The Law Dictionary for Everyone
Following is the case brief for Miranda v. Arizona, United States Supreme Court, (1966) Case Summary of Miranda v. Arizona: Miranda was taken into custody by police for purposes of interrogation, where he later confessed. Miranda was not informed of his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent or right to have counsel present. Evidence of each confession was used at […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Roe v. Wade, Supreme Court of the United States, (1973) Case Summary of Roe v. Wade: Roe brought suit against Wade, a state official, claiming a Texas law restricting her right to an abortion was unconstitutional The court discussed the different types of interests a state may have at different stages during the pregnancy, […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Plessy v. Ferguson, United States Supreme Court, (1896) Case Summary of Plessy v. Ferguson: Plessy, a Louisiana citizen of African American descent, was asked to move from the Caucasian railway car. He refused. The Committee of Citizen’s challenged the constitutionality of the law on behalf of Plessy, claiming it violated the equal protection law […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Mapp v. Ohio, United States Supreme Court, (1961) Case Summary of Mapp v. Ohio: Mapp’s home was searched absent a warrant. The search yielded the discovery of material classified as “obscene” under Ohio state law. The Supreme Court held that evidence obtained from an unreasonable search and seizure could not be used against the accused […]
Read moreThe idea of an arm’s length transaction relates to an agreement between two people or entities that are independent of one another. This means that they do not have a prior relationship with one another, such as being related to each other, having a prior deal with each other, or that one party controls the other in some way. In […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Graham v. Connor, 490 U.S. 386 (1989). Case Summary of Graham v. Connor Petitioner Graham had an oncoming insulin reaction because of his diabetes. Respondent Connor and other respondent police officers perceived his behavior as suspicious. In conducting an investigatory stop, the officers inflicted multiple injuries on Graham. The lower courts used a “substantive […]
Read moreA bailor is a person who trusts another person to keep property safe until that property can be returned to its owner. This agreement is usually established under a contract of bailment. The bailor is not always the owner of the property, but may instead be entrusted by the owner of the property. An example of a bailor is someone […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Marbury v. Madison, United States Supreme Court, (1803) Case Summary of Marbury v. Madison Madison failed to finalize the former president’s appointment of William Marbury as Justice of the Peace. Marbury directly petitioned the Supreme Court for an equitable remedy in the form of a writ of mandamus. The Supreme Court held that although Marbury was […]
Read moreThe legal term abuse of process refers to the act of using the legal process – during a legal proceeding – to harass another party to the suit, to intentionally incur costs with the intent that the other party will be ordered to pay those costs, or to delay the court action. Abuse of process is a tort that may […]
Read moreAn abstract of judgment is a document created by a court that shows detailed information about a judgment rendered in court. The abstract of judgment lists the date of the judgment and the amount, as well as contact information for both the debtor and the creditor. Also included in the abstract of judgment is the rate of interest that the […]
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