Title and Citation: Dennis v. united States 341 U.S. 494 71 S. CT. 857 (1951) 2. Facts of the Case: a. The Smith Act made it a criminal offense to knowingly or willfully advocate the overthrowing of any government in the United States by force or to attempt to commit or conspire to commit the crime the same. The Petitioners were brought up on charges under the Act for allegedly willfully and knowingly conspiring to organize as the Communist Party of the United States‚ a group whose members advocated
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In the case of United States V. Parks‚ I think he should’ve been charged for the criminal offense of negligence. I understand that he believed he had designated competent employees to take charge of ensuring the proper sanitation of the warehouse and its products‚ however‚ he admitted at trial of having knowledge of unsanitary working conditions in one of his warehouses thanks to a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Failing to take corrective action is also a violation of
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After reviewing the United States v. Parks case‚ I believe that Parks should have been charged with a crime. The responsible corporate officer doctrine states that even if the corporate officer did not know about the crime or engage in the crime then the court can still find the officer criminally liable (Kubasek‚ 2017 p. 161). In this case‚ Parks received a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration and still failed to correct the unsanitary conditions. Parks should be convicted even
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Name: Lei Chen Course : ACCT 362W Prof: Kenneth Ryesky Esq. Date: 11/4/2010 Case Caption: United States v. Dentsply International‚ Inc.‚ Court: United States of Appeals‚ Third Circuit. Date: Argued September 21‚ 2004. February 24‚ 2005 Citation: 399 F.3d 181 Facts: This is an antitrust case that the defendant- Dentsply international‚ Inc.‚ is one of a dozen manufactures of artificial teeth for dentures and other restorative device. Dentsply dominates
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United States 517 U.S. 806 (1996) the police approached a car that broke a traffic violation and saw cocaine in plain view. Police were found to be right in arresting the individuals. This relates to this case because like the cocaine‚ the cigarette burns are
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fundamental amendment people use nowadays. Included in the the First Amendment is freedom of speech which protect the citizens free expression. Freedom of speech let’s a citizen speak or express their own mind and opinion. The First Amendment in the United States Constitution gives us the freedom of speech. Freedom of speech gives us the right to say our own opinion on anything we want to speak on. As citizens of this country‚ we are able to say our opinion on the government‚ taxes‚ school‚ or anything
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The Korematsu v. United States (1944) case was an unjustifiable case towards individuals with a particular race‚ but even though at the moment it seemed like the appropriate action to take for the protection of the people in our country‚ the action towards this race was completely inappropriate and unconstitutional. During the War of World War II‚ the president of the United States‚ Franklin Roosevelt put a float the Executive Order 9066 that targeted individuals from the Pacific Coast of Japanese
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United States v. Lee (1982) This case involved a conflict between the beliefs of the Old Order Amish and government regulations on employment and Social Security. The Amish regard the care of the sick and elderly to be one of their religious obligations; as a consequence‚ they believe that paying Social Security taxes (designed to care for the sick and elderly) would entail acknowledging that the government had that task rather than they. Thus‚ paying Social Security taxes would mean denying an
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THE DEMISE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Justice Ginsburg’s dissent in Herring v. United States suggested there is more to the exclusionary rule than just deterring police misconduct.[1] She explained that the rule was an “essential auxiliary” to the Fourth Amendment right‚ which is owed “a more majestic conception” due to the important purpose of preserving judicial integrity.[2] With this reference to judicial integrity‚ Justice Ginsburg and three of her colleagues reminded us of the importance of
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There are many similarities in the election process used in the United States of America and Mexico. There are also a number of differences. Most people think of Mexico as a country fueled by corruption. While I am not saying that isn’t the case I am saying the idea of their system is something I think our government can look to to help fix some of the flaws in our election process. In the United States of America a President is elected every four years indirectly by the people through the Electoral
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