CHAPTER-1 ESSENTIALS OF AFFAIR OF STATE When we talk about practicality of sec. 123 a very logical query arises‚ when the court finds that the document in question relates to any affair of State‚ it will then be for the departmental head to decide whether disclosure of its contents would be against public interest and his decision on the point is conducive. If on the other hand the court holds that the document does not relate to any affairs of State‚ no question of privilege can arise- 1)
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Ex parte Crow Dog‚ 109 U.S. 556 (1883)‚ is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that followed the death of one member of a Native American tribe at the hands of another on reservation land. Crow Dog was a member of the Brulé band of the Lakota Sioux. On August 5‚ 1881 he shot and killed Spotted Tail‚ a Lakota chief; there are different accounts of the background to the killing. The tribal council dealt with the incident according to Sioux tradition‚ and Crow Dog paid restitution to
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Facts: Terry Hutchison was a self-employed lawyer until two years ago when he retired. He had a cash basis business for tax purposes and paid self-employment taxes on all of his income. Five years ago‚ Terry represented ABC corporation in an antitrust lawsuit against XYZ corporation and won the lawsuit. At that time‚ Terry and ABC could not agree on the
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Case Separating Church and State Name Professor Institution Course Date Supreme Court to hear case separating church and state By David Savage LA Times Introduction Justices are set on Wednesday to hear and determine whether to allow city councils begin their meetings with explicitly Christian prayers. The main bone of contention is to whether at the beginning of a meeting‚ prayers should be invoked or not. American United for Separation of Church and State are of the view that‚ prayer
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What Went Wrong: An Examination of Separation of Church and State By the middle of the 20th Century‚ the United States had emerged as a world power. It accomplished this through its leadership in defeating Germany and Japan in World War II. These two countries’ main objective was to enslave the world and destroy political‚ religious‚ and economic freedom. In Germany or Japan‚ anyone who disagreed with these goals‚ or was different was destroyed. This was a common practice in these two fascist
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Medical Marijuana‚ Individual Autonomy‚ and State Authority: The Reclamation of Rights In recent years‚ the debate over medical marijuana has become increasingly contentious and highly polarized. Patients‚ medical practitioners‚ citizens‚ lawyers‚ politicians‚ and lobbyists‚ to name a few‚ have joined the processes of deliberation and legislative activism; some advocate for the primacy of patient rights‚ while others stress points of medical research‚ state oversight‚ or federal supremacy. These points
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Supreme Court Decisions Rungwe Rungwe Constitutional Law (LS305-01) Assignment Chapter 4 10/16/2011 The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states “The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects‚ against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and no Warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by Oath or affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons or things to be seized (Fourth
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Le Barron v. State 145 N.W. 2d 79 (Wis. 1966) History David Le Barron was sentenced to 15 years in prison for attempted rape. He appealed and the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed the conviction. Facts Jodean Randen‚ a housewife‚ wass walking home when she crossed paths with the Le Barron. He grabbed her and demanded her purse. She gave him the purse and started quickly walking away. When he discovered the purse was empty‚ he went after her‚ grabbed her‚ and told her not to scream. He then
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to every wrong doing someone does. However‚ there’s usually a loop hole to a crime that ends up changing the final sentence . In the case of Carmell Vs. Texas‚ the crime that the defendant was charged on‚ had occurred during the time in which the state of Texas had changed the law on the action he was accused for commiting. All Scott Carmell needed to avoid life in prison for sexually assaulting his stepdaughter was a good lawyer. It is often difficult to ascertain whether a given change in the law
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and political debate the ideological background in the United States had to change. American universities and schools since the end of 50s have transformed on the all levels of curriculum. The direct beginnings of transformation process of American schools and universities in respect of race’s diversifications date back to first court’s decisions in case of diversity of student’s groups. One of the fundamental decision in this case was court case‚ which influenced American society in 1954‚ known
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