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Thelma Agnes Smith v. David Phillip Riley, Statement of facts. The plaintiff and defendant cohabited together for numerous years without entering into marriage or civil union. Although, there was a romantic relationship. Unfortunately, the relationship has soured resulting in the need to liquidate assets that were acquired within joint ownership. The plaintiff and defendant had both agreed previously to how the assets would be divided, this agreement was not followed therefore litigation…

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…

The supreme court of Canada exists to provide an unbiased body ensuring that the laws of the land uphold the rights and freedoms of the Charter. Though the Supreme Court acts as a system of checks and balances on the executive power of Canada, at what point does the system of the court give the judiciary too great a level of power? When acknowledging the constitutions and legislature in which the Supreme Court justices gain and hold their power, s. 1 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and…

to work according to the unions’ expert constituted an undue hardship on the employer. The superior court upheld the arbitrators’ decision and so did the Canadian Supreme Court as her past absenteeism due to her illness provided cause for undue hardship along with the medical professionals lack optimism regarding her ability to return to work. Therefore, it is established in by the Canadian courts that an employee need not ignore the past in order to assess the undue…

amount of violence. However, the same can be said about violent books, but nobody suggests banning them to youth. Why doesn’t anybody suggest banning them? In fact, Seattle Times writer, David G. Savage quotes Justice Antonin Scalia, a United States Supreme Court Justice, in the article Free speech trumps blocking kids from violent…

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…

The key to understanding why the ruling by the Ontario Court of Appeals is more convincing lies in understanding textualism and its various shortcomings. As stated above textualism is a school of statutory interpretation that focuses heavily on analysing the actual text of the statute. To go deeper, textualism utilizes what is called the “plain meaning rule.” Under the plain meaning rule, if the words of a statue are clear and unambiguous, then other factors (like legislative intent,…

According to Principal Analyst Kristin Sullivan and Legislative Analyst Terrance Adams, this case was started by Citizens United in an attempt to protect their recently developed movie Hillary. Both Adams and Sullivan went on to explain that Hillary was a political piece used by Citizens United to express whether or not she was fit for the position of president. Citizens United however feared that Hillary may violate Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act , which “ prohibits corporations and unions…

This created the domino effect that led into the Montgomery Boycott. The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a thirteen month mass protest that ended with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses is unconstitutional (Linder). Even though it was illegal nationally, many schools, businesses, and communities continued to be segregated. In order to stop racism and obtain equal rights many activist groups…

letter that stated the reason for her termination was due to Lewis being hostile during the interview. Lewis filed a suit against Hartland for gender discrimination based on unlawful gender stereotyping. However, the suit was dismissed by the district court prompting Lewis to file an appeal. The legal issue being presented in this case is discrimination based on…