state courts were not uniform. Appellate jurisdiction which is the lawful authority of a court to review a decision made by a lower court existed however, there were some states that did not allow appeals. In the nineteenth century, the ever growing population gave rise to criminal activities which lead to an increase in criminal arrests as well as civil litigation. States were forced to transform once again this time creating more courts at the trial, appellate, and supreme court levels. City
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1948). 2. They are generally subject to the control and supervision of the superior courts. 3. They have limited and prescribed jurisdiction. Jurisdiction of superior courts Federal Court (FC) The FC is vested with an original, advisory and appellate jurisdiction, as explained below: 1. Original : It means the case is heard here first. The cases are vested in FC exclusive original jurisdiction under Art.128(1), which are regarding the validity of federal and state laws, and disputes on any
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Running Head: End-of-Chapter Questions Case Review September 28, 2012 Assignment 47.1 The case of Buder v. Satore (1989) deals with gifts to minors and the duties of the custodian of those gifts. Respectfully, this case arose out of an action brought by respondent on behalf of Theodore Alexander and Cori Marie Buder, then minor children of Ms. Sartire Buder and ex-husband Alexander Buder. The mother filed an action against
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Unit 7 Assignment: Keycite for Current Information Kaplan University PA201-04 Legal Research February 5, 2012 The ability to Keycite primary and secondary sources of law is a very important tool provided by the Westlaw database. With this tool, the ability to know whether a law is still “good law” is very simple to do. Keycite can also be used to find other sources of law that can be helpful to the case we are researching, making it a valuable multipurpose program in Westlaw
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Constructive Discharge Under Title VII and the ADEA Finnegan, Sheila. The University of Chicago Law Review. Chicago: Spring 1986. Vol. 53, Iss. 2; pg. 561, 20 pgs This material is copyrighted by the University of Chicago Law Review. Further electronic distribution of this material is a violation of this copyright. COMMENTS Constructive Discharge Under Title VII and the ADEA Consider two employees who are victims of sexual harrassment. The first employee is fired after she refuses to accede
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Court of Appeals An appeal is entitled to an individual (defendant) who has been found to be guilty by the court for some of all of the charges put against him or her. This person can appeal one or more levels of the appellate court. An appeal can occur in several levels of the courts. An example of this is the appealing to the circuit court of appeals first then going up to the next level. This process can continue until it has reached the United States Supreme Court. An appeal is known
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protecting him from the gang Pagans. It was argued that he came into Pub Zone and should have therefore been protected by them from the gang. The Jury came to the verdict that Pub Zone pay $300, 000 to Kuehn for his terrible night and injuries. The appellate court judge overruled it and gave a judgment for Pub Zone. The trial judge ruled that Pub Zone had no duty to protect their customers from gang members. Kuehn appealed the judge’s decision. Judge Payne made his decision to reinstate the Jury’s
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Courts System Paper Curtis Lee Cabil Jr. CJA/204 Russell Yeiser December 16, 2011 Courts System Paper The first bill introduced in the United States Senate was the Judiciary Act of 1789. This act divided the country into 13 different districts which represents the 13 colonies. Essentially, the Judiciary Act of 1789 marked the beginning of the historical development of the nations’ court system. From that, “the original American colonies had their own court system for resolving civil and
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Esposito-Hilder v. SFX 1. What is the most “jealously” protected kind of speech, according to the court in this case? (3 points) * According to the court in this case, “most jealously protected speech is that which advances the free, uninhibited flow of ideas and opinions on matters of public interest and concern; that which is addressed to matters of private concern, or focuses upon persons who are not "public figures", is less stringently protected”( Annette Esposito-Hilder, Respondent
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the most protected form of speech, however, cases and claims that focus on people who are not considered to be “public figures”, is less strictly protected. 2. What court decided the case in the assignment? The Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Third Department. 3. Briefly – state the facts of this case, using the information found in the case in LexisNexis. A radio station broadcast an “ugly bride” competition in which debasing title was made to the bride’s wedding picture
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