Abortion: Politically Correct – Morally Incorrect Abortion is the termination of pregnancy before birth‚ resulting in‚ or accompanied by the death of the fetus. ("Abortion‚" Encarta 98). In 1973‚ the U.S. Supreme Court decision‚ Roe v. Wade‚ dramatically changed the legal landscape of American abortion law. The result of the ruling required abortion to be legal for any woman; regardless of her age and for any reason during the first seven months of pregnancy‚ and for almost any reason after that
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FANE LOZMAN v. CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH‚ FLORIDA‚ 1/15/13 11-626 B 568/1 LOZMAN v. CITY OF RIVIERA BEACH‚ FLORIDA was a case brought upon the Supreme Court questioning what kind of floating structures fall under maritime jurisdiction. The Supreme Court’s ruling in this case was decided after an immense struggle of questions pertaining to an array of issues. These issues‚ among others‚ include the definition of the word “vessel” and the necessities needed for a watercraft to be practically capable
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OVERVIEW OF THE CASE “Subok Na Matibay‚ Subok Na Matatag” (Tested Strong‚ Proven Stable)‚ the slogan of once well-known and once most popular bank in the Philippines‚ the Banco Filipino‚ formerly known as Banco Filipino Savings and Mortgage Bank‚ but surprisingly‚ it was closed twice in 1985 and in 2011 in the history of banks in the Philippines. Banco Filipino started its operation in 1964‚ founded by Tomas Aguirre and was known as one of the thrift bank. The Aguirre family together with
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POLYFOAM CHEMICAL CORPORATION‚ Petitioner‚ vs. ELISA S. CHEN‚ Respondent. June 27‚ 2012 Facts: On January 19‚ 1993 petitioner Polyfoam Chemical Corporation filed a collection suit against respondent Elisa Chen before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City in Civil Case Q-93-14499. Polyfoam sought in its complaint the payment of P929‚ 137.07 worth of foam products that it sold to Chen from April 1 to August 27‚ 1992. Chen claimed that the figure was wrong‚ citing a summary of her
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Gustavo Garcia said‚ “I am glad I was able to tell the Supreme Court justices that they were a little confused in thinking that we are all wetbacks”. I remember the first time I heard the term‚ wetback. I was young‚ twelve years old in the sixth grade. I had gone to this elementary since kindergarten‚ and had the same classmates too. We were all friends‚ but as we got older we began to break into cliques. It did not seem like a big deal‚ we still talked to each other every now in then. One day while
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Karl Cockrell go. Later Karl Cockrell sued Walmart for false imprisonment. The trial court decided the case in favor of Karl Cockrell and awarded an amount of $300‚000 for mental anguish. Walmart claimed that it had the “shopkeeper’s privilege” so it can’t be sued and the liability imposed on Walmart by the trial court is not justified. The court of appeals on both questions upheld the decision of the trial court. False Imprisonment: False Imprisonment means intentional confinement of an individual
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rules are made by judges who look to past cases 2) Equity Law: Emphasis on fairness. Role of precedent s more limited. Historically‚ it’s separated from law court but not they are joined. Equitable remedies include: iv. Temporary Restraining Order: stopping action while case is still pending. Action is halted once courts decide legality v. Preliminary Injunction: after case is done‚ the defiant is prevented from ever repeating action. Can be preventive or remedial
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— simply explain the arguments presented by the Court(s) and how they relate to French. Note about vocabulary: When these cases refer‚ for example‚ to “Ford J.”‚ that’s just a fancy legal way of saying “Judge Ford” (that is‚ the “J” stands for “Judge.”) Hint: These cases are a little complex. At least one of those cases involves an appeal court’s judgment as to the correctness of the original trial court’s decision. And in one case‚ the Court of Appeals produced two decisions (a “majority”
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Facts: Terry Hutchison was a self-employed lawyer until two years ago when he retired. He had a cash basis business for tax purposes and paid self-employment taxes on all of his income. Five years ago‚ Terry represented ABC corporation in an antitrust lawsuit against XYZ corporation and won the lawsuit. At that time‚ Terry and ABC could not agree on the
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Competition act case MONDAY‚ 13 SEPTEMBER 2010 CCI v SAIL: Supreme Court Gets it Right! In a telling judgement‚ the Supreme Court of India‚ on Sep. 9‚ 2010‚ has effectively and judiciously circumscribed the boundaries of exercise of power by both the Competition Commission of India (CCI/Commission) and the Competition Appellate Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) while delivering its verdict in the much awaited case Competition Commission of India v. Steel Authority of India Ltd. This Note captures the highlights
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