Considering I was a state legislature‚ I would be very passionate about the drunk driving laws within our state. You see I see now real difference in murder‚ lets say aiming a weapon at someone an shooting them and fatally killing them vs. drinking a fifth of whiskey purposely choosing to get behind the wheel of a car and killing an innocent person. Where the difference comes into play in my opinion many people have drove a motor vehicle while drinking and never shot anyone‚ therefore less likely
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Discrimination laws passed in NC and Miss. Mississippi is the poorest state in the US‚ with 24.1 % or 695‚915 of its citizens living below the poverty line. It also ranks last in its rate of child poverty (33.7%)‚ and subsequently last in hunger and food insecurity. The South needs to examine its history‚ if they want to continue to be prosperous. For a hundred years after the Civil War‚ the south was a third world country. American business was loathe to make investments in the old Confederacy
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No matter where in the United States you live‚ being charged with criminal activity associated with illicit substances can bring with it extremely harsh penalties. In some cases‚ these penalties may seem out of step with the actual severity of the charges. This is the world of the War on Drugs. While there have been steps nationwide to turn back the clock on some of these penalties and charges‚ you will have to play by the rules as they are today. To do so‚ you’ll need a good drug crime lawyer by
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Comparative Law Case 1-1. IGNACIO SEQUIHUA V. TEXACO INC. ET AL. United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas‚ 1994. FACTS: Plaintiffs‚ Ecuador residents‚ filed suit in Texas over alleged environmental damage in Ecuador. Plaintiffs pray for money damages‚ an injunction to clean up‚ and a court-administered trust fund. Defendants bring motions to dismiss. ISSUE: Should the court decline to exercise jurisdiction based on the doctrine of comity of nations? HOLDING: Yes. LAW: Section
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and Role of Law in Business‚ Society‚ and the Military Law/421 The Functions and Role of Law in Business‚ Society‚ and the Military The functions of law in businesses and society are very particular and these roles and functions can make or break a society or business. Every business‚ society‚ and military have to make sure that they follow the laws and that each business‚ society‚ and military has a set of laws that they abide by or they could face closure or anarchy. Law in these three
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Various Primary Sources of American Laws Gary Craddock Everest University Online Abstract There are various sources of American Law Primary sources of law are sources that establish the law and are in enforced by the controlling authority (the government’s) of a society. They consist of case law and common law doctrines‚ the U.S. constitution and the constitution of various states‚ statutory law including laws passed by Congress State legislature and local governing bodies‚ regulations created
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topics as simple as brands‚ everyone has something that they can take a stand on and argue about. One topic that can easily be argued over is animal cruelty laws. However‚ the clear correct side of this is that the laws should be stricter and have more severe punishments. In New York animal cruelty laws are nowhere near as harsh as compared to laws for humans. Mistreatment
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Mass Media Law Test #1 What is Law? A system to settle disputes. Primarily law serves to keep society orderly and is a system for settling disputes without violence. 5 sources of American Law 1) Common Reactive Laws: A system derived from England. Common reactive laws are an example of an “Inductive System of Law” (rules are developed over time after judges decide similar cases). There is a constant change in common reactive laws. i. The term “common” is used because its supposed
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In any given country‚ there are two branches of the lawful framework‚ for example‚ common law‚ and criminal law. In the first developments they didn’t separate in the middle of common and criminal law. In any case‚ In the United States today the level of the hugeness of a wrongdoing‚ named crime or an offense. In this creation I will be talking about the contrasts in the middle of criminal and common law and how they vary in results. The measure of wrongdoing contrasts between groups. Shockingly
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Are You proud of your country? I am very proud of my country. I am very lucky to be living in these United States. We have many rights and freedoms. We are all equal here. We are all lucky to have all the privileges and rights that we do have. We have freedom of speech. This means we can say and act however we feel whenever we want. In some countries‚ you are not allowed to. We also have freedom of the press. Our printing press can inform us in all the news that’s going on around the world
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