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Psychological Analysis After reading and analyzing the facts of the case, I believe that the defendant, Mr. Wertz, suffers from the diagnosable mental disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). To be diagnosed with PTSD, an individual must first have been exposed to a traumatic event, either through direct exposure, witnessing first-hand, or learning of the incident from a relative. In the case of Mr. Wertz, a 26-year-old active-duty Army soldier, his two deployments in Iraq led him to…

This is an opinion article addressing college staff members who are in charge of admissions who don’t have an opinion on mismatching or who agree with some arguments that mismatching makes, to be published in Inside Higher Education. Inside higher education reaches individuals, institutions, corporations, nonprofits and other individuals involved in the post-secondary education ecosystem who voice their opinion on current issues. The Failure to Acknowledge the Supposed Effects of Mismatching If…

the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and Department of Justice (“DOJ”) examine to determine whether spoofing violations have occurred for prosecution under the 2010 Frank-Dodd Act? How is this demonstrated in the context of the United States v. Coscia case? SHORT ANSWER Intent is the biggest factor in whether the CFTC and DOJ can successfully prosecute under the anti-spoofing laws. To prove an anti-spoofing violation has occurred, the prosecutor must show that the defendants…

over” Steven Dewey, yelling hysterically “Please don’t die! Please don’t die on me!” (Dewey v. the State of Nevada, 2007) Dewey was brought into custody…

1) In 1985, the United States Supreme Court decided Tennessee V. Garner, that the court held that a police officer may not use deadly force to apprised a fleeing felon who does not pose a “significant threat of death or series physical injury to the officer or others. This was because of Edward Garner was a juvenile (15 years old) who burglarized a home stealing $10.00 and a purse. He jumped over the backyard fence to escape after police ordered him to halt, at which point police shot him in the…

Future Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was born on June 23, 1948. He grew up in the small African-American community of Pin Point, Georgia, with his older sister Emma Mae and younger brother Myers Lee. His father disappeared early on in his life, and the family divided even further when he was 9 years old. Clarence Thomas has been a judge for 25 years, and during that time he was quoted as saying, “Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.” This quote relates to Thomas…

During the 2016 Rio Olympics, numerous athletes were sent home, disqualified, or even had their medals stripped of them after failing the required drug test which allows them to compete and to continue competing. Athletes who compete for national teams such as the NFL, NBA, and NHL, are all subject to drug testing and can have major consequences for failing a test. Drug testing has fallen down the athletic levels from college athletes, and to high school athletes. It became legal for public…

Britannica, Inc., “Bakke decision”). This was caused by the university’s use of a racial quota; this quota reserved “16 of 100 places in each year’s entering class for racial minorities” (Gruhi, “The Impact of the Bakke Decision”). Ultimately, the court ruled that “schools cannot use quotas but can practice affirmative action” (Gruhi, “The Impact of the Bakke Decision”), thus starting all the issues revolving around the factor that race should play in the admission…

the Supreme Court justices are to make decisions. 1) The legal aspect of the decision-making is strictly based on the facts, laws & precedent. A precedent is a former case that might have some of the same issues that the judge can use to help solve the present case by being informed of how the former judge interpreted the constitution. 2) This model gives the Supreme Court justices the right to deal any hand they want. They can make a case go either way with their choosing. Some Supreme Court…

constitutionally be kept in separate facilities as long as they were equal. The Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education determined that racially separated schools were fundamentally unequal. Therefore, the Brown decision was significant to civil rights because it gave a legal rationale to challenge all forms of segregation, led to equal educational opportunities for those with disabilities, and influenced the way the Supreme Court interpreted the constitution. Without the legal backing of…