Elk Grove Unified School District et al. v. Newdow et al. 542 U.S. 1 (2004) Facts: In 1954‚ Congress amended Title 36 of the United States Code by adding “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance. California Education Code section 52720 requires appropriate patriotic exercises to be practiced in every public elementary school every day. Elk Grove Unified School District’s policy required the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance every day pursuant to section 52720 of the California Education Code
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IRAC Briefs Regulatory risks are risks that many domestic and international organizations assume when it fails to comply with the government regulation. Whether federal‚ state‚ or international non-compliance puts an organization at risk of negative publicity‚ diminished revenue‚ tort liability and the total demise of the organization existences within the market completely. The combination of domestic and international business presents more regulatory risk with opportunities for expansion‚ growth
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CRM 321 Substantive Criminal Law Case Brief Mod 1 UNITED STATES of America‚ Plaintiffs‚ v. Monte Dale THOMPSON‚ Defendant. Hawaii Supreme Court (1986) Parties: [Parties to the case] U.S. (Plaintiff) v. Thompson (Defendant) Facts: [Briefly state the relevant facts of the case that the court relied upon to reach their decision – normally 1-2 paragraphs] The Bretons are sought to cancel the Agreement of Sale of a leasehold interest and for damages. The Bretons alleged that CPS had breached the
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Regarding the case of C. Elvin Feltner‚ Jr. v Columbia Pictures Television‚ Inc.‚ Columbia Pictures accused Feltner of owing royalty payments for showing programs after the license to do so was revoked ("Feltner v. Columbia Pictures Television‚ Inc. 523 U.S. 340 (1998)"‚ 1998). Columbia Pictures tried to resolve the debt owed by Feltner‚ owner of Krypton International Corporation‚ outside of court but negotiations failed and Columbia Pictures terminated their license agreement. Feltner’s television
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MILLERSBURG — A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Lakeville man who admittedly was in illegal possession of weapons during and following a road rage incident that culminated in the firing of several rounds from a gun‚ but failed to appear for sentencing Thursday. Joesph R. Demeter‚ 34‚ of 7041 Township Road 466‚ Lot 22‚ previously pleaded not guilty in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to having weapons while under disability and aggravated menacing. In exchange for his guilty plea‚ two
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Helen Palsgraf‚ Respondent‚ v. The Long Island Railroad Company‚ Appellant Facts A passenger carrying a package‚ while hurrying to catch and board a moving Long Island Rail Road train‚ appeared to two of the railroad’s (Defendant’s) employees to be falling. The employees were guards‚ one of whom was located on the car‚ the other of whom was located on the platform. The guard on the car attempted to pull the passenger into the car and the guard on the platform attempted to push him into the
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Garden City Boxing Club‚ Inc. v. Dominguez 1. Citation: 2006 U.S. Dist. 2. Facts: Garden City Boxing Club‚ Inc. based in San Jose‚ California‚ owned the exclusive right to broadcast several prizefights via closed-circuit television‚ including the match between Oscar De La Hoya and Fernando Vargas on September 14‚ 2002. Garden City Boxing Club‚ Inc. sold the right to receive the broadcasts to bars and other commercial venues. The fee was $20 multiplied by an establishment’s maximum
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Case Brief 2: Harley Stanfield | October 20th‚ 2010 “Pledged” | Jennifer Kelley | Despite the subprime mortgage crisis‚ Harvey Stanfield is one of the fastest growing real estate investment and trust companies in the U.S. Harley Stanfield (heretofore referred to as HS) is a real estate investment and trust (REIT) provider founded by Cedric Franklin and Gail Garnette in 2003‚ headquartered in Washington‚ D.C. On average‚ they generate $25million-$49million in annual revenue. They
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gross income from income tax purposes. i. Taxation of Cafeteria Plans The doctrine of constructive receipt requires taxpayers to pay taxes on income that is “available” to them‚ whether or not they take actual possession of the income. Corliss v Bowers‚ 281 US 376 (1930); Treas. Reg. § 1.451-2(a). Under this rule‚ any plan that provides the employees of a company a choice between taxable or nontaxable benefits must be included in the income of the employee. The cafeteria plan rules of the Code provide
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A GUIDE TO LEGAL CASE BRIEFS I. TITLE/ CITATION Warner-Lambert Company v. United States U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 425 F.3d 1381 (2005) II. THE FACTS A. Material • Warner-Lambert imports and sells lozenges in packages under the name "Halls DefenseTM Vitamin C Supplement Drops." Each drop contains daily requirement of Vitamin C‚ but the drops are composed primarily of sugar and glucose syrup‚ which together constitute more than 95 percent of each drop. Vitamin C
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