The Brown v. Board of Education case

In 1954, the Supreme Court of the United States was confronted with the controversial Brown v. Board of Education case which challenged segregation in public education. Before the decision of Brown v. Board of Education, many people accepted school segregation and, in most of the southern states, required segregation. Brown v. Board of Education was … Read more

Texas v. Johnson US constitutional law

When the founders of the United States of America were in the process of creating the Constitution, there was debate over whether to include a list of protected rights reserved to the people. The Federalists argued that establishing a Bill of Rights would not be necessary considering the the power to protect civil liberties was … Read more

Report on legal issues regarding desired company changes at an AGM

SUBJECT: 2018 Annual General Meeting (the “AGM”) DATE: 29/11/2018 Dear Joanne, Please see below for my conclusions regarding the 2018 AGM of Medal plc (the “Company”). The attached report contains both my understanding of the factual situation and my conclusions regarding the arising legal situations. Review of Research The re-election of Harjit and Clare at … Read more

Child support law issues

Administrative Law Summer 2018 Semester Project One of the more startling realities of the 21st century is divorce.  According to the American Psychological Association, about 40 to 50 percent of married couples in the United States divorce and, sadly, subsequent marriages is at an even higher rate.  Everyone has been affected by divorce in more … Read more

How should government litigate the reoccurring question of women’s rights in the workplace when discussing time off, pay, and schedules?

How should government litigate the reoccurring question of women’s rights in the workplace when discussing time off, pay, and schedules? Women in the workplace is a hot topic, especially with the recent vote of President-Elect, Donald Trump. It is becoming a more prominent discussion throughout corporations and firms across the nation. With the still not … Read more

Personal statement for law application (Draft)

Use a story and take detours Go in order of relevance Educational experience with professors- certain skills with criminal law class and law and popular culture class-distorted version of law through media and public perception as opposed to reality. Reading Illinois criminal procedure statutes and getting a feel for the language and legal reasoning. Reading … Read more

Amendment 14 – Citizenship Clause & Privileges and Immunities Clause

1. Citizenship at birth, across all states 2. The first portion of amendment fourteen essentially guarantees that if someone is born on United States soil they are automatically considered a citizen. This is regardless of race, background, or who the person who gives birth is. The section also guarantees the anyone who is granted citizenship … Read more

Do judges make law?

LEGAL SKILLS COURSEWORK The subject of this essay is on the extent to which judges can correctly use their powers to shape the law. Emphasis would be on the instances where and why judges, rather than applying the law as enacted by Parliament, use discretionary powers to shape the law. In the United Kingdom, the … Read more

Issues of consumer law

Removals firm: Supply of Services The legal relationship between the parties must be clear. The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (CRA) defines a consumer as “an individual acting for the purposes that are wholly or mainly outside that individual’s trade, business, craft or profession”. As evident by the facts, there is a construction of a contract … Read more

Issues of vicarious liability

It can likely be stated that both Chris and Dan are employees of Hard Data Company Pty Ltd (“Hard Data”) for the following reasons: the job allocated to them involved a low level of skill, they have little control over the wages and hours worked, further that they are using company mobile phones during the … Read more

The right to openly carry firearms

In the Texas Constitution, Article 1, Section 23, the Texas Constitution, under the Texas Bill of Rights, grants every Texas citizen the right to own and use firearms; “Every citizen shall have the right to keep and bear arms in the lawful defense of himself or the State; but the Legislature shall have power, by … Read more

The tort of negligence / standard of care

In order to critically discuss the standard of care as it relates to the tort of negligence I will focus particularly on who the ‘reasonable person’ is in the eyes of the law, and separately evaluate what is meant by ‘in the circumstances’. I will also examine the position the courts take in relation to … Read more

The law of nuisance

Introduction In the scenario some multiple legal issues arise under the tort of law like nuisance and this essay is going to be discussing the different areas of law that would apply to the parties. Paragraph 1 – Nuisance Nuisance is one of the oldest areas of tort to exist to date and the definition … Read more

Pathways to practice extradition law

POLITICAL FIGURES Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte Extradition requested by Spain to the UK: November 3rd, 1998 Countries involved: Chile, Spain and the UK Defense team: – Spain: J.M. Stampa Braun, F. Escard” – UK: C. Montgomery, C. Nicholls [Arrested on + October 16th, 1998] Charges Genocide, terrorism and torture during the Chilean dictatorship (1973-1990) … Read more