McCray Nature of the Case: Appeal upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of assault on a police officer and criminal use of a firearm in the 2nd degree. Concise Rule of Law: Mental Hygiene Law § 9.41 which permits persons who appear to be mentally ill and acting in a manner that threatens safety of self or others to be taken into custody. The Penal Law § 120.08 imposes strict liability with respect to the serious injury aspect of a crime. Facts of the Case: In August 2008‚ McCray
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Marbury v. Madison 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803) Facts A judicial appointment and writ of mandamus case. After the election of 1800 resulted in the House electing anti-federalist Thomas Jefferson president‚ the Federalists passed the Judiciary Act of 1801‚ which created new circuit courts and district courts‚ in addition to those that existed from the Judiciary Act of 1789‚ and the Organic Act of 1801‚ which permitted President Adams to appoint forty-two justices of the peace for the District of
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Citation: Ashcroft v. The Free Speech Coalition‚ 535 U.S. 232 (2002) Parties: John D. Ashcroft‚ Attorney General‚ and the Government of the United States‚ Petitioners The Free Speech Coalition‚ Respondents Facts: In 1996 Congress passed the federal Child Pornography Protection Act (CPPA) which extended federal prohibition against child pornography to sexually explicit images that appear to depict minors but that were actually produced without using real children. The CPPA statute in
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module and is exploring your responses to organisational ethical dilemmas arising from your future business discipline. This should support and encourage the development of ethical awareness‚ ethical decision making and moral courage. The range of case studies aim to ensure that you find an issue that is relevant and interesting to you. You will work in peer groups of two or three and explore one vignette given to you in class. At the end of your peer discussion you must identify: * The
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Supreme Court of India Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug vs Union Of India & Ors. on 7 March‚ 2011 Bench: Markandey Katju‚ Gyan Sudha Misra REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 115 OF 2009 Aruna Ramchandra Shanbaug .. Petitioner -versus- Union of India and others .. Respondents J U D G M E N T Markandey Katju‚ J. "Marte hain aarzoo mein marne ki Maut aati hai par nahin aati" -- Mirza Ghalib 1. Heard Mr. Shekhar Naphade
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Case Title: Regina v. G and another (Appellants) (On Appeal form the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)) Citation: [2003] UKHL 50 Procedural History (PH): The appellants were charged on 22nd August 2000; without lawful excuse damaged by fire; commercial premises and being reckless as to whether such property would be damaged. The appellants stood trial before Judge Maher in March 2001. The appellants’ case at trial was that they expected the fire to extinguish itself on the concrete
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status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia.[2][3] From equal status with men in ancient times[4] through the low points of the medieval period‚[5] to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India‚ women have adorned high offices in India including that of the President‚ Prime minister‚ Speaker of the Lok Sabha‚ Leader of Opposition‚ etc. The current President of India is a woman. Contents
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United States v. Jones‚ United States Supreme Court (2012) 132 S. Ct. 945 Facts of the Case Respondent Jones was a subject of a Government investigation in part of a much larger drug trafficking conspiracy. As part of the investigation‚ FBI agents had obtained a court order to place a GPS tracking device on a vehicle driven by Jones – a Jeep registered to Jone’s wife. The court order was issued in the District of Columbia and was set to expire 10 days after it was signed by the judge. On Day
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Name of Case in Proper Legal Citation Format Jones v. Star Credit Corp 59 Misc.2d 189 (1969) Who is/are the plaintiff(s) (i.e. consumer‚ company‚ employee‚ government) and what type of legal relief is/are the plaintiff(s) seeking? Plaintiffs who are welfare recipients agreed to purchase a freezer for $900‚ and purchase price came out to be $1234.80 with all the other added taxes. So far the plaintiffs have paid $619.88‚ however the freezer is only worth about $300. What legal question
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Gender inequality in India Sexism in India refers to preferential treatment arising out of prejudice based on one gender or sex in India. Discrimination and violence against women is prevalent‚ and sexual harassment at the workplace and lack of education continue to be identified as major problems. Some men’s advocacy groups have complained that the government discriminates against men through the use of overly aggressive laws designed to protect women
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