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...
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,...
The United States Constitution’s Fifth Amendment requires that all people are given equal due process rights and a violation of those rights violate the constitution. The defendant, Johnson, argued that his convictions “should not be considered violent felonies and the Armed Career Criminal Act was...
Brown v Board of Education was a landmark case that had a monumental influence on the United States educational system. Although Brown v Board of Education helped pave the way for the civil rights movement by starting and attempting to desegregate the public school system,...
In Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce, the Supreme Court held that governments may restrict the right of corporations to make independent expenditures on behalf of political candidates. The Austin Court articulated a new constitutional standard for evaluating campaign finance regulation. Such regulation, the Court...
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is the Caribbean regional judicial tribunal serving countries of CARICOM. The CCJ has two jurisdictions, an original jurisdiction and an appellate jurisdiction. In its original jurisdiction, the CCJ is a court of first instance which applies rules of international...
Everyone has a right to their own beliefs and everyone has a right to health benefits. When those rights clash, controversy happens. In the 2013 Supreme Court case, Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the Green and the Hahn families are two strong Christian families with family...
In July 2006, two minors at the time, fifteen-year-old J and sixteen-year-old C were at C’s home, drinking and smoking marijuana where C’s mother then provided some alcohol. Later that night, the boys went into town with the intention of stealing valuables from unlocked cars....
The subjects of use of force and search-and-seizures are controversial topics in the media regarding the Criminal Justice field today. Many instances are sensationalized in the media. However, there are instances of note which has mostly gone unheard of by the people. In 1989 Graham...
