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    California court system issue a writ to have Apple assist in the investigation, which later occurred. A writ, in legal terms, is a document from a court ordering someone to do something or not to do something, this was of course used to demand the creation of a back-door for the FBI. The specific passage that was argued in the court states “The Thirteenth section of the Judiciary Act of 1789 authorized the circuit courts to issue writs of prohibition to the district courts and the Supreme Court…

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    Thus, it is evident that stereotypes are reinforced in the courts. Unfortunately, at least from what was observed during the very minimal period of eight hours, the common media-portrayed stereotypes have factual consequences. All of the people who were in custody and had to be escorted out by police officers…

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    What happened in this case was that the school believed that drugs were being sold on school grounds. They believed this due to students telling them this and giving names. They searched what I believe to be is two girls. Savana however, is the main person. Her parents made a claim against the school district stating that her daughter’s fourth amendment right was violated. This is because the school made her do a strip search to see if drugs were hidden in places that they could not touch…

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    everyone gets a fair shot, and everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays but the same rules. That is a very big issue for me. 13: Voting for the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas: Julia Malloy-Good and Allison Bell Royer. I would vote for Julia Malloy-Good. I read as her background that she has been involved in Family court issues for 31 years and also has been the only person voted as “Qualified” by the Chester County Bar Association. I feel that her experience might tie well into…

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    conducted was reviewed, Terry vs. Ohio case. The court further went into other cases that had resolved issues on the fourth amendment and the Terry search (Minnesota v Dickerson, 1993). Indeed, in Michigan vs. Long, the Court held that in the context of that case, a Terry search allowed the search of the individual and passenger’s compartments of the automobile to ascertain beyond doubt that the defendant was not armed and dangerous. In limited cases, the Court held that when contraband is…

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    Richard John 'Jack ' Baker and James Michael McConnell applied to Hennepin County District Court clerk Gerald Nelson for a marriage license. He denied the application, because the applicants both were men.” In the same case the court ruled based on its own opinion instead of written law, “The trial court was not impressed with the argument, agreeing with Nelson. The state Supreme Court agreed with the lower court.” Baker v. Nelson was the precedent to rule off future cases of gay marriage. The…

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    1) Teresa v Graham Graham’s Mushroom Patch Issues Graham’s license to use the mushroom patch on Apple Manor was terminated in the summer of 1991 but Graham kept on using the land. Graham is in a position to make a claim to be registered as a proprietor of the mushroom patch land, which Teresa wants to stop. Adverse Possession Benedetta’s name is on the legal title of Apple Manor making her the original proprietor owner of the land. Teresa would have to take action on Benedetta’s behalf or…

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    constructed (the pathologists’ statements). There is no doubt that not enough evidence was given to convict Clayton. Going back to my point, other cases appear to be handled very well. It seems that the quality of the Canadian Legal System varies on a court-to-court basis, and I believe that is something that should be fixed. Secondly, I don’t ever believe that spending as long a time in jail as Clayton did can be compensated with money. While he may have been paid a substantial amount of money,…

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    On the above date I was conducting a business check of Walmart. While conducting the business check, I was alerted by Walmart LP Officer, Marion Edwards, that a White male subject was opening packages and concealing items. I proceeded into the vestibule, located next to the grocery entrance, where I made contact with the male subject, later identified as Clifford William Tyler Morris. Edwards, along with several Walmart managers positively identified the subject as the person who was opening…

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    especially pronounced during the activist Warren Court of the 1960s (Friedman, 2002, 202). The counter-majoritarian difficulty…

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