Court Essay Examples

Judicial notice is a rule in the law of evidence that allows a fact to be introduced into evidence if the truth of that fact is so well known or established that it cannot be refuted. This is done upon the request of the party seeking to have the fact at issue determined by the […]

Over the course of three terms, starting in 1934, the Supreme Court struck down a large part of the Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, provoking a continuing constitutional crisis. President Roosevelt naturally criticized the Court on a number of occasions, the last time in June of 1936; but because of the negative response from Congress […]

Majority Opinion – In this case, the petitioner, Larry Dudley Hiibel, was arrested by Humboldt County Deputy Sheriff Lee Dove for refusing to comply with an officer’s repeated request for identification. Hiibel was charged with violating a “stop and identify” Nevada statute, which enables an officer to detain a suspicious person only to ascertain his […]

Introduction A great step was taken in the Indian legal history when the supreme court of judicature was created at Calcutta under the regulating act of 1773. Bengal, Bihar and Orissa were in the grip of confusion, chaos and anarchy after the battle of plassey. The company’s servants exploited the people, amassed the wealth and […]

My courtroom observation was completed at Supreme Court of New South located at Phillip Street, Sydney. The proceeding that I chose to attend within the Court was listed in the Commercial List, at courtroom 11C. On arrival to the court, I was stopped at the security checkpoint where guards checked my books and asked me […]

In July 2005, President George W. Bush set off a media whirlwind by announcing that he was nominating John G. Roberts as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. Technically, the vacancy was created with the announcement of the impending retirement of Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve as an associate justice […]

There are few issues in contemporary American society that commands as much response as does the issue of the 2nd amendment. Since the inception of the Bill of Rights in 1791, the 2nd amendment has read: “a well organized militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to […]

Petitioner Maersk Line is engaged in the transportation of goods by sea, doing business in the Philippines through its general agent, Compania de Tabacos de Filipinas, while private respondent Efren Castillo is the proprietor of Ethegal Laboratories, a firm engaged in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products. On Nov. 12, 1976, Castillo ordered from Eli Lilly, […]

Malachy is an irresponsible father to his children, who doesn’t support them in the way that he should. Despite Malachy’s lack of parenting skills, he loves his children very much and they are important to him. Malachy would like to be a good father to his children but parts of his faulted personality prevent him […]

The English Legal system began in the year 1215 under the Magna Carta, which was then signed by King John. Pursuant to Article 39 of the Magna Carta:”No free man shall be arrested, or imprisoned, or deprived of his property, or outlawed, unless by legal judgement of his peers, or by the law of land”The […]

The establishment of an African Court of Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) is a landmark moment in international human rights law. With the recent election of judges to its first bench, there is a growing anticipation for its impact on a continent with a dismal record in human rights violations. However, critics are mindful of […]

‘This Court is a court of law, not of morals, and our task has been to find, and our duty is then to apply the relevant principles of law to the situation before us- a situation which is quite unique’. [1]Lord Justice Ward delivered the leading judgement in Re A clearly stating this early in […]

The ruling sought by NFL players for a lockout to be ended will take around two weeks, said a federal judge on Thursday. Judge Susan Richard Nelson encouraged the football players and team owners to continue discussions in hopes of settling the labor issue themselves, as she felt that both sides were at risk. On […]

In 1967 ruled that Virginia ‘s anti-miscegenation Torahs were non in agreement with the rules set Forth in the constitutionA of the province and put a halt to all of the legal limitations that were in topographic point against matrimonies amongst assorted race ( Erin M.W, 2005 ) . Since that clip there has been […]

Summary The narrative is set in a metropolis in the Philippines. The immature storyteller begins by depicting his big household. Though they are hapless they are full of mischievousness and laughter. The kids are all strong and healthy even though they frequently go hungry. In contrast their rich neighbor’s kids are thin and sallow although […]

This work will be divided into assorted parts. We shall research the assorted significances of the word legal power. Broad types of courts shall be briefly mentioned. We shall so choose five Courts whose legal power we shall subsequently look into in inside informations. We shall try analyzing the grounds behind the creative activity of […]

In 1995, OJ Simpson was tried for the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson (his ex-wife) and her friend, Ron Goldman. Surprisingly, the twelve jurors found OJ Simpson not guilty in spite of a lengthy and highly publicized trial. I believe the jury’s not guilty verdict was a result of many reasons. The defendant was a […]

Explain the hierarchy of courts in Malaysia. Discuss in details. Law is defined as any system of regulations to govern the conduct of the people of a community, society or nation. It is the governmental response to society’s need for both regularity, consistency and justice based upon collective human experience. A statute, ordinance, or regulation […]

Justice n. Fairness, moral rightness, and a scheme or system of law in which every person receives his/her/its due from the system, including all rights, both natural and legal. One problem is that attorneys, judges, and legislatures often get caught up more in procedure than in achieving justice for all Judiciary: The branch of government […]

Chain of Custody refers to the chronological documentation or paper trail, showing the seizure, custody, control, transfer, analysis, and disposition of evidence, physical or electronic. Because evidence can be used in court to convict persons of crimes it must be handled in a scrupulously careful manner to avoid later allegations of tampering or misconduct which […]

The case of Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania, et al. v. Casey (1992) is a suit for declaratory and injunctive relief, filed by five abortion clinics and a physician who provides abortion services, representing the class of physicians who similarly provide such services. (FindLaw). They question the constitutionality of five provisions of the Pennsylvania Abortion […]

California is home to one of the largest court systems in the United States. Filing nearly nine million cases in its lifetime, the system has served over 37 million people (Darling). The California system can be separated into three branches. The first branch is known as the Supreme Court of California, and they are the […]