SCOTT V. CARPANZANO United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 556 Fed. Appx 288 (2014) FACTS: Rick Scott deposited $2 million in an escrow account into Salvatore Carpanzano’s company. Because of his violation of the escrow agreement, his funds were withdrawn. Scott was not able to recover his money so filed a suit Salvatore Carpanzano, which included his daughter Carmela Carpanzano. Scott did not make any allegations on Carmela’s part.…
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which occurred in 2010, is a standout amongst the most misconstrued U.S. Preeminent Court choices of cutting edge times. A standard, sensible decision, Citizens United by one means or another turned into a lightning bar for revolutionaries, would-be blue pencils and fanatic hacks over the political range. Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission is a point of interest 5-to-4 choices by the United States Supreme Court that corporate financing of independent political programs in hopeful races can't be restricted, on the grounds that doing as such would be in resistance with the First Amendment. The choice came about because of the non-benefit company Citizens United's case under the watchful…
Facts of the Case: During a group game of basketball between Jason Shelley and Mario Gonzalez, Jason Shelley deliberately punched Mr. Gonazalez in the jaw. The two had been very aggressive towards one another throughout the entire game. Gonzalez’s jaw was broken and his injury required emergency surgery. Gonzalez’s jaw also had to be wired shut causing him tremendous pain, greatly impacting the quality and productivity of life.…
then the Scotts would have had to face heavy fines and time in jail with the possibility of sever punishment by the court. Luckily for them their petition was signed and approved by Judge John M. Krum but Krum was a heavy proslavery judge. This case would be known as Scott vs. Emerson. For the long legal journey ahead, the Scott family got financial and legal assistance from Dred’s former owners, the Blow family. No one knew exactly why the blow family had felt the need to help out the Scotts on their journey to freedom.…
Gore has had a huge impact on the citizens of the United States. The case also had an impact on the presidential election and practically decided the election. This had a huge impact on the public because it decided who would lead the country, which was important to the citizens. The case did not have much of an effect on the law because the court proved that the Florida recount was against the Equal Protection Clause, which was a law under the 14th Amendment. The Decision…
The example selected is a case that was overturned by the Supreme Court in 2016. The case is Encino Motorcars v. Navarro and disputed the fact that service advisors at automobile dealerships are exempt employees who are not qualified for overtime pay under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA excludes any salesman, parts man, or mechanic that is involved in selling or servicing automobiles from the overtime rules. Navarro, a service advisor for Encino Motorcars, and other plaintiffs sued Encino for not compensating overtime pay when they worked over 40 hours a week. The district court denied the overtime claim based on the FLSA law that exempts overtime pay for their profession.…
On Saturday, December 9th, the US Supreme Court voted 5-4 to abandon the hand recounts in the counties and set a new hearing for December 11th. This hearing lasted for two solid days, and on December 12th, the US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Bush v Gore and reversed the verdict made by the Florida Supreme Court. The court ruled that: not all ballots were being treated equally and thus a violation of the Constitution 's 14th amendment equal protection clause, the Florida Supreme Court would be required to set up new voting practices and standards to follow in the recount. However, the justices were split 5-4 over how to solve the problem at hand. Five of the justices expressed that the initial date already set for the recounted votes should infact…
The US is known for being the land of the free, and for the longest time people left their home countries to experience the American dream. America was looked at to be almost a utopia, where everyone had equal opportunities, and everyone was happy. Without laws this would never happen, and thanks to the constitution, there were certain rules set in place. The judicial review is in short, the power for the court to decide is a law or decision the government made is constitutional, or decent. To start, the Dred Scott vs. Sandford was historical for using this method.…
In the founding of America, the founding fathers formed much of the structure that America is based on today. In the world today we still follow the same Federal System that the Americans did in the 1800’s. There have been many Supreme Court cases that have left an impact on our country, but none have left the impact that the Dred Scott versus Sanford decision left. In order to understand the Dred Scott versus Sanford case one must know: the function of the Supreme Courts , who Dred Scott was, and the impact that the case left on future presidents choosing their Supreme Court Justices. The Supreme Court was founded in 1789 because of the Judiciary Act of 1789.…
Both Supreme Court justice argue in valid points. The world is changing and so does technology and the views of citizens. While making decision justice(s) must think about when was constitution written and how the world have change since then, if not it would be like watching black and white television today. So I support the Justice Breyer approach and court must be guided by the views of the citizens. Just a caution note I’m not trying to say we must ignore the constitution and do what we like…
DRED SCOTT V. SANFORD: THE ROLE OF THE SUPREME COURT IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS Jay Barber 25938654 HIUS-221 November 16, 2017 As seminal decision rendered by the United States Supreme Court, Dred Scott v. Sanford brought the issues of racism and slavery to the forefront of American political culture during the nineteenth century. It has also been considered by legal and political scholars to be a “ghastly error”, the “product of an overly ideological and reactionary judge”, and a cause of the Civil War. Many abolitionists and Northerners declared the Supreme Court’s decision to be illegitimate while others demanded obedience to the Court’s decision and labeled disobedience as rebellion, treason, and unconstitutional.…
The twenty six amendment say that the right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the united states or by any state an account of age . This amendment is Important because it gave 18 year olds and people older than 18 the right to vote because if they didn’t have the right there wouldn’t be enough people to vote in elections and other voting rights that would affect the way we live today. This amendment was made in 1971 by President Richard M. Nixon the states ratified that amendment in July of that year. This amendment is still affecting the way we live today because without it the way we live would be different.…
Ralph Woodley and his son Harvey went to visit the local zoo. After spending few hours there visiting the various exhibits, they decided to visit one final exhibit building. Although this building looked like all the rest at the zoo, it was set apart from the majority. Upon walking up to the building, they spotted a large dog that seemed friendly at first and it nuzzled them. In a playful manner, the son made a snowball to throw at his father, who ducked and inadvertently the dog got hit.…
The confirmation battles over recently nominated justices certainly suggest that many people view the justices’ personal politics as an important factor in judicial decision-making. But we should not so quickly conclude that Supreme Court justices, like politicians, merely try to institute their own policy preferences. A number of factors complicate the analysis. First, it is difficult to disentangle a justice’s political preferences from his or her…
Current Situation Illegal Downloading Since the Internet began, people have been sharing files with each other around the world. Many of these files are music, video, and other forms of media. But these files are illegal copies of intellectual properties, which are being given away without compensation to the IP owners. This has become a large problem for the music industry and other digital formats of media.…