Judges do make law — it’s their job By Erwin Chemerinsky and Catherine Fisk Misleading and silly slogans about what judges do are dominating the debate about Supreme Court nominee John Roberts. President Bush and Republican politicians constantly repeat‚ as a mantra‚ that Roberts is a desirable choice because he won’t "legislate from the bench" and will merely "apply the law‚ not make it." But every lawyer knows that judges make law — it’s their job. In fact‚ law students learn in the first semester
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the team headed out into the hallway. This was an especially important meeting as the team was trying to decide on a way forward with the Frank’s RedHot brand. The team knew all too well that for the Food Division to make its numbers for the year‚ it was essential for Frank’s to grow its market share. While the brand had been growing in step with the category‚ the team knew that to really win in the category Frank’s growth had to outpace the hot sauce category. So far‚ the team had debated
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Technology in Classrooms: One Laptop per Child-A Failed Idea? Is the use of technology benefiting the students in classrooms today or is it taking away from their education? Should students be allowed to have easy access to a computer during a lecture to find relevant information or is it a distraction that puts their attention onto something completely off subject? It has certainly been argued both ways. As technology becomes more prominent in everyday life‚ the global world changes at the
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South Delaware Coors Inc. Case #1 Problem Statement In 1873‚ Adolph Coors built a small brewery called Coors in Golden‚ Colorado. Now‚ as of 2014‚ this small brewery has become the largest single brewery facility in the world. Over the years‚ the company has expanded their market and has become the third largest brewer in the United States. Larry Brownlow‚ a young entrepreneur‚ wanted to operate his own business after completing graduate school. He agreed to a distributorship opportunity with
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Respiratory system: Minute ventilation is the quantity of oxygen which is taken in by your lungs per minute. When we exercise there is a higher oxygen intake per minute due to a higher breathing rate‚ we will also need more oxygenated blood cells to go round to the muscles in use to help try and prevent muscular injuries. The reason why when minute ventilation increases is positive to an athlete is because there is a higher intake of oxygen and nutrients needed. This will mean that the athlete
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Original Article A Comprehensive Case Management Program To Improve Palliative Care 1 1 Claire M. Spettell‚ Ph.D.‚ Wayne S. Rawlins‚ M.D.‚ M.B.A.‚2 Randall Krakauer‚ M.D.‚3 Joaquim Fernandes‚ M.S.‚ 2 2 2 Mary E.S. Breton‚ B.S.‚ J.D.‚ Wayne Gowdy‚ B.S.‚ Sharon Brodeur‚ R.N.‚ B.S.‚ M.P.A.‚ Maureen MacCoy‚ B.S.N.‚ M.B.A.‚2 and Troyen A. Brennan‚ M.D.‚ M.P.H.4 Abstract Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of comprehensive case management (CM) and expanded insurance
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A judge-made law is a law rooted in a judiciary decision‚ not an act of legislation made by lawmakers or a regulation created by a government agency with the legal authority to do so. The collective body of judge-made laws in a nation is also known as case law. Many nations allow judges to set legal precedents when making high court decisions‚ adding to the body of law in a nation and providing new interpretation of existing laws. Lower courts do not have the authority to make judge-made law.
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1955 Decided On: 07.10.1955 Appellants: Rawalpenta Venkalu and Anr. Vs. Respondent: The State of Hyderabad Hon’ble Judges: Bose‚ Jagannadhadas and Sinha‚ JJ. JUDGMENT Sinha‚ J. 1. These two appeals by special leave arise out of the same judgment and order of a Division Bench of the Hyderabad High Court dated the 15th April 1954 confirming those of the Sessions Judge of Nalgonda dated the 18th January 1954. In Criminal Appeal No. 43 of 1955 Rawalpenta Venkalu is the Appellant and in Criminal
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WRITING CASENOTES Essentially‚ a casenote is a summary of a case. Christopher Enright‚[1] as outlined below‚ suggests the type of information that should be included in any case summary. You may wish to use these points as a guide to writing your own casenote: • Formal particulars‚ including: o The name and citation of the case (ie Mabo v Queensland (No.2) (1992) 175 CLR 1)‚ o Name of the court and judge(s)‚ o Name and status of each party‚ and
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Contract-Law-page CASES ON FORMATION OF A CONTRACT OFFER Payne v Cave (1789) The defendant made the highest bid for the plaintiff’s goods at an auction sale‚ but he withdrew his bid before the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer. It was held that the defendant was not bound to purchase the goods. His bid amounted to an offer which he was entitled to withdraw at any time before the auctioneer signified acceptance by knocking down the hammer. Note: The common law rule laid down in this case has now been
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