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Chinese Exclusion Act 20 Th Century
1,634 words... the examination is completed, the petition filed in court, and all investigations of fitness for citizenship completed. (1, 68) Then the petitioner will be notified to appear before the court for the final hearing. (1, 68) If the examiner agrees that the applicant should be a citizen, he or she becomes a citizen. (1, 68) If the examiner does not agree, he or she will have to come to court with or without an attorney and the judge will hear what the petitioner has to say. (1, 68) The judge th...
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Law Enforcement Officers Search And Seizure
1,507 wordsJurisdiction 1 Statement of the Case 1 - 7 Question Presented 7 - 8 Summary of Argument 8 - 11 Analysis of Issue 1 11 - 12 Analysis of Issue 2 13 - 14 Conclusion 14 - 15 Arizona vs. Hicks, 480 U. S 321 (1987) Illinois vs. Andreas, 463 U. S. 765 (1983) Michigan vs. Long, 463 U. S. 1032 n. 16 (1983) Texas vs. Brown, 460 U. S. 730 (1983) The Minnesota Supreme Court found the respondent Timothy Dickerson guilty of the possession of cocaine. The Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed the decision. The S...
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Searches And Seizures Fourth Amendment
761 wordsIn 1787, the fathers of our country met at the Philadelphia Convention to ratify the document that would soon be known as The Constitution of the United States of America. This Constitution was to be the supreme law of the land. Our Constitution was set up in order to form a more perfect union, and to give the people under its provision certain unalienable rights. Among the rights granted to the people are: the right to free speech, the right to keep and bear arms, and the right of the people to...
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Convincing Evidence Interpersonal Skills
2,360 words... umbra ruled in her favor on the question of liability, 618 F. Supp. 1109 (1985), and the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed. 263 U. S. App. D. C. 321, 825 F. 2 d 458 (1987). We granted certiorari to resolve a conflict among the Courts of Appeals concerning the respective burdens of proof of a defendant and plaintiff in a suit under Title VII when it has been shown that an employment decision resulted from a mixture of legitimate and illegitimate motives. I At Pric...
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Ronald Reagan Jimmy Carter
1,423 wordsRonald Wilson Reagan was the 40 th President of the United States. He served from January 20, 1981 to January 20, 1989. He was born February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois to John Edward Reagan and Nelle Wilson Reagan. President Reagan came from rather meager beginnings, not very typical of the presidents before him. He married Jane Wyman on June 25, 1940 and got divorced in 1948. About four years later Ronald Reagan found the "love of his life" Nancy Davis. They married on March 1, 1952. Preside...
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Vice President Gore Florida Supreme Court
927 words(Slip Opinion) Cite as: 531 U. S. (2000) 1 NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in the preliminary print of the United States Reports. Readers are requested to notify the Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of the United States, Wash- ington, D. C. 20543, of any typographical or other formal errors, in order that corrections may be made before the preliminary print goes to press. GEORGE W. BUSH, ET AL. , PETITIONERS v. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE FLORIDA SUPREM...
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District Courts Courts Decision
865 wordsBrief of BUFORD v. UNITED STATES Certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the seventh circuit No. 99 - 9073. Argued January 8, 2001 Decided March 20, 2001 TYPE OF CASE. This case has to deal with the certiorari (Latin for to be informed) from the United States Court of appeals for the seventh district. This case raises a question of the sentencing laws. What is the standard of review as it applies when a court of appeals reviews a trial courts Sentencing Guideline determination as to...
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Supreme Court Case Cruel And Unusual Punishment
1,506 wordsThe eighth amendment in the constitution states, Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted. What this means is that the punishment should fit the crime. For example if someone was to rob a convenient store, they shouldn t be sentenced to the death penalty. The death penalty also known as capital punishment is a controversial issue in every state, since every state has a different stance on capital punishment. Capital punishment ...
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Law Enforcement Officers U S Constitution
3,070 wordsTABLE OF CONTENTS Page Jurisdiction 1 Statement of the Case 1 - 7 Question Presented 7 - 8 Summary of Argument 8 - 11 Analysis of Issue 1 11 - 12 Analysis of Issue 2 13 - 14 Conclusion 14 - 1 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES Cases Arizona vs. Hicks, 480 U. S 321 (1987) Certiorari, 506 U. S. 814 (1992) Illinois vs. Andreas, 463 U. S. 765 (1983) Mapp vs. Ohio, 367 U. S. 643 (1961) Michigan vs. Long, 463 U. S. 1032 n. 16 (1983) Terry vs. Ohio, 392 U. S. 1 (1968) Texas vs. Brown, 460 U. S. 730 (1983) U. S. Cons...
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Searches And Seizures Fourth Amendment
1,166 wordsKatz V. The United States The petitioner Mr. Katz was arrested for illegal gambling, he had been gambling over a public phone. The FBI attached an electronic recorder onto the outside of the public phone booth. The state courts claimed this to be legal because the recording device was on the outside of the phone and the FBI never entered the booth. The Supreme Court Ruled in the favor of Katz. They stated that the Fourth Amendment allowed for the protection of a person and not just a persons pro...
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