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and functioning of courts of law competent disputes affecting private citizens” (Cadiet & Amrani-Mekki, 2008, p. 307). France’s legal system was mainly obtained from Roman law and is based on codified laws that were drafted in 1804 under Napoleon. The French legal system follows…

in the United States are authorized to prosecute crime regardless of the fact that they both have different court systems, criminal statutes, police agencies and prosecutors. While the federal systems oversees limited range of criminal cases for instance dealing with people accused of violating criminal laws of the national governments, state systems monitors the decision of lower courts within the…

Courts have examined claims that detentions of students by school officials constitute an unlawful seizure. A seizure occurs when individuals feel they are not free to leave, such as when students are detained by school administrators for questioning. The Tenth Circuit, however, noted: “To qualify as a seizure in the school context, the limitation on the student’s freedom of movement must significantly exceed that inherent in every-day, compulsory attendance.” As in the cases involving searches…

been brought up to the Supreme Court to consider whether it is time for nationwide same-sex marriage. On April 28, 2015, the nine justices had heard the oral arguments regarding the issue that whether or not the Constitution we have now guarantees the rights to marriage to homosexual couples. Just on that day, April 28, 2015, many of the protester from the various side of the debate attended outside of the court building in Washington with flags, signs and the hope for the court to finally allow…

on March 9, 1942, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that expression is divided into two categories: speech that has social value, or is “worthwhile speech,” and speech that has no social value known as “worthless speech” (Tedford & Herbeck, 2013, p. 189). Known as Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, this case established what was determined “fighting words, but also stated that language that is obscene and profane can be regarded as worthless speech. Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire was a result of a…

the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Court wrote the appellate court’s ruling for the en banc panel. ISSUE: Did the defendant and the co-defendants “exceed[ed] authorized access” under the CFAA when they used valid user names and passwords to gain…

freely goes hand in hand with the freedom to remain silent; you cannot have one without the other. Even though enforcing the Pledge violates the Constitution, court cases and debates are still held to argue over the political correctness of the pledge of allegiance. In the West Virginia State Board of Education versus Barnette court case, the court ruled that the enforcement of reciting the pledge in public schools “violated the First and Fourteenth Amendments”(The Pledge of Allegiance). The…

Based on “What of this Goldfish Would you Wish”, “The American Flag Stands for Tolerance”, and my own experience, our relationships with others define who we are by showing what we are passionate about. In “What of this Goldfish Would you Wish?” By. Etgar Keret Yoni, a young man is intrigued in making a documentary so he can knock on doors and ask people what they would wish for if they had three wishes from a magical goldfish. Yoni is interested to examine the different answers and to document…

of the courts, court procedures and the funding of legal aid. (Scottish Parliament Information Centre, 2014). In Scotland, there are 3 main types of civil courts, namely, the Sheriff Courts, Court of Session and since 2009 the UK Supreme Court. By far the most important and most widely used court in Scotland is the Sheriff Court. Since 1975, Scotland has been divided into 6 sheriffdoms with 142 sheriffs in post, there are currently 39 Sheriff Courts…

recordings on its services without paying royalties.” The latest in a series of class actions filed in federal district courts in California, New York, and Florida by the former Turtles members against digital broadcasters Sirius XM Radio Inc. (Sirius) and Pandora, the suit alleges “that that these…