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    acknowledging case at the Supreme Court level it must be a case worth the argument to continue it. The Supreme Court is the highest court that a case can reach and doesn’t give the decision of the case but gives an opinion on what they believe is right and the lower court from which it came from decides what happens to the case. The Supreme Court deals with the highest level of cases and is the only court listed in the constitution (Federal Court Concepts). The Supreme Court is known for decisions in

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    For nearly half a century‚ the Supreme Court’s decision in Tinker has been applied to numerous cases involving student speech. However‚ in recent years‚ the Supreme Court has been faced with the difficult decision of how to apply it to online‚ off-campus speech. So what direction are the courts currently heading to give clarity to school leaders on how to approach discipline of students’ off-campus‚ online speech? The answer… is very little. One case we briefly mentioned in class this semester

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    officers in the United States often perform “Terry stops”‚ as part of the work routinely associated with police patrol. In policing the term “Terry Stops” which refers to the “stop and frisk” practice‚ was coined in 1968‚ and derives from the Supreme Court case Terry v. Ohio‚ 392 U.S. 1(1968) . In that landmark case‚ it was ruled that the Fourth Amendment constitutional right‚ made applicable to the States through the Fourteenth Amendment‚ that prohibits “unreasonable searches and seizures” of individuals

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    Read Summary/Print Relevant Paragraphs Relevant Paragraphs: In the 2001 extradition case United States v. Burns‚[6] the Supreme Court declined to decide

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    Briefly describe 2 Supreme Court cases and explain how they illustrate the Constitutional Review function of the Court (15 marks) Judicial review is the power of the Supreme Court to declare acts of Congress‚ or actions of the executive-or acts or actions of state governments-unconstitutional and therefore null and void. This power is not mentioned in the Constitution but it is said that the Supreme Court ‘found’ the power for itself in the 1803 case of Marbury v Madison which was the first case

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    The United States v. Virginia court case was debated on Jan 17‚ 1996 at Virginia Military Institute. The advocates involved were Paul Bender‚ who argued the case for the United States and Theodore B. Olson‚ who argued the case on behalf of Virginia. The U.S was the petitioner‚ while Virginia was the accused. According to "FindLaw’s United States Supreme Court Case and Opinions.” the case was about Virginia Military Institute violating the fourteenth Amendments of Equal Protection by maintaining a

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    Thematic Essay-Supreme Court Cases The outcome of cases that have gone through the United States Supreme Court judicial branch have each had a major impact on how the laws and amendments of the United States Constitution are interpreted. Two cases in particular that expanded constitutional liberties is the case of Engel vs. Vitale (1962) and the case of Tinker vs. Des Moines School District (1969). Not only did both of these cases expand constitutional liberties in general‚ they more specifically

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    How accurate is it to say that the role of the Supreme Court was the most important factor in improving the status of African Americans in the USA in the years 1945–55? Supreme Court was an important factor when it comes to looking at the improvement of African American’s status. It challenged various factors such as education‚ voting rights and simply their rights in general. Whilst this is true‚ it isn’t the only factor that had an impact‚ other factors include World War 2 and federal government

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    NOVARTIS CASE STUDY BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CASE: Novartis is a Swiss drug maker which produces and sells an anti cancer drug called ‘Glivec’. It had filed an appeal before the Honorable Supreme court of India for the grant of patent of the same. The appellant had first filed an application for patent in Chennai Patent office on July 17‚ 1998. The appeal was filed for grant of patent for Imatinib Mesylate in beta crystalline form which they claimed to be an invention on the following grounds:

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    "Lower Court Holding: Decision of the U.S District Court for the Northern District of California." Supreme Court Debates‚ a Pro & Con® Monthly. 5th ed. Vol. 13. Washington‚ D.C.:Congressional Digest‚ 2010. 11-16. Academic Search Premier [EBSCO]. Web. 19 Sept. 2015. The article from Supreme Court Debates’ May 2010 Monthly Journal details the legal definitions of discrimination and explains standards for when First Amendment rights may be overruled. By examining “Christian Legal Society v. Martinez”

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