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“The Mating Habits of the Suburban High School Teenager” served as the headline for a Boston magazine article that addressed sexuality and promiscuity among teenagers in the Boston area. An
Nicky Pope filed a false imprisonment lawsuit against the Rostraver Shop ’n Save store (Shop ’n Save) and its manager, Howard Russell, on the basis of the incident described below. Pope and
On January 9, 2009. Lyshell Wilson filed suit against Jocelyn Howard in a Mississippi court. Wilson’s complaint stated as follows: On December 22, 2007, Plaintiff Lyshell Wilson entered Citi
Edmund Boyle was indicted on numerous counts of RICO violations stemming from his involvement with a group of other persons in numerous bank robberies. The group, which was not a corporation or other
Police officers set up a controlled buy of crack cocaine outside an apartment complex. An undercover officer watched the deal take place from an unmarked car in a nearby parking lot. After the buy
John Park was CEO of Acme Markets Inc., a national retail food chain with approximately 36,000 employees, 874 retail outlets, and 16 warehouses. Acme and Park were charged with five counts of
A California Highway Patrol officer stopped the pickup truck occupied by Lorenzo and Jose Navarette because it matched the description of a vehicle that an anonymous 911 caller had recently reported
In 2007, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell determined that the New England Patriots and its head coach, Bill Belichick, had violated NFL rules by videotaping opposing teams’ sideline signals during
Jordan Belfort founded Stratton Oakmont, a brokerage firm that focused on selling very risky penny stocks selling at very low prices to investors. Belfort encouraged his brokers to use high-pressure
During World War II, the insecticide DDT was used successfully to halt a typhus epidemic spread by lice and to control mosquitoes and flies. After World War II, it was used extensively to control
When is it appropriate to give a job applicant, employee, associate, colleague, or partner a second chance? Consider the following situations: a. A manager is very effective in getting maximum
A federal law, the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) makes it “unlawful for a person or other entity . . . to hire, or to recruit or refer for a fee, for employment in the United States an
Florida’s Code of Judicial Conduct bars judges and candidates running for election to a judgeship from personally soliciting campaign contributions of a financial nature. Attorney Lanell
A federal statute criminalized the creation, sale, or possession of certain depictions of animal cruelty. For purposes of the statute, a depiction of “animal cruelty” was defined as one “in
The plaintiffs in the case described below were two married same-sex couples who conceived children through anonymous sperm donation. Leigh and Jana Jacobs were married in Iowa in 2010, and
Marijuana is classified under federal law as an illegal drug. On what enumerated power would Congress have relied when it enacted the federal statute that outlaws marijuana and other specified
Public school districts in Seattle, Washington, and Louisville, Kentucky, faced litigation in which it was alleged that they violated the Equal Protection Clause by considering race when assigning
Two Rhode Island statutes prohibited advertising the retail price of alcoholic beverages. The first applied to vendors licensed in Rhode Island as well as to outof-state manufacturers, wholesalers,
Florian Hinrichs, a citizen of Germany and a member of the German military, had been assigned to Fort Rucker for flight training. Fort Rucker is located in Alabama. Hinrichs and Daniel Vinson were in
The state of New Jersey says it is sovereign over certain landfilled portions of Ellis Island. The state of New York disagrees, asserting that it is sovereign over the whole of the island. New Jersey
Oklahoma resident Samantha Guffey purchased a used 2009 Volvo XC90 (Volvo) from Odil Ostonakulov and Motorcars of Nashville Inc. (MNI). Ostonakulov resides in Tennessee. MNI is a Tennessee
Jerrie Gray worked at a Tyson Foods plant where she was exposed to comments, gestures, and physical contact that, she alleged, constituted sexual harassment. Tyson disputed the allegation, arguing
WWP Inc. (WWP) is a charitable organization that furnishes assistance to injured military veterans and their families. WWP conducts its operations under the name “Wounded Warrior Project.” After
Hall Street Associates was the landlord and Mattel Inc. was the tenant under various leases for property that Mattel used as a manufacturing site for many years. The leases provided that the tenant
Dog-breeders Ron and Catherine Bombliss lived in Illinois. They bred Tibetan mastiffs, as did Oklahoma residents Anne and Jim Cornelsen. When Anne Cornelson telephoned the Bomblisses and said she was
Victoria Wilson, a resident of Illinois, wishes to bring an invasion of privacy lawsuit against XYZ Co. because XYZ used a photograph of her, without her consent, in an advertisement for one of the
Which of the following types of law will have priority in the event that they present an unresolvable and unavoidable conflict? A federal administrative regulation and a state statute. A
Linda Hagan and her sister Barbara Parker drank from a bottle of Coke that they both agreed tasted flat. Hagan then held the bottle up to a light and observed what she and Parker thought was a used
A federal statute known as the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) establishes a general rule that federal agencies must make records and documents publicly available upon submission of a proper
In August 2002, Dayle Trentadue, as the daughter and representative of the estate of Margarette Eby, sued various parties for their part in Eby’s 1986 murder at the home she rented in Flint,
The Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE), a federal statute, provides for penalties against anyone who “by force or threat of force or by physical obstruction . . . intentionally

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