NOTES OF CASES THECASEOF THE SLIPPERY EQUITY IN Re Vandervell’s Trusts (No. 2)‚’ Lord Denning M.R. said: “ (‘ Hard cases make bad law ’) is a maxim which is quite misleading. It should be deleted from our vocabulary. It comes to this: ‘Unjust decisions make good law’: whereas they do nothing of the kind. Every unjust decision is a reproach to the law or to the judge who administers it.”a Now that it has been decided that there is to be no appeal from the decision of the Court of Appeal‚ it is worth
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CRM 321 Substantive Criminal Law Case Brief Mod 1 UNITED STATES of America‚ Plaintiffs‚ v. Monte Dale THOMPSON‚ Defendant. Hawaii Supreme Court (1986) Parties: [Parties to the case] U.S. (Plaintiff) v. Thompson (Defendant) Facts: [Briefly state the relevant facts of the case that the court relied upon to reach their decision – normally 1-2 paragraphs] The Bretons are sought to cancel the Agreement of Sale of a leasehold interest and for damages. The Bretons alleged that CPS had breached the
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Bowers v. Hardwick United States Supreme Court Opinion This case‚ Bowers v. Hardwick‚ originated when Michael Hardwick was targeted by a policer officer for harassment in Georgia. A houseguest of Hardwick’s let the officer into his home‚ where Hardwick was found engaging in oral sex with his partner‚ who was another male. Michael Hardwick was arrested and charged of sodomy. After charges were later dropped‚ Hardwick brought his case to the Supreme Court to have the sodomy law declared unconstitutional
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Professor Ballone 14 February 2014 Obscenity in Miller v. California Today in our criminal justice system there exists a policy known as “The Miller Test”. The purpose of this test is to determine whether or not a given substance is obscene or not. It is a test that is frequently used today by police‚ and its significance is clearly obvious. The “Miller Test” is a direct result from the outcome of the U.S Supreme Court decision‚ Miller v. California. In this case‚ a local business owner who specialized
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Bragdon v. Abbott Lisa Moulder Western International University HRM 430 4092 – Employment Law February 15‚ 2012 Professor Sandy White Abstract Can a physician refuse or alter care of an HIV-positive patient without violating the equal treatment stipulations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990? In the case of Bragdon v. Abbott‚ Ms. Abbott disclosed her HIV status to her dentist. Dr. Bragdon offered to treat Ms. Abbott at a local hospital. Dr. Bragdon
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CONSERVATISM V. LIBERALISM Conservatism v. Liberalism Kayla Crissinger West Harrison High School 1 CONSERVATISM V. LIBERALISM 2 Abstract This paper examines the structures of conservatism and liberalism in its most basic forms. It explores several different sources of information containing different views upon the true definition of “conservatism” and “liberalism” and how the two groups interact among each other. This paper an
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Alexa Englert Advanced legal writing unit 3 Kaplan University 11/5/11 Polovchak v. Meese‚ 774 F.2d 731 (1985)‚ Facts: U.S.S.R. citizens Michael and Anna Polovchak came to the United States with their three children and settled in Chicago. The Polovchaks decided to return to the U.S.S.R. at which time their older children Nataly who was 17‚ and Walter who was 12‚ went to live at their cousin’s house not wanting to leave the Unites States with their parents. Nataly and Walters parents sought
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Arkansas Vs. Sanders Do you agree or disagree with the way Arkansas Vs. Sanders case was ruled? In my opinion I don’t agree with the way the Arkansas Vs. Sanders case was ruled Because they violated his rights. I understand he was transporting drugs to possibly sell them but they should have handled it in a better way. I don’t think that it was right for the police to search his property with out permission or even a warrant because it violates the 4th and 14th amendment‚ which
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Cited: "A Brief History of Bipolar Disorder." A Brief History of Bipolar Disorder. Web. 17 Sept. 2014. "About Schizophrenia." SARDAA. Web. 17 Sept. 2014. "Bipolar Disorder." Symptoms. Web. 17 Sept. 2014. "Schizophrenia." Treatments and Drugs. Web. 17 Sept. 2014. "The History of Schizophrenia
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Before the Constitution‚ before the freedoms we enjoy now‚ all we had was a monarchy who used the American colonists for Britain’s gain. V for Vendetta shows us a world where simple freedoms such as speech and assembly‚ now gone and replaced by a chancellor and a government who eavesdrop on people’s conversations in the name of national security. Many scenes and actions of the movie mirror that of America’s past events. However‚ this movie was meant to show totalitarian government. The entire nation
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