In the Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama case, the lower courts decided that the redistricting conducted by the Republicans after the 2010 census was not motivated by racial gerrymandering, but instead was the result of being in compliance with the law. The Republicans, at the time, had increased the African American population in already predominantly African American districts, which had upset people because they believed that it was racial gerrymandering. The basis of the argument against
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Murphy primarily for his Supreme Court cases and his involvement with the United States government. Furthermore, he served in World War I and was known as an advocate for individual and Civil rights, which is ironic by his stance in the case of Korematsu v. United States in 1944. He became the mayor of Detroit in 1930 and guided the city through the Great Depression, as well as nominated by President Roosevelt in 1940 to serve on the Supreme Court. Additionally, in the cases of Korematsu v. United States
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POLS 3300: Exam 1 Name: Konner Mattison Be sure to specifically answer all questions asked, cite the *best* (most relevant) Supreme Court case (plural, only if asked), and explain the Court’s decision as it applies to the hypothetical situation. Students should use only the cases discussed in-depth (a.k.a. listed in the table of contents) in the most recent edition of your textbook. Two part questions must be answered separately! 1.) President George Washington the Fourth (a grand-nephew of the
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The court case was brought to the Supreme Court in 1967. The court case is about a young 15 year old boy named, Gerald “Jerry” Gault, who apparently made an inapropriate phone call to his neighbor Mrs.Cook. Mrs. Cook filed a report on Gault and another friend of his named, Ronald Lewis. They were then arrested and taken to The Children's Detention Home. At the time Gaults mother and father were at work and were never notified of his arrest due to the officer never making an effort to notify them
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A recent court case clearly has established that the interest paid to the ex-spouse is taxable to her, even though the principal on the note is exempt from tax as a transfer incident to divorce (Gibbs, TC Memo 1997-196). So if the recipient has to pay tax on the interest, the paying spouse should receive a corresponding deduction on his income tax return, right? Not necessarily. Until recently, the IRS has ruled that divorce-related interest is non-deductible personal interest, and has disallowed
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Supreme Court Cases On June7, 1892, Homer Plessy an octoroon, a half white and black man bought a ticket on the East Louisiana railroad in New Orleans hat was bound for Covington, LA. He sat in a “whites only” car and refused to sit in the black car even though he could pass for a white man. Plessy was subsequently arrested and jailed for violating the 1890 Separate Car Act. He was convicted and sentences to pay a $25 fine. The ruling was upheld by the Supreme Court based on the
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Marbury v. Madison case is a Supreme Court case from 1803 that challenged judicial review by the courts regarding acts of congress, specifically, the appointment of federal judges by John Adams after losing the election in 1800 to Thomas Jefferson and congressional approval of the appointments before the newly elected president and the judges could be sworn into office. Another largely known case from the 1800’s is the McCulloch v. Maryland case of 1819. Which was a supreme court case that challenged
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STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA EASTERN DIVISION In re: } } Christina Blasco, } CASE NO. 06-40634-JJR-13 } Debtor. } CHAPTER: 13 } ______________________________________________________________________________ } Christina Blasco, } } Plaintiff, } ADV. P. NO.: 06-40087 } v. } } Money Services Center } d/b/a Cash Connection } } Defendant. } } MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT The above case came before the
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Court case could end ‘speculative’ HHS practices PS 1113 American Government Mr. Tyson M. Elbert Dominique Watson February 18, 2011 Children Rights In my reading, Court case and ‘speculative’ HHS Practices, a news article, Mark Young deals with a standard for children’s rights, stopping speculation, and causing a child’s removal from a home. In this case, Richard Wexler, an executive director for the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform, explains about children’s rights. He
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Court Case I went to the small claims court in Middletown on October 24, 2005. The case that I heard was case # SCAM-108884, Anesthesiologists of Middletown vs. Barrett. The plaintiff in this case was the Anesthesiologists of Middletown which were suing for payment of contract. The total that they were suing for, $465.00 was for the payment of the services they had provided which was $430.00, and for the $35.00 entry fee into court. They said that Mrs. Barrett had used their services and signed
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