a power that that was first used in 1789 when Congress created the district and appeals courts‚ which are now called the lower courts. Article III of the Constitution states that‚ “The judicial Power of the United States‚ shall be vested in one supreme Court

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    Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States The Legal Environment Justin Childers October 31‚ 2014 1. Why was this case so important? “The Heart of Atlanta Motel refused to rent rooms to blacks. Congress enacted the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ which made it illegal for motels‚ hotels‚ and other public accommodations to discriminate against guests based on their race. After the act was passed‚ the Heart of Atlanta Motel continued to refuse to rent rooms to blacks. The owner-operator of the

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