United States v. Lopez

plaintiff Richard David Lopez by and through undersigned counsel, and complain of Defendants as follows: PARTIES 1. Plaintiff Richard Lopez is an individual currently living in Atlanta, Georgia, within the Northern District of California. 2. Defendant City of San Diego held the swap meet plaintiff was prohibited from attending. Located at 9449 Friars Rd, San Diego, CA 92108 within the southern district of California. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 3. Plaintiff Richard Lopez brings this action

Case Name: Fernandez v. California, 134 S. Ct. 1126 (2014) Factual History: In Los Angeles, California during the month of October and year of 2009, Abel Lopez was attacked and robbed by a man with a knife, he later identified as Walter Fernandez. During the confrontation between Lopez and Fernandez, Fernandez informed Lopez the territory in which Lopez was ruled by the “Drifters” After Lopez placed a call to 911, a few minutes after the attack, police and paramedics arrived on the scene. Two Los

retarded or intellectually disabled. In 2002 Atkins v. Virginia ruled that executing mentally retarded individuals violated the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Unfortunately, during the time White was executed there was nothing in place to protect the intellectually disabled. Carlos De Luna was convicted February 2, 1983 for the robbery and slaying of 24–year–old Wanda Jean Lopez, a Corpus Christi service station clerk. Lopez was stabbed to death minutes after she phoned police

effect in 21 other states (Lopez, “What ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws Actually Do). While many argue that these laws make society safer and protect individuals in hostile situations, the majority of studies done prove otherwise. One study found that in states that passed these laws, there was a 53% increase in justifiable

financial resources to place pressure onto the States to adopt laws that the federal government is unable to enforce themselves, such as in regulating the importation and sale of intoxicating liquors protected to the States by the 1933 ratification of the Twenty First Amendment. One example of such coercive federalism lies within the 1987 case of South Dakota v. Dole. Leading up to the Court’s ruling in this case, Congress was manipulating the States into adopting laws that implemented a legal drinking

originating with the body’s natural method of using a miscarriage to abort a fetus that is not compatible with life (Lopez). However, the practice

The Rise of Droughts in the Western United States I. Introduction Droughts are a natural occurrence that has been around for millions of years. Droughts are unpredictable; no one can tell when they are going to take place, the severity, or how long they will last. Impacts on of a drought can send shockwaves thought the region. The economy, agriculture, the environment, and the residents of the region are all affected. (Vicente-Serrano, Beguería, & López-Moreno, 2009, p.1696) Droughts can be linked

employees. Twenty-five of those employees were registered representatives, which are individuals licensed to act as agents in the buying and selling of securities. SGC had approximately 2,000 customer accounts, of which 1,200 were based outside the United States. The

Mexican-American War was a gruesome and bloody battle involving the two major powers between the Americans and the Mexicans. The first major power was the annexation of Texas and the second power is the protection along with the acquisition of the territory. States provinces such as California, Texas and New Mexico is inherited by Mexico from Spain. Mexico government was weakened and practically bankrupt after the war and was unable to take control of their territories. Before the war started, there are many

Works Cited Missing Narrow construction is not found in the Constitution, but the powers granted to Congress to regulate commerce are found. Exactly stated, “Congress shall have power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian tribes.” This clause has no definite interpretation, but has included many aspects of regulating. The word “commerce” is defined as the exchange or buying and selling of commodities on a large scale involving transportation from