Chapter 3 – Jurisdiction State Court: Subject Matter Jurisdiction Personal Jurisdiction: Defendant voluntarily subject themselves by: Forum Selection Clause No challenge of lawsuit OR Defendant is a resident (can be sued at permanent place of residence/business) OR Defendant is served with process while in the state (plaintiff files complaint‚ defendant receives summons = process once received‚ clock starts ticking) OR Defendant did business‚ entered/breached a K or committed a tort in
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Jimmy Carter formed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) by consolidating several government organizations. That same year Congress appropriated funds to transfer the Civil Defense Staff College (CDSC) and United States Fire Administration (USFA) and National Fire Academy (NFA) into FEMA. The Civil Defense Program (CDP) had been established in 1947 under the Department of Defense. Training was first offered under this authority in the spring of 1951 at three federal facilities. In 1954‚
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The police department is important to our community. There are several departments and agencies designed to keep the people safe from drugs‚ homicide‚ armed robbery‚ rape‚ hate crimes‚ etc. There are various acts of violence that take place in America but the police are practicing safety precautions to keep our streets safe. In this paper‚ I will be addressing the various types of police agencies at local‚ state‚ and federal levels. I also will be addressing the roles and functions of police organizations
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The specific agency operating under The Department of Homeland Security I choose to research was the United States Secret Service. The USSS is a federal law enforcement agency that was operated under the US Department of Treasury before it was adopted by the department of Homeland Security. Many people‚ including myself up until now‚ just think that the Secret Service is the US Presidents personal guard. They have much more responsibility then that. Other then the President‚ they also provide security
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u10a1 WIC Denise M. Owen Ned Preble BPA 3025 For the final project we were asked to identify a state level agency that delivers a federal program. The program this writer choose was WIC. She will identify where the program sits on the federal level‚ what department it is part of‚ any areas of concern‚ and of course identify its mission and any other pertinent information. We will attempt to explain how WIC interacts on all levels of government and the type of intergovernmental relations
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field of law enforcement. These individuals may occupy positions in federal‚ state‚ county‚ or municipal police agencies‚ probation‚ parole‚ or prosecutors’ offices. It is preferable that you conduct the interviews in person‚ but telephone interviews will be acceptable if in-person interviews cannot be arranged. Focus on the following questions in your interviews: Why are ethics and character so important in the field of law enforcement? Do the interviewees feel that police are more ethical
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Local‚ state‚ and federal government may be called upon to provide relief in times of distress. The US Federal Government has formed agencies designed to anticipate potential dangers posed to the public‚ evaluate the resources needed to provide relief‚ allocate funds to those in need‚ and both coordinate and provide emergency services when necessary. Federalism successfully provides aid through multiple layers of government based on years of experience dealing with numerous natural disasters
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containing white powder. It looks to her like she has just caught a dope smuggler with a large load of cocaine. The powder is tested for several different drugs and comes up negative for everyone. It turns out this man did not come to the United States to make money selling drugs‚ he came for something much worse. The white powder is finally identified as a very powerful explosive. The man is an Algerian citizen who is involved with a terrorist group called Al-Qaeda. His plan was drive to Los Angeles
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Long-arm Jurisdiction of Anti-money Laundering Cases 姓 名： 王XX 刘XX 院 系： XX学院 专 业： XX Contents Abstract Since 2009‚ many European international banks including HSBC‚ have been punished by anti-money laundering regulatory penalties of United States. Why the U.S. financial sanctions and regulations can be imposed on the banks of other countries? The answer lies in "long-arm jurisdiction". Long-arm
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Name: Harry Atkins Consumers‚ Credit and the law of agency 1. A) Explain the main provisions of the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and the remedies available to consumers against sellers; The Sales of Goods Act 1979 is “a contract whereby the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the property in goods to the buyer for a money consideration called the price (s 2(1))” (Keenan. D‚ 2000‚ page 251). The Sales of Goods Act is designed to enforce rules when selling and buying goods to ensure that both parties
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