principles and methods reliably to the facts of the case.” In Bowles v. Virginia Soapstone Co.‚ the judge ruled: “expert testimony is a useful and necessary adjunct to the administration of justice‚ and a capable expert can often throw much light upon dark places; but the force of expert testimony must‚ after all‚ in large measure depend upon the reasons that the witness is able to give for the opinions which he expresses.” In Bird v. Commonwealth‚ the court found: "All persons who practice a business
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referred to as the “Lochner Era”‚ the Supreme Court of the United States protected businesses by rejecting State-regulated economic regulations (Choudhry 2004‚ 6). This precedent was revisited in the 1937 landmark Supreme Court Case‚ West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish‚ which involved‚ Elsie Parrish‚ a chambermaid at the West Coast Hotel‚ who sued the Cascadian Hotel (owned by the West Coast Hotel Company‚) for not having been paid the legal minimum wage (West’s Encyclopedia of American Law). In 1932‚ a
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Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.‚ 05-1074 Summary of one or more of the main legal arguments: It seems this class has made me realize how tricky the justice system can be. I have been coaxed into reading more and more about the law and realizing that everything is not as black and white as it seems. For this legal research paper I decided to analyze the law concerning pay discrimination. This is a subject dear to my heart‚ as I believe I witnessed some of this first hand in relation to
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Citation: Nix‚ Warden of the Iowa State Penitentiary v. Williams‚ 467 U.S. 431‚ 104 S. Ct. 2501 (1984) Parties: Nix‚ Warden of the Iowa State Penitentiary/Petitioner Williams/Respondent Facts: On 24 December 1968‚ in Des Moines‚ Iowa‚ a ten year-old little girl by the name of Pamela Powers‚ went missing while she was accompanying her parents to watch an athletic event at the local YMCA. An individual‚ later identified as Williams‚ was witnessed by an unknown 14 year-old boy carrying a bundle
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WILLIAMS V THE COMMONWEALTH [2012] 248 CLR 156 I INTRODUCTION Williams v The Commonwealth is an excellent example of a significant turning point in Australian Constitutional history. It challenged Executive power‚ the capacity the Commonwealth had to spend public money‚ and its’ power to enter into contracts without the authorisation of Parliament . The breadth of Executive power is covered under s61 of the Constitution‚ and describes activities which the executive can carry out . The Williams
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Ermina Dedic Legal Brief 1 Name of Case: Dow Chemical Co. v United States. Court: U.S. Supreme Court Citation: 476 U.S. 227 (1986) Parties and their roles: Dow Chemical (Plaintiffs/Petitioner) and United States (Defendants/ Respondents) Facts: Dow Chemical operates a two-thousand-acre chemical plant at Midland‚ Michigan. The facility‚ with numerous buildings‚ conduits‚ and pipes‚ are visible from the air. Dow has maintained ground security at the
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labeled the people who applied for the skilled and non skilled jobs. The rehire practices of the cannery should be fair and equal for all jobs. New policies should be put in place to resolve current issues with hiring practices. Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio In this situation at the cannery I feel that the hiring practices are discriminating. By using an agency to hire the skilled positions that is out of state‚ the cannery is excluding the local population from the skilled positions. There
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Stanbury‚ who worked as a project manager for Signal Construction from 1984 to 1985‚ and was fired allegedly because he was "not doing his job properly‚" according to Signal’s personnel manager. But nevertheless‚ the termination reason that Signal informed Mr. Stanbury was due to "lack or reduction in work". Mr. Stanbury took legal action against Signal Construction for defamation. This is because he claims that a manager of Signal Construction (who had never observed‚ monitored‚ evaluated or read
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Henry V Themes * Power: How do you secure power? How do you keep it? “Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown”. * Language: How language is used in art and life‚ and how language is used to manipulate people‚ and create truth in the minds of the listeners. How is language used to position people? * Creation of iconic figures What makes a hero? * Leadership: Does a man need to be a great man to be a great leader? Is what is good for the leader as an individual good for the
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Hildreth v. Tidewater Equipment Co. Summary John Hildreth was the sole shareholder‚ director‚ and officer HCE‚ Inc‚ a corporation in New Jersey. HCE-NJ began to do business in Maryland in early 1997. According to the Maryland code‚ it is required for foreign corporations to register with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation before doing intrastate business in Maryland‚ and it is required to have a resident agent in Maryland. In February 1998‚ HCE-NJ rented equipment from Tidewater
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