Park Min-jung (20080534) Fact : On June 9‚ 1974‚ Jerome Bourque(Plaintiff) was playing second base on a softball game. Duplechin(Defendant)‚ a member of the opposing team had hit the ball and advanced to first base. After his teammate hit the ball‚ to avoid double play Duplechin ran at full speed into Bourque. As Duplechin ran into Bourque‚ he brought his left arm up under Bourque’s chin. Plaintiff Bourque filed this suit to recover damages for personal injuries received in the collision.
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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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Galella v. Onassis Case Brief Summary of Galella v. Onassis Citation: 487 F.2d 986 (2nd Cir. 1973) Relevant Facts: Ronald Galella was a freelance photographer specializing in getting pictures of celebrities and other public figures. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis‚ widow of former President John F. Kennedy‚ was one of Galella’s most frequent subjects for photographing. In the course of seeking opportunities to photograph Onassis and her two children‚ Mr. Galella had behaved on several occasions in a
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MORSE v. FREDERICK Personally as a Supreme Court judge and after taking a fairly through look at the cases‚ I’d have to rule in favor of Frederick. While the banner that Mr. Frederick had up during the school event does make a reference to drugs‚ the message is pretty vague as even I can’t really interpret the true absolute definition of the banner. Judge Steven even states “Justice John Paul Stevens took the position that the school ’s interest in protecting students from speech that can be
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Miranda v. Arizona American Government This case is one that changed the way the United States Police forces will work forever. Every human in the world has natural born rights. Even people who have been arrested have rights‚ ‘The rights of the accused’. These rights are the main point of this court case. ‘On the third of March in 1963‚ an eighteen year old girl‚ “Lois Ann Jameson” (Sonneborn 6)‚ was leaving Paramount Theaters in downtown Phoenix’ (Sonneborn 7). Jameson would always take the bus
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Marbury v. Madison is viewed as the most important case in the U.S. Supreme Court history. The important constitutional principle that was established by U.S. Supreme Court‚ was to use the idea of “Judicial Review”‚ which is the power of federal courts to void acts of Congress in conflict with the Constitution. Under Justice Marshall‚ the court began its ascent as equal in power to the congress and president. Jefferson as the new president‚ did not want appointees from the opposing party taking the
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Tiffin University Denny v. Ford Motor Company MGT623 Legal and Ethical Issues in Management Dr. Scott Basinger Submitted by: Ashley N. Brown 10-07-12 Denny v. Ford Motor Company Nancy Denny believed she was buying a Bronco II‚ which gave her the ability to switch between two-wheel and four wheel drive. According to the sales manual this feature would be appealing to women due to the vehicles’ ability to drive safer on snow and ice. Nancy Denny bought the vehicle
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Dred Scott v. Sanford came to trial in 1854. Let it be known that Dred Scott was the only case that reached the Supreme Court brought on by a slave against his master (Vandervelde 5). Scott presented the courts with the same arguments and three main questions were brought before the court: 1) As a black man‚ was Scott a citizen with a right to sue in federal courts? 2) Had prolonged residence (two years in each place) in a free state and territory made Scott free? 3) Was Fort Snelling actually free
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Before the Constitution‚ before the freedoms we enjoy now‚ all we had was a monarchy who used the American colonists for Britain’s gain. V for Vendetta shows us a world where simple freedoms such as speech and assembly‚ now gone and replaced by a chancellor and a government who eavesdrop on people’s conversations in the name of national security. Many scenes and actions of the movie mirror that of America’s past events. However‚ this movie was meant to show totalitarian government. The entire nation
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Charisma Thorpe Brunswick Political Systems- Final 6 October 2014 Miranda v. Arizona Outline Argued: February 28‚ March 1 and 2‚ 1966 Decided: June 13‚ 1966 Supreme Court Decision: The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in favor of Miranda and it also enforced the Miranda warning to be given to a person being interrogated while in the custody of the police. Miranda Warning: You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say or do can and will be held against you in a court of law. You have the right
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