700 Search Results for Supreme Court Cases Case Briefs
Niehaus, Joseph. (2000). Investigative Forensic Hypnosis. New York: CRC Press.
178 pgs.
This heavily-researched book by Joseph Niehaus explores a number of areas related to the use of hypnosis in the courtroom. Although hypnosis has come under mu Continue Reading...
Toshiba Networking Case Study
Toshiba: How Personal Networking Can Be Used to Avoid High-Turnover
Electronics giant Toshiba Corp.'s American business unit is facing a class-action lawsuit over how it pays and promotes women. (6), (7)
Recently, the Continue Reading...
After an eleven year investigation against Microsoft claiming it was trying to monopolize the web, the company finally settled with the Justice Department. Even though Microsoft was required to implement changes, the company maintains its dominance Continue Reading...
Chapter 21: Case Problem #5
Holmes' role as president of After-School Care Corp. might seem to be in conflict with his decision to purchase Pro-Provider. This is because it is typical in such instances that high-ranking personal will be party to n Continue Reading...
DNA in Criminal Cases - Solving Cold Cases in California with Forensic Science
This research will attempt to analyze and discuss the feasibility of DNA testing in solving cold cases and will study the impact that DNA fingerprinting has had on the fo Continue Reading...
Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Stedman
Facts
At issue is the fact that a person named Stedman drew a number of forged checks. The money belonged to the American Lung Association. However, Stedman appropriated the money for herself to the tune of about $1 Continue Reading...
policy, law and management. It is based on a particular background that has been provided.
Law, Policy, and Management Brief: Models of Court-Agency Interaction
Courts play a very significant role as they interact with administrative agencies. Adm Continue Reading...
In addition, a New Jersey Court decision (Jerkins v Anderson, 2007) found that schools have a duty to provide reasonable supervision and care not only at school and during school times but at school release times as well. They must adopt a reasonabl Continue Reading...
Parameters of the Juvenile Justice System
Development
The current juvenile system in the U.S. traces its roots to more than 100 years of legal practices and traditions. Additionally, social values, and emerging trends have continued to improve the Continue Reading...
Commonwealth v. Johnson..
1. List the facts relevant to whether Gail and/or William Johnson’s were protected by the First Amendment
Gail and William Johnson were convicted for criminal harassment in the state of Massachusetts. State statutes ou Continue Reading...
Family Law Court Observation
Rachel Faybyshev
Family Law
Ally, Esq.
Family Law Court Observation
I visited the NYC Family courthouse that is located in 60 Lafayette St. on October 13, 2016. I thought I had a pretty good idea of what it was going Continue Reading...
Amicus Brief that I examined for this particular assignment is entitled "Floyd v. Cain." It largely functions as a means of providing evidence that people may falsely confess to crimes for a multitude of reasons. Therefore, it implies that not all c Continue Reading...
Antitrust and Intellectual Property
Antitrust Law Remedies in Intellectual Property Cases
In any research paper it is important to first define the terms used prominently in order to make sure that the reader understands what is being said. In this Continue Reading...
It can also be reasonably concluded that the implied representation induced Client to purchase the watch as he would not have paid $12,500.00 for a watch that was a fake. As the watch was not a real Beckham watch, but instead a cheap copy, Seller's Continue Reading...
The law recognizes the right of a competent adult to make an advance directive instructing his or her physician to provide, withhold, or withdraw life-prolonging procedures. In Terri's case there was a feud between Terri's husband and her parents in Continue Reading...
NLRB vs. Weingarten
Highlights of the Case
When a representative of a respondent interviewed a respondent's employee regarding theft at the respondent's store, the employee was denied to have representatives of the union at the interview session; a Continue Reading...
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Beyond these states, the NCSL indicates that there are 23 states which avail the discretion of this ban to individual colleges and universities. According to the NCSL, these states are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, H Continue Reading...
Engel v. Vitale (1962)
Supreme Court Case-- Engel v. Vitale. Engel v. Vitale, 370 U.S. 421 (1962) [Establishment of Religion - Prayer in Public Schools].
Year of the Case -- 1962.
Author of the majority opinion - Justice Hugo Black
Members of the Continue Reading...
The Supreme Court found that the habeas corpus petition was filed improperly, and therefore the case was dismissed and all previous decisions in other courts overruled. The central issue regarding the power of the president was never decided.
Justi Continue Reading...
Campaign Finance
Ongoing Issues in Campaign Finance Reform: Political Freedom and Recent Supreme Court Rulings
The issue of campaign finance reform comes and goes as a focal point of national attention, and though recent economic events have eclips Continue Reading...
Representative X:
As healthcare legislation continues to be debated in the House and Senate, I would like to express my support for the continuation of one, significant policy that was instituted under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), namely the idea Continue Reading...
1st Amendment Protections for Child Pornography: The 2002 Decision in the Case of Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition.
Laws have been passed outlawing child pornography in its various formats. It is forbidden by law to use a minor younger than age ei Continue Reading...
Reasoning: Regardless of Ballard's religious beliefs, the Court determined (along with the original trial judge) that the only issue at hand was whether or not Ballard believed in good faith that he could heal people. The underlying religious belie Continue Reading...
Mandatory Sentencing
Public policy, crime, and criminal justice
Mandatory Sentencing: Case Study Critique
The prime grounds of mandatory sentencing laws are utilitarian. The laws come with long prison sentences for recidivists, drug dealers and is Continue Reading...
Laws and Wages
Legislation and Wages: An Intricate Dance, but Who's Leading?
Government and employment have always had and will necessarily continue to have a complex and mutually influential relationship, not least in the area of wages. What peopl Continue Reading...
This essay provides a brief overview of several of the key factors in conflict of laws, including the areas where choice of law is likely to be at issue.
Domicile
Domicile is one of the key factors in choice of law. Domicile is not the same as loc Continue Reading...
He attacked the underlying premise of the decision, saying that, "A constitution is not intended to embody a particular economic theory… It is made for people of fundamentally differing views" (Paul 74). He viewed the Court's opinion in a dang Continue Reading...
Hate Speech
Constitutionality of hate-speech laws and legislation
College campus hate-speech codes,
Fighting words; hate symbols
State interest in regulating hate-speech,
Arguments for and against such laws and codes,
First Amendment protection Continue Reading...
Habeas Corpus:
In addition to being borrowed from a Latin word, Habeas Corpus is a term associated with an important right given to individuals in the United States. Generally, a writ of habeas corpus is a legal mandate that requires a prisoner to b Continue Reading...
Brown vs. Board of Education
A landmark court case that occurred in the early 1950's resulted in the desegregation of public schools. This historic Supreme Court case was known as Brown vs. Board of Education. The place was Topeka, Kansas, 1951. A l Continue Reading...
The court therefore found that there was no legitimate purpose for the laws other than to discriminate against out-of-state wineries.
I agree with the Court's decision. The Court ruled that the 21st Amendment was intended to restore the state's rig Continue Reading...
Tenure -- Literature Review
Academic tenure is a system that many universities and colleges use to protect a senior academic's contractual right to a lifetime job unless terminated for just cause. It is typically reserved for academics who have made Continue Reading...
They point out that neither the Constitution nor the Supreme Court has precluded the States or localities from enforcing the criminal provisions of immigration law.
Because the enforcement of the criminal provisions of Federal Law has not been exp Continue Reading...
Normally, efforts must be reasonable and diligent but not futile. The general grounds for termination of parental rights in all states are as follows. Abandonment is a prime case of abandonment can be established after six months of conscious disreg Continue Reading...