Essays on Court

Introduction A numerus amount of cases is brought upon courtrooms every day and scheduled for the same time in different court rooms. DUI’s remain a big issue and concern to the public health and the safety of other as well as those under the influence....

Loving v. Virginia is a landmark civil rights Supreme Court case in which laws prohibiting interracial marriage was invalidated. The case arose when Mildred Loving, a black woman, and Richard Loving, a white man, were sentenced to a one-year prison sentence in Virginia, for marrying...

At first when I chose to go to a courtroom proceeding I was slightly nervous and at the same time curious by what is actually done in a courtroom. It was my first time taking a visit to a courtroom; therefore, I didn’t know what...

On November 6, 2019, I had the opportunity to go to court and observe an interesting Preliminary Hearing case. The case that I sat through was a rape case about how a twelve years old girl said that her fifty year old uncle would sexually...

On October 24, 2019 was my first time visiting a court case and I observed the New Haven County Courthouse which is located at 121 Elm Street in the Downtown section of New Haven, to observe the case of Morales who served detention in March...

Justice Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice in the United States. He was one of the most influential Civil Rights advocates that had been able to shut down segregation in schools. Justice Thurgood Marshall had accomplishments that made his place significant in...

Sexual assault is serious. The Stanford rape case has opened some people’s eyes and say their opinions about it. The rape occurred at Stanford University in California on January17, 2015. A 20 year old student, Brock Turner who was a talented swimmer had sexually assaulted...

Class by Professor Takeshi Tsunoda. Hierarchy of Courts in Kenya Kenya’s system of courts is structured, in descending order, basically as follows: 1. Supreme Court 2. Court of Appeal 3. High Court (Including employment and labor court and the environment and land court) 4. Subordinate...

The Affects of Divorce on Children As a child, there are many things that affect a view, memory, opinion, or attitude. Children have many of their own daily struggles to cope with, as peer pressures are an example. As an adult, we sometimes forget what...

Regarding to the LaGrand case, the Federal Republic of Germany declared against the United States of America based on one convention which is Art. I of the Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Dispute of 24 April...

The question states that Johari offered Ben to purchase his yacht, Thunder for RM2 million by posting a letter to Ben but Johari wanted to revoke the offer that he made. Meantime, Ben immediately posted a letter of acceptance to Johari that he wanted to...

This essay will examine the case of John Foster Emmott v Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd, where the parties who took place were the claimant named John Foster Emmott and the defendant Michael Wilson and Partners Limited. In that case, the UK Court of Appeal...

In February, specifically on the 14th of February, I had the opportunity and privilege to observe a civil case. This case took place in Newark, NJ, at the Superior Court. The judge presiding over this case was Judge Jose L. Linares. Liger6, LLC v. Sarto...

Introduction Over about more than a decade, Cook County, Illinois held the first juvenile court system in 1899. Prior to the juvenile court system children were seen as “miniature adults” causing them to be tried and punished as adults were. However, improvements in the understanding...

The case analyzes the poor ethical judgments made by a small biotechnology company, Chimerix and its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Kenneth Moch, regarding the decision to withhold an experimental medication from a 7-year-old cancer patient, Josh Hardy, to treat his life-threatening respiratory virus. When the...

In PRESTON v. FERRER, (2008) there is a conflict between two individuals that created a contract together. A contract between respondent Ferrer, who comes out as as “Judge Alex” on television, and petitioner Preston, an attorney in the entertainment industry, requires arbitration of “any dispute...

A forensic anthropologist needs to know the human body like the palm of their hand, which they know very well since they have to have finished medical school. The primary task of a forensic anthropologist is to gather evidence to assist in the identification of...

At the end of June Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the Supreme Court, giving the president Donald Trump the duty to select a nominee for the Supreme Court. The person that best fit Donald Trumps’ criteria was Brett Kavanaugh. On July 9, 2018...

William Malloy was arrested on September 11th, 1959 by the Hartford Connecticut police at 600 Asylum Street due to gambling raid. He was placed in jail for one year and was fined $500 because he pleaded guilty to a criminal offence, pool selling. However, 90...

Judicial History: William Marbury filed for a writ of mandamus with the United States Supreme Court to direct Secretary of State James Madison in delivering the commission of Marbury as Justice of the Peace for the District of Columbia in the county of Washington. Facts:...

In Lee v. Weismen the Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional for a public school in Rhode Island to have a member of the clergy deliver a prayer at graduation ceremonies. In 1989 Robert E. Lee, principal of Nathan Bishop Middle School, invited a...

In this podcast, two commentators tell the story of a crazy trial of events that involved two girls named Laura Buxton, a balloon, and their friendship brought together by “fate”. They use this story to further discuss the role statistics plays in life event, more...

The problem set is approaches to statutory interpretation by the judiciary. In theory, parliament is the supreme law-making authority in the land. However, it is up to judiciary to interpret laws and as such they can often modify a law beyond what was originally intended,...

A significant figure, Chief Justice Earl Warren, transformed and modified the judicial system during a deafening time for American Politics. Chief Justice Earl Warren had accomplished a great amount before being appointed Chief Justice. He was first elected the Attorney General of California where he...

Judicial History: North Carolina inmates sued in federal district court. The inmates alleged that the state’s failure to accommodate them with legal research facilities revoked them access to the courts in infringement of the fourteenth amendment. The district courts admitted the inmates’ motion for summary...

Dicey defined The Royal Prerogative as “the residue of the discretionary or arbitrary power legally left in the hands of the crown.” This means that powers which belong to the crown alone could only be considered prerogative powers. It is a set of powers that...

The article titled, “Judge Rejects Settlement Over McDonald’s Labor Practices”, is the most recent article on the McDonald’s case that has been in trial since 2015. It all started in 2012 when McDonald’s workers started to protest for higher wages, and claim that they were...

An effective system of public procurement enhances the government’s ability to regulate business, creating forms of the impact of the system of state orders on the economy, stimulating its development. This is an effective way for the state, when choosing the most acceptable method of...

Throughout history, we have seen various forms of injustice targeted at citizens who don’t know their rights and government officials who exploit the system. Due to this fact, there has now been a law in place that prevents the government from making use of most...

This case is between big firms ITC and Britannia because of copyright infringement leading to unfair competition. ITC launched a product named Sunfeast Farmlite digestive biscuits in Feb 2016 and Britaannia launched its product Nutri choice Digestive zero biscuit in July 2016. According to ITC,...