“altogether independent” from the hearings before the Patent Office and made clear that parties were “at liberty to introduce additional evidence” under “the rules and practice of a court of equity”. Based on Butterworth the Court concluded that Congress intended that applicants would be free to introduce new evidence in § 145 proceedings subject only to the rules to all civil actions, the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Court further found that a de novo review
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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation was written by Joseph J. Ellis and published by Vintage Books in February 2002. According to josephellishistorian.com and mtholyoke.edu, Joseph J. Ellis is a very accomplished historian, author, and professor, currently teaching in the Leadership Studies Program at Williams College. He studied at Yale University (Ph.D., M.Phil., M.A.) and College of William and Mary (B.A.). Specializing in the history of the American Revolution, Presidents and the roots
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On August 28, 1794, in his third letter written under the pseudonym “Tully,” Alexander Hamilton wrote, “If it were to be asked, What is the most sacred duty and the greatest source of security in a Republic? the answer would be, An inviolable respect for the Constitution and Laws–the first growing out of the last.” As one of the most prominent interpreters of the U.S. Constitution and a Federalist, fervently advocating for a strong federal government, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton believed
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statutes more clearly. The Supremacy Clause establishes that the federal constitution, treaties, federal laws, and federal regulations are the supreme law of the land. State and local laws that conflict with valid federal law are unconstitutional. Congress may designate a federal statute regulate a specific area or activity. No state or local law regulating the activity is valid if there is such a statute. (Cheeseman 2010) The state of Confusion enacted a statute requiring all trucks and towing trailers
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By CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS Within days of his March 1801 inauguration as the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson ordered a naval and military expedition to North Africa, without the authorization of Congress, to put down regimes involved in slavery and piracy. The war was the first in which the U.S. flag was carried and planted overseas; it saw the baptism by fire of the U.S. Marine Corps—whose anthem boasts of action on "the shores of Tripoli"—and it
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Abortion: A Womans Right To Reproductive Freedom A woman’s Right to Reproductive Freedom “One of the things that makes humans different from other animals is that we are not completely governed by instincts, but have the freedom to make choices” (CCC 9). By nature Humans tend to take different stands in matters that require personal opinions. The controversy of opposite and conflicting feelings about abortion is centuries old. The word “murder” is often used by many pro-lifers to describe
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Mississippi River and the strategic port of New Orleans. U.S. officials feared that France, resurgent under the leadership of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), would soon seek to dominate the Mississippi River and access to the Gulf of Mexico. In a letter to U.S. minister to France Robert Livingston (1746-1813), America’s third president, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), stated, “The day that France takes possession of New Orleans…we must marry ourselves to the British fleet and nation.” Livingston was
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Post-Revolutionary War, the newly independent America faced a monetary debt crisis and economic hardship. The post war depression lasted from 1784-1787. The country was governed by Congress—which was governed by the Articles of Confederation, which provided a weak central government without very much power. Thousands of soldiers were killed in the war, homes and farms had been destroyed, commerce was failing, and personal debt was on the rise. The states had no higher federal authority to turn to
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Homosexuality in the Military John P. Wernegreen DeVry University Professor Foley Homosexuality in the Military The issue of homosexuality in the military has long been considered a taboo subject, not to be discussed openly, and essentially prohibited with the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy established in the 1990’s. However, attitudes have changed and evolved over the years making homosexuality in general less of a stigma and more of an acceptable lifestyle that some people live. After
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Graham, along with five other influential senators, sent a letter asking for “voluntary actions that will help reduce illegal file sharing on the networks”, to the CEO’s of the top P2P sites including P2P United. P2P United was a lobbying firm that represented Limewire at the time. Sen. Graham also stated in the letter, that the companies “have a legal and moral obligation to conform to copyright laws.” In rebuttal to the bi-partisan letter, P2P United executive, Adam Eisgrau said “Death for P2P business
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