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Following is the case brief for Meinhard v. Salmon, New York Court of Appeals, (1928) Case summary for Meinhard v. Salmon: Morton Meinhard and Walter Salmon entered into a business venture together, where Salmon would manage and Meinhard would initially fund the business throughout the duration of a 20 year lease made with Hotel Bristol. With a few months left […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for United States v. Virginia, Supreme Court of the United States, (1996) Case summary for United States v. Virginia: Virginia’s Military Institute was only open to men for the purpose for teaching leadership skills through implementing the adversarial method in both civilian and military service life. After its male only policy was challenged, a court […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Pierce v. Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510 (1925) Case Summary of Pierce v. Society of Sisters: The Oregon Compulsory Education Act, adopted in 1922, required Oregon children to attend public school. Owners of two private education institutions sought an injunction to stop enforcement of the Act. The District Court granted preliminary injunctions, finding […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Palko v. Connecticut, 302 U.S. 319 (1937) Case Summary of Palko v. Connecticut: The defendant was indicted on first-degree murder, but was ultimately convicted of second-degree murder by a jury. The State of Connecticut appealed that conviction. On appeal, a new trial was ordered. At the second trial, the jury convicted defendant of first-degree […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Nix v. Williams, 467 U.S. 431 (1984) Case Summary of Nix v. Williams: Williams was convicted of murder. The U.S. Supreme Court reversed the conviction (in Brewer v. Williams) because police elicited from him the location of the victim’s body in violation of his Sixth Amendment rights. Williams was tried and convicted a second time. The […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for New York v. United States, 505 U.S. 144 (1992) Case Summary of New York v. United States: The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 included three incentive provisions to encourage states to address the shortage of waste disposal sites. New York State, and two counties, sought a declaratory judgment stating that the […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for California v. Acevedo, Supreme Court of the United States, (1991). Case summary for California v. Acevedo: Acevedo was spotted carry a bag out of a house that was under police surveillance. Officers had probable cause to believe the bag, which Acevedo placed in his trunk, contained contraband. Officers then pulled over Acevedo, recovering the […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Montejo v. Louisiana, 556 U.S. 778 (2009) Case Summary of Montejo v. Louisiana: Montejo was automatically provided an attorney at his first court proceeding in connection with a murder. Police subsequently asked Montejo to assist in finding the murder weapon. During the excursion, he wrote a letter of apology to the murder victim’s wife. Montejo […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, Supreme Court of the United States, (1942) Case summary for Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire: Chaplinsky was convicted under s New Hampshire statute for speaking words which prohibited offensive, derisive and annoying words to a person lawfully on a street corner. He later challenged his conviction, claiming the statute violated his […]
Read moreFollowing is the case brief for Bowsher v. Synar, Supreme Court of the United States, (1986). Case summary for Bowsher v. Synar: Congress passed the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control act (the/an act). The act assigned congress the power to remove the officer holding the position as Comptroller General for showing malfeasance, inefficiency and neglect of duty. Congressman Synar filed […]
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