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Case To Court
2,977 wordsEntrapment The inducement, by law enforcement officers or their agents, of another person to commit a crime for the purposes of bringing charges for the commission of that artificially-provoked crime. This technique, because it involves the commission of a crime, which is itself a crime, is severely curtailed under the constitutional law of many states. Estoppel a rule of law that when person A, by act or words, gives person B reason to believe a certain set of facts upon which person B takes ac...
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Mediator In The Microsoft Case
1,217 words- Legal Issues - Microsoft and mediation negotiations - Microsoft and mediation negotiations By: Steve Since its antitrust trial began in 1998, the software giant Microsoft and the government have met in negotiations three times; now, a fourth round of mediation has been scheduled, these to be presided over by Richard Posner, the chief judge for the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. Although the two sides differ in opinion on many key issues, both sides have maintained that they are ...
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Case After An Iowa Supreme Court
1,509 wordsThe Downfall of Excessive Religious Freedom little boy lies on his deathbed because his parents refuse to take him to a medical doctor. Two men were fired and were refused unemployment benefits for smoking peyote, an illegal narcotic. One man looks to change part of a national recitation because two words of it offend him. A woman and her husband are trying to prosecute a man for a letter he sent to members of their church. These four situations may sound strange and unrelated, but all of them f...
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David Court Rules Against Jury Selection
2,878 wordsJury Selection Bias Despite the efforts of lawyers and judges to eliminate racial discrimination in the courts, does racial bias play a part in todays jury selection Positive steps have been taken in past court cases to ensure fair and unbiased juries. Unfortunately, a popular strategy among lawyers is to incorporate racial bias without directing attention to their actions. They are taught to look for the unseen and to notice the unnoticed. The Supreme Court in its precedent setting decision on ...
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Private Preparation Of Criminal Cases
1,362 wordsOne of the frustrations faced by many businesses is that after the perpetrators of crimes have been identified, the District Attorney's office will not pursue the case. One option is for victims to sue the DA in an attempt to compel him to prosecute, but this would be costly and proving dereliction of duty would be difficult. The DA is effectively immune. Other options are more promising. The law should encourage (and prosecutors' offices should welcome) private preparation of criminal cases. Pr...
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Early Cases Of Implied Terms
1,752 wordsTABLE OF CONTENTS 1) Introduction 2) Implied Terms 3) Custom / Usage 4) Court 5) Past Dealings 6) Statute 7) Goods Act 8) Trade Practices Act 9) Conclusion 10) Recommendations 11) Bibliography INTRODUCTION Agreements are formed in almost every communication; electronic, written or oral; daily. Once an agreement fulfills the components required of a contract, therein lies the existence of terms of a contract. These terms depict an obligation between parties involved in the form of Express terms o...
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Guardian Ad L Item
736 wordsGUARDIAN AD LITEM CODE OF CONDUCT The Guardian ad Litem shall: 1. maintain high standards of conduct in carrying out his or her duties and obligations; 2. diligently represent and be guided solely by the best interests of the child; 3. report honestly and impartially to the court on what is in the best interests of the child; 4. respect the privacy of the child and family; 5. hold confidential all information obtained in the course of service as a guardian ad l item, as required by law and these...
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Concrete Slab The Tee Box
957 wordsCase Citation The case I chose to do was Patrick Joseph Potter, Appellant, vs. Green Meadows, Par 3, Appellee. The case was found in the Southern Reporter, volume 510 starting on page 1225. The District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District heard the case and made its decision on August 13, 1987; 510 So. 2d 1225 (Fla. App. 1 Dist. 1987). Summary of Facts The original case in question consisted of golfer being injured and filing charges of neglect against the owner of the Green Meadows Par 3...
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Case To Court
3,738 wordsBarker White MC-400 WED Privacy: Chapters 7 & 8 What is privacy? What makes our lives private? Privacy is a law today that has not been known for very long. The idea of privacy that everyone has running through their minds is just to be left alone. In reality what constitutes the crossing of the privacy line. It wasn't until 1890 when two men wrote in the Harvard Law Review about the "The Right to Privacy". The two men were Samuel D. Warren and Louis D. Brandeis, the two were young lawyers who h...
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Unjust Judgements The Mathura Case
638 wordsLAWS GOVERNING RAPE According to the Indian Penal Code, a man is said to have committed 'rape' when he has had sexual intercourse with a woman under these conditions: Against her will With her consent when her consent has been obtained by putting her or any person in whom she is interested in, in fear of death or hurt. With her consent, when the man knows that he is not her husband and that her consent is given because she believes that he is another man to whom she is or believes herself to be ...
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Search And Seizure Laws
1,136 wordsSearch and Seizure laws have become the most complex in recent history. The United States Supreme Court and a few U.S. Appeals Courts have decided cases that revolve around this complexity. Several judicial reviews have been handed down in this article to form a guideline for the police who effect search and seizures upon individuals and vehicles. These laws will greatly benefit both the law enforcement officer and the common person if a situation ever arises where these laws must be enacted. Pr...
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Greenwood's House Without A Warrant
459 wordsThe police, acting on a tip that Billy Greenwood was dealing illegal narcotics, searched some trash bags that he had left on the curb. Actually, to be more specific, they asked Greenwood's garbage man to set aside his thrash from the rest of the neighborhood's, then searched it after it was isolated. Finding paraphernalia associated with drugs in the bags, the police applied for a search warrant, including a description of the things they found in the trash. Based on evidence from both the garba...
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Separation Of Members And Company
2,328 wordsIn advising Gus, Gloria, and the liquidator (collectively known as the claimants) as to the sustainability in law of their respective claims in relation to, Rajinder (hereinafter referred to as R), Sarah (hereinafter referred to as S), and the liquidated company Exotic Holidays Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as E Ltd. ), the core issue appears to be that of corporate identity as opposed to personal identity of the members of the corporate entity. Issues relating to the general effects and consequ...
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Limited Protection Of The First Amendment
475 wordsBefore this case occurred there were certain laws already in place that prohibited obscenity over radio. One of these laws was the "law of nuisance". This law "generally speaks to channeling behavior more than actually prohibiting it". (Simones, 1995) The law in essence meant that certain words depicting a sexual nature were limited to certain times of the day when children would not likely be exposed. Broadcasters were trusted to regulate themselves and what they broadcast over the airwaves. Th...
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Dr Gore 4 Million In Punitive Damages
615 wordsThe topic that I wanted to learn more about in this section is punitive damages. I have seen in the news recently about cases where the plaintiff has been awarded millions of dollars. I wanted to know how the plaintiff would be eligible for the right of punitive damages and some of the history behind the ruling. I also wanted to learn about the some of the largest settlements in history as well. Six percent of winning plaintiffs in civil jury trials walk away with punitive damage awards, accordi...
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Child Custody Case
1,095 wordsThe child custody case can be one of the most contentious forms of family law litigation. They are cases of he said, she said; he's bad, she's bad; he doesn't care about kids, she doesn't care about kids; he's not involved, she's not involved. So forth and so on. The bottom line is this: in order to determine primary conservatorship the court will look to the "best interests of the child". It is a "goody feely" term at best, but it is the standard. Children need both parents. Except in cases whe...
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Its Respective Landmark Cases Amendment
7,114 words"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances". - Amendment I (LIVELY, 1999) "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probab...
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Lower Court Opinion
1,831 wordsFacts: Plaintiff bought land from Piankeshaw and Illini os Nations in 1773 and 1775. The chiefs who they bought the land from were empowered by their people to do so. The chiefs were also in rightful possession of the land they sold. Procedural History: District Court of Illinois ruled against Johnson. Issues: Did the lower court error in deciding the Johnson did not have a legal title from the lands he bought in 1773 & 1775? (No) Judgment: "Judgment affirmed, with costs" Holding: The US, then, ...
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Ivy Hill Property
756 wordsVictims of crime are seeking compensation from the owners and managers of properties on which crime takes place with increasing frequency. In these court cases, commonly known as premises liability cases, juries are being told that the crime was the result of a perpetrator's ability to take advantage of a lack of security in a certain building or property. (Nolo, 2002) In Kuzmicz vs. Ivy Hill Parks Apt case, the N.J. Supreme Court "addresses whether a landlord has a duty to protect its tenant by...
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Court Marshall
537 wordsThurgood Marshall Short Biography (1908-1993) Thurgood Marshall is one of the most well known figures in the history of civil rights in America and the first Black Supreme Court Justices. He served for 24 years then retired in 1991 due to advancing years and bad health. He died later in 1993 at the age of 85. He also served as the legal director for the NAACP in the years of 1940 through 1961, a pivotal time for the organization, as changing the policy of racial segregation was one of its goals....
