UNIT 3 ASSIGNMENT To: Professor‚ Meegan Zickus From: Jennifer Guerrieri Date: January 19‚ 2014 Re: Jane Doe‚ Asylum Subject: Case Brief: Gonzalez v. Reno‚ 212 F.3d. 1338 (2000) Facts: The plaintiff a minor alien who survived a tragedy at sea‚ was rescued and placed in the custody of his great uncle‚ a temporary legal custodian. His great uncle filed several asylum applications on his behalf against the wishes of the minor’s father in Cuba. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
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RENO v. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION US Supreme Court‚ 1997 1. Claim: Attorney General Janet Reno‚ the appellant appealed directly to the Supreme Court as provided for by the Act’s special review provisions against the appellee‚ ACLU. 2. Facts: The 1996 Federal Communications Decency Act sought to protect minors from “indecent” and offensive Internet materials. The Act made it a crime to transmit obscene or indecent messages over the Internet. Immediately after the CDA became law‚ twenty
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The parties involved were Janet Reno‚ attorney general (1993-2001) of the United States‚ which also makes her the head of the U.S. Department of Justice‚ she is the first woman in this position#‚ and the American Civil Liberty Union (ACLU). The ACLU is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to preserve and extend the basic rights of the U.S. constitution.# b. The problem began when President Clinton signed the Telecommunications Reform Bill into law on February 8‚1996. A group of people‚ led
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Running head: Terry v. Ohio‚ 392 U.S. 1 Case Brief of Terry v. Ohio 392 U.S. 1 October 4‚ 2014 Facts At approximately 2:30 in the afternoon‚ while patrolling a downtown beat in plain clothes‚ Detective McFadden observed two men (later identified as Terry and Chilton) standing on a street corner. The two men walked back and forth an identical route a total of 24 times‚ pausing to stare inside a store window. After the completion of walking the route‚ the two men would
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CASE BRIEF FOR THE WINDSOR V. STATE OF ALABAMA WINDSOR V. STATE OF ALABAMA 683 So. 2d 1021 (1994) Judicial History: Harvey Lee Windsor was convicted of capital murder under § 13-A-5-40 (a)(2)‚ Code of Alabama 1975. The jury unanimously recommended the death penalty and the trial court accepted the jury’s recommendation and sentenced the appellant to death by electrocution. Windsor then appealed the conviction and sentence to the Court of Criminal Appeals. Facts: Harvey Lee Windsor and Lavon Gunthrie
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Raul A. Gonzalez Headstone Text Full Name: Raul A. Gonzalez Location: Section:Republic Hill‚ Section 2 (C2) Row:M Number:2 Reason for Eligibility: Judge‚ 103 Judicial District; Justice‚ Court of Appeals‚ 13th District of Texas; Justice‚ Supreme Court of Texas Birth Date: March 20‚ 1940 Died: Buried: GONZALES‚ RAUL A. (1940 ~) Raul A. Gonzalez‚ Jr.‚ the first Hispanic appointed or elected to statewide office in Texas‚ was born March 20‚ 1940‚ and graduated from Weslaco
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reasonably to enhance the contractual objectiveness of a case. Judges use the grounds of how a ‘reasonable’ observer would interpret the facts to determine whether the elements of a contract are evident within an agreement to then make it legally binding‚ and whether the contractual performance of the parties was acted in good faith. This in effect allows for more procedural fairness‚ taking into account all matters within judicial review. Within this case‚ Robb J reasons that there is a legally binding contract
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Swan v. Talbot‚ Phelan v. Gardner‚ Marron v. Marron Case Briefs Jennifer Beverly PA205-02 Professor Byron Grim June 20‚ 2011 Case Briefs Citation: Swan v. Talbot‚ 152 Cal. 142 (Cal. 1907) Facts: George Swan‚ plaintiff‚ sold James R. Talbot‚ defendant‚ a portion of personal property. Swan was inebriated at the time the deal was prepared. The portion of the property sold to Talbot was valued at $21‚949.86. Talbot paid Swan $10‚604.32‚ this included $200 in coin that was paid to Swan
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Procedural History: Plaintiff brought suit against defendant for fraud and breaches of warranty. Summary judgement granted in favor of defendant by the District Court. Plaintiff appealed claiming genuine issues of material facts exist. The Facts: Plaintiff bought a used car from Defendant‚ a used car dealer. Defendant offered no warranty‚ but told Plaintiff that the car had been inspected and was accident free. Plaintiff purchased a service plan through Defendant to be administered by a
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Patrick Haines JLC 101 Prof. Edelson 9/11/14 Hawkins v McGee case brief Case Name: Hawkins v. McGee‚ 84 N.H. 114‚ 146 A. 641.(1929) Facts: Mr. Hawkins‚ the Plaintiff had undergone reconstructive surgery by Dr. McGee‚the defendant‚ in order to remove scar tissue on his hand that had resulted from an electrical wire accident nine years prior to the transaction. The procedure called for the removal of the scar tissue from his palm and the grafting of skin from his chest in its place. When asked about
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