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Summary of  Dirks v. SEC Facts: Raymond Dirks was a securities brokerage firm officer in 1973.  Dirks received information from a former officer at the Equity Funding of America, asserting that the company was overstating

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Summary of Hamdi v. Rumsfeld Citation:  542 U.S. 507 Relevant Facts:  Hamdi was captured on the “battlefield” during U.S. Operations in Afghanistan.  Hamdi, a U.S. Citizen, was classified as an enemy combatant and held in military

Summary of Escobedo v. Illinois  Citation:  378 U.S. 478 Relevant Facts:  The defendant was arrested in connection with the murder of a relative.  During the time he was in custody, his attorney attempted to reach him

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Summary of  Boy Scouts of America v. Dale Relevant Facts: When the Boy Scouts organization discovered that a former Eagle Scout and then assistant scoutmaster James Dale was gay, they revoked his organization membership.  Subsequently,

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Summary of Gonzales v. Carhart Relevant Facts: In 2003 Congress passed the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act.  President George W. Bush signed it. The controversial provision honed in on abolishing/banning the practice of abortions in which

Summary of Nixon v. Fitzgerald Facts: In 1968, Fitzgerald, a civilian Air Force analyst at the time, testified before Congress about inefficiencies and overspending concerning the production of C-5A transport planes. Almost a year after providing