United States Court of Claims

Kevin Latham was charged with a single count of committing First Degree Residential Burglary (Statement of the case P.1). Latham was convicted in 2004 due to an attempted robbery. Appellant denied all allegations and plead not guilty in court. There is a lot of evidence that shows Appellant is guilty of burglary. The crime started on January 21, 2013. Bernadette Scario Airuyuwa was leaving her house in Palmdale to go to Africa. She did not give anyone permission to enter her home except for her…

examination for enlisting soldiers did not require undressing oneself, which, theoretically, made cross-dressing possible for women (74). In addition, Edmonds had already an experience of cross-dressing before the War started (74). Further, Schultz claims that the fact of cross-dressing concerns not only the main character, but also the story itself, which means that the story does not belong to some distinct genre, but combines the traits of the nursing narrative and historical narrative,…

North Shore Community College celebrated “Law Day” this year by having noted criminal defense attorney J.W. Carney as a guest speaker. He began his speech by addressing how his own Paralegal makes his job easier by keeping him organized, and having him stay on track by telling him what needs to be done. He gave the advice of “follow your dreams” to anyone starting out in the legal profession. Attorney Carney stated the reason he became a lawyer was inspiration from watching the show “The…

Chris Brown is madly denying a woman's assert he punched her in the face. It was reported that it occurred in an exclusive event held at his Las Vegas flat on Saturday. Las Vegas police are investigating Chris Brown for the allegation lodged by Liziane Gutierrez, a Brazilian model. She alleges the incident took place at the Palms Hotel at the height of a dispute about a cell phone. "The victim was alleged to have been battered by Brown, who at the same time took her cell phone," police said in…

life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The right to life can be defined as the right of living and not having your life unfairly taken by another human being. In 1973, the Supreme Court was faced with the case of Roe v. Wade. The case resulted in a landmark decision: abortion would be legal in all fifty U.S. states. The ruling protects a woman’s right to life seeing as how she would not be forced to have a child she either did not want or could not support. The ruling also stated it is a…

The role of the supreme court is to rule on whether a law or action is constitutional or not. Cases are brought to the court and argued in front of the supreme court justices. These cases have to do with the rights of the people and can have a major impact on US laws. Sometimes state laws are overturned because they are determined to be unconstitutional. A major and well known case is Roe v Wade. The case involved a woman named Norma Mccorvey who lived in Texas. At the time Texas only allowed…

Ruth Bader Ginsberg or as other may refer to her as Notorious R.B.G. is known widely as a role model, iconic, and so much more. From her academic success against all odds to supreme court cases and fighting for equality she has made a huge impact on the generation coming. Ginsburg has done it all from becoming first in her classes, fighting for gender equality, to even becoming popular on social media. All her success did not come easy though, she overcame multiple obstacles and stuff time to…

District and Supreme Courts. They must settle on the facts before them and determine civil or criminal matters. They are the lone judges of the validity of the witnesses and their obligations are as critical as those of a judge. In some situations a unanimous verdict is required, while in the others a majority verdict is acceptable. To be legally qualified to be part of the jury service, an individual could be anyone who is eligible to vote…

Review of Furman V. Georgia Furman v. Georgia Supreme Court decision sent a ripple through the standard way of thinking in the United States legal system, by causing a nationwide moratorium on capital punishment that lasted from 1972-1976. The ruling itself did not provide any new information, it only demonstrated what then general society already knew was true, it was only a first time it was affirmed in the court of law. This court ruling showed that the legal powers the be, were in greater…

but that does not apply here in the United States. Legalizing polygamy would rather bring more issues. The secrecy people in these polygamous relationships hides more criminals among the legal system. With no doubt they are many abuse cases that have not been reported within these relationships, and that is a crime, a crime that has gone unnoticed. With abuse cases, if it has happened once why would it not happen again? Just in the United States alone, “they are 50,000 to…