United States Court of Claims

of the United States awoke to learn that Donald Trump would be the next President of the United States. Some cried, some cheered, as for me, I felt numb as I sat looking at my phone in disbelief. As I reflected on the past few months, many thoughts rattled around my head and disappeared, but one message remained. Donald Trump didn’t win the election because he knows politics and how to lead the most powerful nation on planet earth, he won the election because the voters of the United States were…

Crossing eventually defaulted on the note causing McAfee to sue Harman for payment under the guaranty. Harman had filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy after 1999 but before defaulting on the note and thus moved for summary judgment on grounds that McAfee’s claim against him had been discharged in the bankruptcy case. However, Harman had not listed the guaranty among the debts in the bankruptcy case. The legal issue being presented in this case is exceptions to dischargeable debts in…

protection from unwarranted publicity. This is what the Keller and the Arizona State University on the use of its content in designing the game. On the other hand, the company ran to the First Amendment in asking that the claim be dismissed. The company on this occasion wanted the application of dismissal to be based on the California anti-SLAPP law. There is need to have a brief description of the California anti-SLAPP law. It states that a course of action which appears to be arising from the…

The Supreme Court of the United States has been, and will always be the most important national institution which has the power to influence the execution rate and the death penalty policy in the states. In the case of Herrera v. Collins in 1993, Leonel Torres Herrera (defendant) was sentenced to death by Texas state courts for capital murder two police officers. Ten years laters, after Herrera pleads guilty to the capital murder of two officers, Herrera filed a habeas corpus petition under the…

The Impact of Pregnancy Discrimination Introduction The United State Parcel Service, Inc. was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia (UPS, 2017). UPS provides jobs to 434,000 employees (UPS, 2017). UPS is the world’s largest package delivery company and one of the leading global providers of specialized transportation and logistics services (UPS, 2017). UPS is comprised of several departments within the organization servicing every address in North American and Europe, such…

reason” for its decision. Then, the burden shifts back to the plaintiff to show that the defendant’s articulated reasons are mere pretext for discrimination. However, employers can assert various defenses for defending a disability discrimination claim. This includes undue hardship if reasonable accommodation cannot be made and the business necessity defense. This also includes the direct threat defense, which is discussed in Part II.B below. Since its enactment in 1990, however, the…

The United States Criminal Justice System uses procedural justice; whereas, the Japanese Justice System uses substantive justice (DeSombre, 1995). Procedural law “points out the kind of evidence that can be submitted, what the jury is allowed to hear and the credentials of those allowed to represent the defendant” (Schmalleger, 2011, p. 20). Procedural law protects the rights of criminal suspects by specifying step-by-step rules that outline the legal criminal procedure by which the criminal…

General of Arizona from 1965 to 1969, and was then appointed to fill a vacancy in the Arizona State Senate. She became the first woman to serve as its Majority Leader. In 1975 she was elected to the Maricopa County Superior Court and in 1979 was elevated to the Arizona State Court of Appeals. On September 25, 1981 President Reagan nominated O’Connor as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, making her the first woman to ever hold this position. In 2004, O’Connor published…

United States. v. Dunn Bench Memorandum The purpose of this bench memorandum is to inform the District Court Judge on the significance of Dunn v. United States in refining 18 U.S.C. § 1623, “False declarations before a court or grand jury”, and 18 U.S.C. § 1621, “Perjury generally”, as well as explaining the fundamental purpose of due process. Specifically, this bench memorandum should serve as a reference for District Court judges on how to draft jury instructions about these laws. Statement…

William James "Bill" O 'Reilly, an American television host, author, syndicated columnist, and political commentator once professed “There comes a time when a human being has to either face evil or admit to allowing it. Abortion is legal in the United States, but it should not be celebrated or used as a political tool. Viable babies are human beings.” In our every changing society, where increased rights for same-sex couples, equal pay for women, and gun laws have altered our society since our…