United States Court of Claims

The Warren Court Between 1953 and 1969, the lives of many people in the United States changed drastically. This time was known as the Warren Court era, when Chief Justice Earl Warren was at the forefront of the most liberal court in American history. Without the monumental court decisions, American society would likely have taken on a much different shape than it has today. The Warren Court created a much more equal society through desegregation, separating the church and state, and expanding…

I was working at on the Chicago Transit Authority, (CTA) train station in the customer assistant service department. My job responsibilities included assisting customers with directions and handling of emergency situations, monitoring and handling elevator entrapments, as well as viewing camera film. I assisted and helped people who have fallen on the tracks, dropped things on the tracks. Sometimes my job would just consist of helping people get to their destinations, but mainly the thing I…

The case involves a double homicide that occurred at 379 Waterford Loop, Rineyville, Kentucky on September 11, 2007 between the hours of 2am and 6am. The report came in to 911 dispatcher around 12pm on 9/11/07 by 9yo Matthew Peterson, who called and reported that his mother and grandmother had been shot. The victims were identified as 53yo Karen Green and 31yo Tracy Smith. During the time of this incident inside the home were both victims, Matthew, Eion, and Reagan. Crime scene evidence shows…

How can one person's decision impact others? If a person dislikes a book and gets it banned, some people that didn't know much about the book might agree with the person's opinion because they have not read the book. But others might disagree because they have read the book and they like the book and didn't think that the book has a bad influence on children/society. I dislike the reasons the members of the Wichita Falls Church banned two books named “Heather Has Two Mommies” and “Daddy's…

Breunig v. American family Ins. Co. is centered around the issue of when insanity can be used to preclude liability for negligence. In order for the insanity to be preclude liability for negligence, it must meet certain specifications. The effect of the mental hallucination must affect the person’s ability to drive his car with ordinary care or affect his ability to control the car in an ordinarily prudent manner. There must also be an absence of notice to the person that he may be subject…

Since Fuller was acquitted of counts two, three, four and the count one was deadlocked. He should be dismissed of the charge in count one due to double jeopardy. On Fifth Amendment of U.S. Constitution, it states “nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb”. Since count one and count two share similarities whereas they charge of the same degree of assault, he should not be subjected for the same offence twice based on the Fifth Amendment.…

pregnant woman, Jane Roe, who believed that the State of Texas' laws on abortion were unconstitutional. These laws in question would criminalize to proceed with an abortion if the mother would not otherwise suffer medical issue. Another plaintiff that Aided Roe in the case is none other than a doctor that was prosecuted prior for violating the state abortion laws, named Haliford. On the other side of the spectrum defending the state of Texas was state attorney Wade. The result of the disposition…

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868 and provided citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which notably included former slaves. It also grants every citizen equal protection of the laws and has had an extensive role in the progression of our society by being referenced in many court cases. First of all, the case Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ruled that segregation of public schools violated the 14th Amendment (Constitution Daily)…

16 September, 2016 Roe v. Wade The Roe v. Wade civil court case occurred between 1971 and 1973. The court case is an act of Jane Roe sueing the state due to the fact that Roe was not receiving due process as stated by the ninth and fourteenth amendments and was denied when attempting to have an abortion. This denial for Roe’s abortion was from the decision of the state of Texas, and Roe decided to take her case to the supreme court. This court case was originally centered towards giving Roe…

History: George Baptiste was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He filed a motion to suppress which the trial court denied. Baptiste was convicted and sentenced to incarceration for fifteen years. He appealed to the Third District Court of Appeal, who affirmed. He then appealed to the Florida Supreme Court and the decision was reversed and remanded. Facts: An anonymous caller reported a black male, wearing a white T-shirt and blue-jean shorts, had waved a…