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    Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger where Caucasian students disputed the University of Michigan’s Race to undergraduate and law school program. These cases were significant in the revision of affirmative action policies. The cases allowed the Supreme Court to question the constitutionality of such affirmative admission policies. Similarly‚ Abigail Fisher claimed that she was declined admission to the University of Texas because of her race. Ms. Fisher also suggested that such affirmative action laws

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    Ethical Decisions and Responsibility Richard DeSordi Law‚ Ethics And Corporate Governance Professor Everett L. Bensten‚ Esq. February 13‚ 2013  Ethical Decisions and Responsibility Running a large corporation or organization will always be challenging. Making sure it is being run ethically with profitability only enhances the challenge. To be effective‚ ethical and profitable Dr. DoRight will need to be able to uphold the “Hippocratic Oath” (Hippocratic Oath‚ 2013) and identify who he and

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    1. | Question : | The litigant who brings charges against an individual‚ corporation‚ or government in a civil or criminal court case is called the | |   | Student Answer: | | plaintiff. |   | | | defendant. |   | | | counsel. |   | | | prosecutor. |   | | | attorney. |   | Instructor Explanation: | L.O. 16-1: Identify the basic elements of the American judicial system and the major participants in it‚ pp. 468-470. | | |   | Points Received: | 1 of 1 |   |

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    found guilty in a court of law. They attempted to appeal the conviction based on the defense of self-defense. They were denied but still able to be acquitted. Legal Issue(s) on appeal: The legal issue in question (on appeal) is whether the defendants can claim the self-defense defense. The defendants wish to claim this defense because Agent Wallie Howard had opened fire on them during the third cocaine “buy-bust” deal. Appellate Court Decision: The Appellate Court’s decision was that the defendant(s)

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    The appointment of a Supreme Court Justice is an rare event of major significance in American politics. Each appointment is significant because of the large amount of judicial power the Supreme Court exercises. Appointments are scarce‚ and some presidents may not even have to deal with a vacancy on the Court. The Constitution allow helps protect the Court’s independence from the President and Congress. When there is a vacancy in the Supreme Court‚ there are decisions that have to be made to fill

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    convicted under the USA Patriot Act of 2003 for "furthering the aims of known terrorism organizations by advocating the violence of the United States government that is called for by those organizations." He was tried and convicted by the Federal District Court‚ and has challenged the constitutionality of this Act on the grounds that it violates his First Amendment right of Freedom of Speech as protected by the United States Constitution. The United States Patriot Act of 2003 makes it a crime to "further

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    Cesareo Almaguer Mr. Ramos English 3 CC/1301 Is our Supreme Court trustworthy? In America‚ there are times when a criminal sits in a courtroom for committing a crime‚ sitting patiently and waiting for the judge to enact his final verdict‚ deciding whether the criminal is going to live or face execution. The criminal smiles‚ knowing the money he gave the judge before the trial will not go to waste. Moments later‚ the judge returns and rules not guilty‚ knowing he committed the crime and is guilty

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    Most people inhibit morals and hold different classes of ethics‚ which plays heavily in choosing between right and wrong or fair and unfair. These decisions grow more difficult as time goes on. When considering which Supreme Court case I wanted to research‚ the thought of picking the death penalty topic originally swayed me. I did not want to pick such a controversial subject‚ but I grew more and more intrigued as I read deeper into the case of Gregg vs. Georgia in 1976. The case stirred up many

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    guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment by enforcing C.A.S.A. Dr. Fountaine’s and Ms. Stephenson’s case does not require this Court to decide any moral or ethical dilemmas regarding how people should‚ or may‚ accept or confront their own death. Rather‚ it is this Court’s responsibility to recognize that citizens have a constitutionally protected right in making significant life decisions for themselves‚ such as hastening one’s own death or asking another for help in the same‚ without the umbrella of judicial

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    and subsequent endorsements by Supreme Court http://presidentmusharraf.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/musharraf-validity-by-supreme-court/ 1- On 13 May 2000‚ Pakistan’s 12 member Supreme Court unanimously validated the October 1999 coup and granted Musharraf executive and legislative authority for 3 years from the coup date. Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry was one of the judges that validated. (Link) 2- On 7 October 2002‚ the 5 member bench of Supreme Court validated LFO and amendments to constitution

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