Professor Ballone 14 February 2014 Obscenity in Miller v. California Today in our criminal justice system there exists a policy known as “The Miller Test”. The purpose of this test is to determine whether or not a given substance is obscene or not. It is a test that is frequently used today by police‚ and its significance is clearly obvious. The “Miller Test” is a direct result from the outcome of the U.S Supreme Court decision‚ Miller v. California. In this case‚ a local business owner who specialized
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Suman Siva Prof. Jeong Chun Phuoc 012014111647 Assignment 2 – Weekly Case Law Critique WEEK 2 CASE LAW ON DONOGHUE V STEVENSON (1932) Summary On August 26th 1928‚ Donoghue (plaintiff) and a friend were at a case in Glasgow‚ Scotland. Her friend ordered / purchased a bottle of ginger beer for Donoghue. The bottle was in an opaque bottle (dark glass material) as Donoghue was not aware of the contents. After‚ Donoghue drank some and her friend lifted the bottle to pour the remainder of the ginger
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Brewer v Mann Queen ’s Bench Division 14 October 2010 Case Analysis Where Reported[2010] EWHC 2444 (QB); Official Transcript Case DigestSubject: Sale of goods Other related subjects: Sale of goods; Consumer law Keywords: Bailment; Breach of contract; Breach of warranty; Damages; Hire purchase; Misleading statements; Motor dealers; Trade descriptions; Warranties Summary: The claimant succeeded in her claims for breach of warranty and breach of contract in respect of the sale to her
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Mapp v. Ohio (1961) Criminal Procedure and the Constitution September 13‚ 2012 Mapp v. Ohio (1961) Facts: In Mapp v. Ohio (1961)‚ the police thought Dollree Mapp was hiding a suspect they were looking for in connection with building a bomb. The police officers lied and said they had a search warrant of which they did not and forced their way into Mapp’s home and searched it. While searching the home‚ the police found evidence‚ not for a bomb‚ but of pornographic material that violated
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CONSERVATISM V. LIBERALISM Conservatism v. Liberalism Kayla Crissinger West Harrison High School 1 CONSERVATISM V. LIBERALISM 2 Abstract This paper examines the structures of conservatism and liberalism in its most basic forms. It explores several different sources of information containing different views upon the true definition of “conservatism” and “liberalism” and how the two groups interact among each other. This paper an
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Arizona v. Gant PALS480-Capstone June 20‚ 2012 The Parties • Plaintiff – State of Arizona • Defendant – Rodney Gant • Appellant – State of Arizona • Respondent – Rodney Gant Procedural History • Respondent‚ Rodney Gant‚ was arrested for driving with a suspended license. Subsequent to the search of the Gant’s vehicle officers found cocaine in the back seat. At trial Gant moved to have the evidence suppressed denied that there was probable cause to search the vehicle‚ but did
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Bowers v. Hardwick United States Supreme Court Opinion This case‚ Bowers v. Hardwick‚ originated when Michael Hardwick was targeted by a policer officer for harassment in Georgia. A houseguest of Hardwick’s let the officer into his home‚ where Hardwick was found engaging in oral sex with his partner‚ who was another male. Michael Hardwick was arrested and charged of sodomy. After charges were later dropped‚ Hardwick brought his case to the Supreme Court to have the sodomy law declared unconstitutional
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Anti-oppression practice for refugees in New Zealand Working with difference Essay FSSC505 Donna Swift Karl Ross 3258312 Social Work 2014 5th May 2014 Word count: 1420 The number of refugees in the world is increasing day by day. With wars between countries‚ religions and governments continuing‚ the number of displaced people on our planet is staggering. One of the most distressing realities is that most refugees are children. Young people
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Bragdon v. Abbott Lisa Moulder Western International University HRM 430 4092 – Employment Law February 15‚ 2012 Professor Sandy White Abstract Can a physician refuse or alter care of an HIV-positive patient without violating the equal treatment stipulations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990? In the case of Bragdon v. Abbott‚ Ms. Abbott disclosed her HIV status to her dentist. Dr. Bragdon offered to treat Ms. Abbott at a local hospital. Dr. Bragdon
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Alexa Englert Advanced legal writing unit 3 Kaplan University 11/5/11 Polovchak v. Meese‚ 774 F.2d 731 (1985)‚ Facts: U.S.S.R. citizens Michael and Anna Polovchak came to the United States with their three children and settled in Chicago. The Polovchaks decided to return to the U.S.S.R. at which time their older children Nataly who was 17‚ and Walter who was 12‚ went to live at their cousin’s house not wanting to leave the Unites States with their parents. Nataly and Walters parents sought
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