Miller v. Alabama (2012) Supreme Court Case Introduction The Supreme Court reviewed the constitutionality of mandatory life sentences without parole enforced upon persons aged fourteen and younger found guilty of homicide. The court declared unconstitutional a compulsory sentence of life without parole for children. The states have been barred from routinely imposing sentences based on the crime committed. There is a requirement
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1.0 Executive Summary D&S Realty‚Inc.‚ is an corporation in the city of Georgetown Guyana. This corporation is capitalized by two stockholders: Shelroy Johnson and David Foo Jnr. who are both licensed brokers and sponsoring brokers of this firm. The licensed brokers of this firm will sponsor licensed real estate agents( independent contractors) in the country of Guyana. This corporation will formalize the real estate services offered. D&S Reality Inc. will be opening its doors for operation in
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Robert D. Rossel’s “The Great Awakening; An historical analysis” categorized the Awakening as a social change. That the Great Awakening changed the religious‚ economic‚ and political movements through social change. The revival was made possible by the new institutional and ideological beliefs allowing for the establishment of the religious movement and the impact it had on the political and economic change. He believes that the Great Awakening was caused by the strain in New England causing for
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Should English Be the Law? Arguing in support of a tolerant linguistic America‚ Robert D. King’s liberal article Should English Be the Law? explores the political polarities (and numerous grievances) consequential to governmental interception of national language. Concluding with a don’t fix what isn’t broken recommendation‚ King fails to validate social conflict as greater than communication barriers. Commencing his article by stating language as a “political force” then later noting it as a “convenient
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OF HIGHWAY ON WILDLIFE IN ALABAMA AND THE US Road construction and operation often cause the topography‚ vegetation‚ runoff and micro-climate characteristics to significantly change‚ resulting in interference to wildlife‚ forcing original living habits and activity patterns to change. For example‚ traffic noise affects the communicating‚ living and breeding activity of birds. In 2011‚ an estimated 300 dead birds have been found on the side of the I-65 highway in Alabama; some large habitats which
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Alabama Lottery Summary The Alabama lottery is a much debated subject and yet lotteries are proven historical income generating system. While the state currently does not entertain the lottery‚ Alabama money continues to flow to those states that embraces the lotteries. A number of states that enjoys lottery system‚ fuel their educational expenditures from revenues that are generated from their lottery (Forrest et al.‚ 2002). Gambling is a form of refreshment and can be essential to the psychological
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STATE OF ALABAMA Montgomery‚ Alabama Office of the Legislative Analyst June 21‚ 1988 MEMORANDUM FOR THE GOVERNOR FROM: [NAME WITHHELD]‚ Legislative Analyst SUBJECT: Flying of Confederate Flag over Capital Building ISSUE: Presentation of analysis for your decision: BACKGROUND: The office of the Governor has received several demands by members representing the state’s chapter of the NAACP to remove the Confederate flag (“flag”). Earlier this year 13 African-American legislators were
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Account of the Alabama Court Referral Programs The Alabama Court Referral Education Program was formed in 1985 to help decrease the amount of alcohol and other drug-linked misconducts in the state. This program is not intended for reprimand. It offers partakers with the chance to learn vital facts and to discover ways to alter perilous conduct that lead to their becoming tangled with the legal system (Welcome to North Alabama Court Referral Services‚ Inc.!‚ n.d). Involvement in the court referral
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The Maersk Alabama Hijacking A horrible‚ yet completely unexpected‚ incident occurred on April 8th‚ 2009 known as the Maersk Alabama hijacking. This incident took much negotiation and time‚ but with the help of the Navy‚ the Navy S.E.A.L and others‚ was resolved successfully. In other words‚ the hijacking was primarily a chain of nautical events that were initiated by four Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. The pirates detained the cargo ship 240 nautical miles southeast of Eyl‚ Somalia‚ which
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Jeffrey Kidd Final Copy 12 April 2013 Alabama State Lottery Many states have a state lottery. These lotteries can help out a state in many different ways. Lotteries can help provide many different ways of funding money to the state. They can help provide money for local groups and organizations such as schools‚ hospitals‚ and animal shelters. Alabama needs a state lottery because it does not have the proper funding to provide for those in need‚ provide help for the school systems‚ and it can
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