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conduct that could be perceived as offensive or intimidating?. The harassment continued and the whole building, not just the tenant was taken away from her route. The courts ruled in favor of the employees even though the company had taken action to end the harassment. The courier was awarded due to the fact that no replacement building was given to her, which resulted in a loss of pay. The court stated that she was ?in effect, punished for her…

The court system, also known as the judiciary, is a structure that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state. As such, there are multiple divisions and even more types of cases. The classifications of cases that are typically seen within the courts are: debt, contract, property, corporate, torts, criminal, public law, and family and estates. Over the years, different types of cases have appeared before the court, some most often than others. In Herbert M. Kritzer, Paul Brace,…

Question 1 I can assure you that Vladimir will not disappear while in custody. I am aware that in the past, Russia has assumed suspected criminals guilty until proven innocent, this does not hold true in the United States. In fact, suspected criminals are to be treated as innocent until proven guilty. Russian police were also prone to not allowing a suspect to consult with an attorney until interrogations were concluded, during which they used torture and beatings to gain confessions (Kramer, p…

A chief justice is the name of a presiding judge, which is in federal appeals and state court, the judge that chairs the panel of 3 or more judges during hearings and supervises the business of a court having several members. The US Supreme Court has a chief justice and eight associate justices who sit together as a panel. The General Assembly can increase the number of Associate Justices, but to no more than eight. If the chief justices are unable to perform any of the duties that they need to…

feel that any court official helps make the court run efficiently. If I had to choose one individual I would chose a court administrator to be the one who has a high impact. My reason being is they are the eyes and ears for pretty much everything. These individuals are the ones who schedule trial dates and handle a majority of the official paperwork. The court administrator I feel is like the middle man to everyone. In other words the lawyers bring in lawsuits and filings and the court…

an on-going controversy since the famous court case Roe v. Wade. Before this court case only three states in the U.S provided access to abortions. People involved in the court in the Roe v Wade case were a poor pregnant woman, two young inexperienced lawyers, and a supreme court justice with a background in medical law (Purdy). In 1973, Supreme court with a decision 7-2 verdict, using the concept of privacy and the statue of due process, the supreme court determined that ending a pregnancy…

one of the last areas of the brain to mature. States should re-examine the age at which juveniles can be transferred to the adult court system and require a competence evaluation to be performed before transfer. Clinicians who evaluate juveniles for competence should carefully consider in their assessments whether a given youth possesses the rational and factual understanding of the legal situation he or she may face. Evaluators can best assist the court by providing specific…

federal agency of Bureau provide refuges for helped freed slaves. It helps them on providing food housing, medical aid and stablished schools and offered legal assistance. The president Andrew Johnson want the federal government to secure black rights, states rights used the military in…

rulings of this case was 7-2 in favor of Roe, the court states that it was unconstitutional because it violated the 14th Amendment for Texas’ state abortion laws to only allow forth abortions only when the mother’s life is at stake(Roe v. Wade). The court ruled that women have the right of privacy when it came to deciding whether they should bear children. The court also decided that the woman’s health is in the interest of the state, that the woman can decide up to the second…

An analysis of imposing stricter controls on the press Freedom of the press is a right that citizens can deliver news reports and express opinions through published materials and electronic media without interference of the government, it has been widely considered as the foot stone of a democratic modern country. The functions of the press is not only delivering news, but also reflecting the will of the people and provided a platform for people to criticize and monitor the government. By doing…