United States federal courts

The Supreme Court rules that a maximum amount can be contributed to politicians in order to limit political influence from an individual. It also shows through Shaun McCutcheon’s opinion on contributions to Super PACs. McCutcheon believes that from a moral standpoint…

In 1980, William Rummel was penalized to a life in prison under the Texas recidivist statute. This Texas recidivist statute, declared by Article 63 of the Texas Penal Code of 1925, states that third time offenders will be condemned to a life sentence. Rummel had committed three nonviolent crimes, beginning with the unlawful use of a credit card, which he used to buy eighty dollars worth of goods. He served three years for this offense. Next, Rummel served four years for forging a check for…

Catherine’s share were not satisfied. The grounds for discussion are found in the Supreme Court decision in Mana…

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.…

I, Judge Awotwi, presided over the mock trial State Prosecution vs. Macbeth, and it is my duty to uphold the rule of law and instruct true justice upon this issue. The defendant entered a plea of insanity due to delusional compulsion before this court on October 24, 2017, after committing beyond a doubt one count of murder and two counts of felony murder. The question is not whether Macbeth committed these crimes, or if he is judged to be found guilty; it is to judge if the defendant “did not…

more to reduce gun violence. According to pewresearch.org, there are 270 million to 310 million guns in the United States – close to one firearm for every man, woman and child. In addition, according to pbs.org, our country’s population is at 320,090,857. There are almost as much guns as there are people here in the United States! In 2011, firearms killed 32,251 people in the United States (Lafrance, 2015). Improving laws, the process of background checks to be sure that the people licensed…

Implicit Bias and The Courts According to the NCSC which defines Implicit Bias as “implicit bias is the bias in judgment and/or behavior that results from subtle cognitive processes that often operate at a level below conscious awareness and without intentional control.” It’s been more than 300 years since the country we know and inhabit has been founded. It’s been more than sixty years since people of color have been granted the same liberties and treatment that was once only available to…

childhood, even getting into an ivy league school, her excellence at Princeton, all shaped who she is today. To explain and to inform everybody about Sonia Sotomayor. Reading about Sotomayor gives us the relief of a trust worthy member of the Supreme Court. The intentions were to really know who Sotomayor was and how hard of a childhood she had but still over came it. Coming from that and placing to an Ivy League school, you should be represented. Peer reviewing was a little difficult,…

happened in the state of Arizona, on October 29th, 1983. A ten-year-old boy was abducted from a carnival in Pima county, Arizona. The young boy was molested by an unknown suspect. Larry was taken to the hospital to collect the semen DNA samples, as well as the clothes he was in. He was sentenced ten and a half years. The year of his conviction as 1985. Based on the little boy’s description, stating the assailant had a disfigured eye Larry Youngblood was convicted. (Youngblood 2012). The court…

Abstract Termination due to medical condition or disability is illegal and as it violates the laws enforced by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In the book Medical Law and Ethics, by Bonnie F. Fremgen she describes a case study, "The case of Janet K. and Epilepsy" on Chapter 8. "The Case of Janet K. and Epilepsy" describes the discrimination faced by employees. This case study will analyze the wrongful discharge of Janet, due to her epilepsy. It will further examine the legal action…