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    Example: Your case: Case Name: Bedford vs. R Case Name: Lohan vs. R Charter Section: Section 7; “Eeveryone has the right to life‚ liberty and security of person.” Charter Section to be used: Section 7: Everyone has the right to life‚ liberty‚ and security of a person Section 12: Everyone has the right now to be subjected to any cruel or unusual punishment Search: Go to Google‚ search for Section Seven‚ Charter of Rights and Freedoms Search for The Section Using Google/Wikipedia

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    The United States v. Virginia court case was debated on Jan 17‚ 1996 at Virginia Military Institute. The advocates involved were Paul Bender‚ who argued the case for the United States and Theodore B. Olson‚ who argued the case on behalf of Virginia. The U.S was the petitioner‚ while Virginia was the accused. According to "FindLaw’s United States Supreme Court Case and Opinions.” the case was about Virginia Military Institute violating the fourteenth Amendments of Equal Protection by maintaining a

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    Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Everyone always wants to live in the good life which makes us feel freedom‚ safety. Besides‚ they will receive respecting and a lot of benefit which they deserve to have. Therefore‚ every country always creates the rights‚ such as Civil right‚ Civil liberties to protect the life of their citizen‚ and have confidence in their citizen. Both Civil right and Civil liberties is from the Bill of Rights which is not even valid that in the constitution “In the Federalists’

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    Essay: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Unfortunately‚ discrimination is something that is deep-rooted in our country’s history. We’ve had many struggles by different groups such as: women suffragists‚ and the civil rights movements in the 60’s. Affirmative action‚ or preferential treatment to minorities‚ is a way to avenge the effects of past discrimination. Affirmative action was a vital step towards equality during historical struggles like after the abolition of slavery and during civil rights

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    one of the most important cases in U.S. Supreme Court history. This landmark case is of great importance in the American political system because John Marshall‚ chief justice of the Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835‚ was able to bring respect and prestige to the Court. The Marshall Court announced that a court has the power to declare an act of Congress void if it contradicts the Constitution. For the first time in history‚ the Supreme Court asserted its role in reviewing federal legislation‚ a principle

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    The Brethren – Inside the Supreme Court: Book Review The Brethren‚ co-authored by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong‚ is an in-depth documentary of the United States Supreme Court from 1969 to 1975‚ under the leadership of Warren Burger. The book attempts to present the reader with what "really" goes on in the Supreme Court. It describes the conferences‚ the personality of justices‚ and how justice’s feel toward each other‚ items which are generally hidden from the public. This book is comparable

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    1-Within the following cases‚ were any of the actions grounds for impeachment? To my knowledge the Constitution sets specific grounds for impeachment. They are “treason‚ bribery‚ and other high crimes and misdemeanors.” In this article I think that the George W Bush appointed treasurer busted for tax evasion was a reason for impeachment. The treasurer had a long term friendship with the President and was found to have failed to disclose and pay taxes on a substantial amount of income and of lying

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    Bollinger and Gratz v. Bollinger where Caucasian students disputed the University of Michigan’s Race to undergraduate and law school program. These cases were significant in the revision of affirmative action policies. The cases allowed the Supreme Court to question the constitutionality of such affirmative admission policies. Similarly‚ Abigail Fisher claimed that she was declined admission to the University of Texas because of her race. Ms. Fisher also suggested that such affirmative action laws

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    The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court of the land. “Supreme Court decisions help shape the law of the land” (Winter‚ 2009). The Supreme Court of the United States is composed of 9 Justices. The United States Supreme Court ensures that the President of the United States‚ Congress‚ and state governments are adhering to the articles of the United States Constitution. “The Supreme Court has original‚ or trial‚ jurisdiction only in rare instances (set forth in Article III‚ Section2

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    bringing equality to African Americans.The Supreme Court has made many decision to impact‚ Dred Scott vs Sanford‚ Shelley vs. Kraemer‚ and plessey vs. Ferguson court cases. The Dred Scott vs. Sanford court case was impacted by the Supreme Court. According to OUR DOCUMENTS "Dred Scott was a slave in Missouri‚ sued for his freedom on the grounds that he had lived

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