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until 1982. His mental health proceeded to drastically deteriorate, right before his set execution date. He started have many delusions, ranging from calling himself Pope John Paul II to claiming he had appointed 9 new Florida Supreme Court justices. The U.S. Supreme Court stated that 8th amendment protects the insane from execution and that their execution failed to meet the purposes of the death penalty, such as retribution, punishment, and deterrence. This decision created the standard that…

Expungement of a juvenile record following a conviction in adult criminal court was the question in People v. Smith 470 NW2d 70 (“People v. Smith,” n.d.). Ricky Franklin Smith plead guilty in adult criminal court of breaking and entering into a building with the intent to commit larceny and of being a habitual offender (4th offense). Smith was sentenced to 3.5-10 years in prison for the crime, only to have the sentence later vacated, as he was deemed a habitual offender. Smith was then…

first state to ban same-sex marriage. In 1996 27% disagreed to make it legal, compared to 2015, 60% agreed it was right. (Bush) On May 17, 2004, Tanya McCloskey and Marcia Kadish were the first legal gay marriage to happen in the United States (Alan Cooperman, Jonathan Finer, Fred Barbash). On June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court passed the law that the US Constitution in all 50 states allows same-sex marriage. Before same-sex marriage was completely ruled to be allowed in all 50…

Title: Brady v. Maryland Facts: In this case petitioner Brady was convicted by a Maryland court for murder in the first degree. During his trial, he admitted his complicity in the actual planning as well as the commission of the crime. Unfortunately, he denied having any personally committed the killing but was in fact perpetrated by his companion. His defense counsel admitted that his client was guilty at the trial, but explained to the jury that they should find him guilty but they should not…

stresses that making abortions unaccessible or illegal will not eliminate the issue. Instead, women might seek out unsafe methods of abortion and could put their lives in danger. As someone who has always advocated for freedom on abortion, Clinton states that, “. . . [W]e need to protect access to safe and legal abortion — not just in principle, but in practice. Any right that requires you to take extraordinary measures to access it is no right at all,” (Van Oot & Demara, 2016). Furthermore,…

concealed the fact that she placed the child for adoption by refusing to allow the father to visit her or the child. After the mother admitted to the father she placed the child, the father immediately attempted to stop the adoption. The Idaho Supreme Court, emphasized the importance of establishing a connection with the child stating: The unwed father must “grasp the opportunity” to make a significant custodial, personal, financial, and legal connection with the child .... [B]ecause of a…

unemployment insurance. The employer filed this certiorari to the Employment Security Department. Certiorari was filed by the employer in order to challenge the award of unemployment insurance. District denied benefits, in the employee appeal. The Supreme Court decided that the employment should be awarded. Employer appeals. Facts: Lucy Apodaca was employed by Its Burger Time Inc. as a counter helper from August 1986 to August 1987. There were no complaints regarding her performance at work.…

the lowest overall ranking. It ranked last in adequacy because the current public policy surrounding sales tax applied to online purchases is still primarily based off the 1992 Supreme court hearing of Quill v. North Dakota. This is surprising given the reality that the internet has evolved tremendously since this court ruling. For example, most Americans did not have internet in the homes in the early 1990s and if they did it was a slow dial-up connection. Additionally, popular online shopping…

digital activities of their employees. In the first case, First Alert Medical Response (First Alert) ambulance service exercised those rights when they fired Betty Nelson over social media postings (Holley, Jennings, & Wolters, 2012). A recent Idaho Supreme Court decision supports First Alert’s actions. By comparing and contrasting these two cases, the issues of technology and job protection in the contemporary workplace can be prudently considered and a legal case made for reasonable workplace…

Question 6: The Supreme Court’s ruling on June 25, 2015 to preserve subsidies in states that have not established their own exchange brings upon several positive implications. One of the biggest implications from the decision is that there will now be broader access to healthcare coverage. This is because the IRS rule grants premium tax credits to individuals in all Exchanges, regardless of whether they are state-run or federally-facilitated. Also, since the Supreme Court’s decision upheld the…