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    Hudson v. Michigan‚ 547 U.S. 586 (2006) Facts- Detroit police obtained a warrant authorizing a search for drugs and firearms at the home of Booker Hudson. When police arrived to execute the warrant‚ they announced their presence but waited “three to five seconds” before turning the knob of the unlocked front door and entering Hudson’s home.  Police discovered large quantities of drugs‚ including cocaine rocks in Hudson’s pocket and a loaded gun placed in between the cushion and armrest of a chair

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    Depression and the devastation of World War Two‚ she pushed through with an air of elegance and determination in her step. Coco Chanel was an icon in fashion‚ feminism‚ and charm‚ and significantly benefitted the world of fashion by breaking domestic precedents through implementing comfortable luxury‚ relinquishing suppressive fashions‚ and empowering women to step out of the shadows of men. Gabrielle‚ "Coco" Chanel was more than just a pretty face in a glamorous world‚ and her world was not always

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    Week 1 – Introduction to Business Law Explain the nature of law in our society The purpose of laws in our society is as systematic set of rules to control our conduct. These rules are enforced by the courts. It also declares how we must behave. Identify the different ways laws can be classified The numbers of ways that law can be classified are: * International/domestic International laws govern the conduct between nations‚ also applying to private individuals engaging in international

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    he ends up being a wise leader who picked advisors who he could confide in The tang strengthened the empire by standardizing and codifying the institutions of political control. Building on what the Sui developed‚ the legal precedents the Tang perfected set a precedent for succeeding dynasties. Zhu Xi: Confucian revivalist during the Song Dynasty; authored the book of Family rituals. Explained principles of the world and explained why there is evil in the world. It is the principle governing

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    -Evolutionary-the legal tradition‚ which evolved in England from the 11thCentury onwards. | Definition | -A legal system inspired by Roman law and whose primary feature is that laws are codified into collections. | -comprising ancient customs‚judicial precedents and enacted law and so called because it was made common to the whole of England and Wales after the Norman Conquest 1066.Prior to this time there was no common system of law.-The part of English law based on rules developed by the royal courts

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    knowledge and common sense of legal precedent to the facts presented. There is no major codification of the law‚ and judicial precedents (= authority) are binding as opposed to persuasive. The idea of the common sense is applied in all the legal system of English law. Binding precedent relies on the legal principle of stare decisis (“to stand by things decided”) > judges are obliged to respect the precedents established by prior decisions. Existing binding precedents from past cases are applied in

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    Everything is an Argument‚ Chapter 4 Arguments Based on Facts and Reason: Logos I. Logos- arguments based on reason‚ facts‚ or evidence a) Inartistic appeals- hard evidence - Facts - Clues - Statistics - Testimonies - Witnesses b) Artistic appeals- reason and common sense - Logic and reason - Mixed with Inartistic (What classifies as common sense?) - Occasionally arguments of future and past (predicting what will happen based on past events)

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    By: Julie Underwood Where do teachers freedom of speech rights that are protected under the 1st Amendment of the US Constitution start‚ and where do they stop? This is what Underwood is trying to tease out in her article by highlighting past precedent and current events that have molded the court’s opinion in matters of a teacher’s right to free speech. She makes the distinction that teachers do indeed have the right to free speech outside of the classroom‚ and that the school district cannot

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    I think that George Washington was the most influential president because he made the plans to build the white house. He also established the tradition of a cabinet advisor. He signed the first copy right law‚ and he set precedents for the social life of the president. He issued the first copy right law‚ and thanksgiving proclamation. He personality led troops into the field to stop the whiskey rebellion. He only vetoed 2 laws while she was the president‚ he delivered an important farewell address

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    titles as “an extra colour on his palette”. His titles are often humorous and ironic He set out to shock‚ disrupt the average and took delight in disturbing and outrage people with his radical approach art. The precedent Duchamp set had a deep impacted the art world‚ without that precedent artist such as Warhol‚ Jasper Johns‚ Pollock‚

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