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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With that being said‚ a group of people is exempt from being placed on death row due to the Atkins v. Virginia case; the mentally disabled. Bobby James Moore was convicted of capital murder in 1980. He shot a seventy-year-old store clerk in Houston‚ Texas and his sentence‚ affirmed on appeal‚ was execution. In 2001‚ after a court granted habeas‚ Moore argue that the Atkins v. Virginia case should apply to him. The court agreed he should not be executed‚ however‚ the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
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What is a Case Brief? A case brief is a condensed‚ concise outline-form summary of a court opinion. Hence‚ the term “brief.” It is generally used for more efficient self-study (it’s easier and more simple than re-reading a 100-page long case every time you want to refresh your memory about the case). It is also used to present the case to others (it’s easier and more simple than reading a 100-page long case verbatim). In other words‚ a case brief boils down a court opinion to the key elements
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HOW TO BRIEF A CASE Below I have sketched in the beginnings of a brief as a format. This time-honored method of analysis is the basic unit of law school instruction and so most judicial opinions are written to conform to this approach. Knowing the rules makes watching the game so much more interesting. Start with the name of the Case which is called the “style” of the case. PERLA GRAFF v. JAY L. GRAFF‚ 569 So. 2d 811‚ Fla. 1st Dist. Ct. App. (1990). First is the case name‚ followed by the citation
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WILFREDO M. CATU‚ complainant vs. ATTY. VICENTE G. RELLOSA‚ respondent A.C. No. 5738 (February 19‚ 2008) This is an administrative case filed by the complainant claiming that the respondent committed an act of impropriety as a lawyer and as public officer when he stood as counsel for the defendants despite the fact that he presided over the conciliation proceedings between the litigants as punong barangay.. Facts: Complainant Wilfredo M. Catu is a co-owner of a lot and the building erected thereon
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U.C. Regent v. Bakke (1978) FACTS/BACKGROUND: Allan Bakke‚ a thirty-five-year-old white man‚ had twice applied for admission to the University of California Medical School at Davis. He was rejected both times. The school reserved sixteen places in each entering class of one hundred for "qualified" minorities‚ as part of the university’s affirmative action program‚ in an effort to redress longstanding‚ unfair minority exclusions from the medical profession. Bakke’s qualifications (college GPA
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kaplan university- pa401 advanced legal writing | Case Brief Draft | Unit 3 Assignment | | Vicky Hunter | 1/21/2013 | | memorandum to: victoria corbo‚ esq. from: vICKY hUNTER- pARALEGAL Subject: Case Brief date: 3/2/2013 ------------------------------------------------- CC: Tony T. Smith Gonzalez v. Reno‚ 212 F.3d 1338 (11th Cir. 2000) Procedural History: Plaintiff‚ Elian Gonzalez‚ a six year old minor‚ through his “next of friend”‚ Lazaro Gonzalez‚ filed an asylum
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Kathryn Myrick Business Law 1 Professor McDonnell Case Brief A.5 Braun v. Soldier of Fortune Magazine Inc.‚ 968 F. 2d 1110 (11th Cir. 1992) FACTS: In 1985 Michael Savage placed an ad in the Soldier of Fortune Magazine (“SOF”) advertising “Gun For Hire”. The ad ran from June 1985 to March 1986 generating an average of 30-40 call per week for jobs ranging from murder‚ kidnapping‚ assault and other criminal activity. After three previous failed attempts on his business partner Richard Braun’s
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Marriot Case Brief 1. What is the weighted Average Cost of Capital for Marriot Corporation? WACC for Marriott Corp is 11.89 WACC of divisions: Lodging 10.29‚ Restaurant 13.49‚ Contract Services 13.615 a) What risk-free rate and the risk premium did you use to calculate the cost of equity? We used 8.95% as the risk free rate (LT Government Debt) and the MRP we used was 7.43%‚ which means are expected market return is 8.95+7.43=16.38% b) How did you measure Marriott’s cost of debt? We added
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Chaiken Case Brief Facts: Chaiken made separate but equal agreements with Strazella and Spitzer to operate a barber shop. Under the “partnership” agreement: ~ Chaiken would provide the barber chairs‚ supplies and licenses. Strazella and Spitzer provide tools of the trade. ~ Gross returns were to be divided on a percentage basis between all three men. ~ Chaiken will decide all matters of the partnership policy. ~Stated hours of work and holidays. ~Chaiken holds and distributes all receipts
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