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| x Norma McCorvey |
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Roe v. Wade | Roe v. Wade |
Norma Leah McCorvey (née Nelson, born September 22, 1947, in Simmesport, Louisiana), better known by the legal pseudonym "Jane Roe", was the plaintiff in the landmark American lawsuit Roe v. Wade in 1973. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned individual...
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| x Henry Wade |
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Roe v. Wade |
Henry Menasco Wade (November 11, 1914 – March 1, 2001), was a Texas lawyer who participated in two of the most notable U.S. court cases of the 20th century, the prosecution of Jack Ruby for killing Lee Harvey Oswald and the U.S. Supreme Court's...
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| x Mildred Loving |
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Loving v. Virginia | Loving v. Virginia |
Mildred Delores Jeter Loving (June 22, 1939–May 2, 2008) and her husband Richard Perry Loving (October 29, 1933–June 29, 1975) were plaintiffs in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia (1967).
The Lovings were an interracial married...
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| x Virginia |
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Loving v. Virginia |
The Commonwealth of Virginia ( /vərˈdʒɪnjə/ ) is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" because it is the birthplace of eight U.S....
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| x Microsoft |
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Microsoft vs. Lindows |
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKEX: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for computing devices. Headquartered in Redmond, Washington,...
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| x Danny Sankey | Sankey v Whitlam | ||||
| x Gough Whitlam |
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Sankey v Whitlam |
Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC (born 11 July 1916), known as Gough Whitlam (pronounced /ˈɡɒf/ goff), is a former Australian politician, representing the New South Wales seat of Werriwa, and 21st Prime Minister of Australia.
A member of the Australian...
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| x Eddie Mabo | Mabo v Queensland | Mabo v Queensland |
Eddie Koiki Mabo (c. 29 June 1936–21 January 1992) was a Torres Strait Islander who became famous in Australian history for his role in campaigning for indigenous land rights and for his role in a landmark decision of the High Court of Australia...
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| x Government of Queensland |
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Mabo v Queensland |
The Government of Queensland is commonly known as the "Queensland Government". The form of the Government of Queensland is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1859, although it has been amended many times since then. Since 1901...
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| x McDonald's |
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McLibel case |
McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving nearly 47 million customers daily. At one time it was the largest global restaurant chain, but it has since been surpassed by multi-brand...
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| x Helen Steel | McLibel case | ||||
| x David Morris | McLibel case | ||||
| x Australian Capital Television | Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v Commonwealth | ||||
| x Commonwealth of Australia | Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v Commonwealth | ||||
| x Oliver L. Brown | Brown v. Board of Education | Brown v. Board of Education | |||
| x Topeka Board of Education | Brown v. Board of Education | ||||
| x Frank Hague |
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Hague v. Committee for Industrial Organization |
Frank Hague (January 17, 1876 – January 1, 1956) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey from 1917 to 1947, Democratic National Committeeman from New Jersey from 1922 until 1949, and Vice...
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| x Committee for Industrial Organization | Hague v. Committee for Industrial Organization | Hague v. Committee for Industrial Organization |
In the history of American labor unions, the Committee for Industrial Organization embodied the first phase of the development of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, from the 1935 Committee's formation to the 1938 breach with the American...
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| x Richard Loving | Loving v. Virginia | Loving v. Virginia | |||
| x Scooter Libby |
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United States v. Libby |
Irve Lewis "Scooter" Libby (born August 22, 1950) was an Assistant to the former President of the United States, George W. Bush and Chief of Staff to the former Vice President, Dick Cheney, and Assistant to the Vice President for National Security...
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| x United States of America |
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United States v. Libby | Jones, Et Al v. Halliburton Company et al | United States v. Libby |
The United States of America (commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America,...
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| x Office of Fair Trading | Office of Fair Trading v Abbey National and Others |
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is a non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforces both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the UK's economic regulator. The OFT...
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Office of Fair Trading v Abbey National and Others |
Abbey National plc (or commonly Abbey) is a United Kingdom-based bank and former building society that has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Grupo Santander of Spain since 2004. Abbey will be rebranded as Santander on 11 January 2010 along with...
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| x BP America Production Company | BP America Production Co. v. Burton | ||||
| x American Civil Liberties Union |
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ACLU v. NSA |
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) consists of two separate non-profit organizations: the ACLU Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization which focuses on litigation and communication efforts, and the American Civil Liberties Union, a 501(c)(4)...
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| x United States National Security Agency |
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ACLU v. NSA | ACLU v. NSA |
The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States government, administered as part of the United States Department of Defense. Created on November 4, 1952 by President Harry S....
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| x Digital Cornerstone | Microsoft vs. Lindows |
Digital Cornerstone (formerly known as Lindows, Inc. (2001-2004) and Linspire, Inc. (2004-2008)) is a Linux and open source software company with its headquarters in San Diego, California. It has primarily targeted desktop computers with its...
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| x Sony |
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Strickland v. Sony |
Sony Corporation (commonly referred to as Sony) (Japanese: ソニー株式会社, Sonī Kabushiki Kaisha) (TYO: 6758) is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest media conglomerates with revenue...
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| x Paula Jones |
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Clinton v. Jones |
Paula Corbin Jones (born Paula Rosalee Corbin; September 17, 1966) is a former Arkansas state employee who sued President Bill Clinton for sexual harassment. Eventually, the court dismissed the lawsuit, before trial, on the grounds that Jones failed...
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| x Bill Clinton |
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Clinton v. Jones |
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the third-youngest president; only Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy were younger when...
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| x Sabu Dastagir |
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Dastagir v. Dastagir | Dastagir v. Dastagir |
Sabu Dastagir (27 January 1924 – 2 December 1963) was a film actor of Indian origin—although he later took American citizenship. He was normally credited only by his first name, Sabu, and is primarily known for his work in film during the 1940s....
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| x Jonathan Lee Riches |
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Jonathan Lee Riches is a prisoner known for the many lawsuits he has filed in various United States district courts. Riches is incarcerated at Federal Medical Center (FMC) Lexington Kentucky, for wire fraud under the terms of a plea bargain. His...
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| x Linda Tripp |
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Linda R. Tripp v. Department of Defense | Linda Tripp |
Linda Tripp (born Linda Rose Carotenuto on November 24, 1949 in Jersey City, New Jersey) was a central figure in the Lewinsky scandal of 1998 and 1999 that led to the impeachment and subsequent acquittal of U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Tripp...
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| x Office of Personnel Management |
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Linda R. Tripp v. Department of Defense |
The United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is an independent agency of the United States government that manages the civil service of the federal government. The current Director is John Berry, and the nominee for Deputy Director is...
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| x United States Department of Defense |
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Linda R. Tripp v. Department of Defense |
The United States Department of Defense (DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the military. The organization and...
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| x Plaxico Burress |
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Plaxico Jeffrey Burress (pronounced /ˈplɛksɪkoʊ ˈbɜrəs/ PLEKS-i-koh; born August 12, 1977 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He is currently serving a 2-year prison sentence. He has played in...
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| x Carol Shaya |
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Shaya-Castro v. New York City Police Department |
Carol J. Shaya-Castro (also known under her maiden name Carol Shaya) is a former glamor model, actress, and New York City police officer whose employment was terminated after she appeared in the August 1994 issue of Playboy magazine.
Shaya was born...
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| x New York City Police Department |
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Shaya-Castro v. New York City Police Department | Shaya-Castro v. New York City Police Department |
The New York City Police Department (NYPD), established in 1845, is currently the largest police force in the United States, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City. The NYPD was...
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| x Liza Marquez |
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Liza Marquez v. David S. Caruso |
Liza Marquez is the former girlfriend of CSI Miami's David Caruso.
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| x David Caruso |
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Liza Marquez v. David S. Caruso |
David Stephen Caruso (born January 7, 1956) is an American film and television actor and producer, known for his role of Lieutenant Horatio Caine on the TV series CSI: Miami.
Caruso was born in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, New York, the son of Joan...
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| x J. Ezra Merkin |
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CRT Investments Ltd. v. J. Ezra Merkin |
Jacob Ezra Merkin (born 1954) is a money manager, and financier. He was a close business associate of Bernard Madoff, and is alleged to have played a significant part in the Madoff fraud. He served as the Non-executive Chairman of GMAC until his...
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| New York University v. Ariel Fund Ltd | |||||
| New York Law School v. Ascot Partners, L.P. et al | |||||
| The Calibre Fund, LLC v. J. Ezra Merkin | |||||
| x New York Law School | New York Law School v. Ascot Partners, L.P. et al |
New York Law School is a private law school in the TriBeCa neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City.
During the winter of 1890, a dispute arose at Columbia University over an attempt to introduce the Case Method of study to Columbia Law...
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| x Ascot Partners LP | New York Law School v. Ascot Partners, L.P. et al | ||||
| x BDO Seidman, LLP |
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New York Law School v. Ascot Partners, L.P. et al |
BDO Seidman, LLP is the United States Member Firm of BDO International, the largest global accounting and consulting network outside of the Big Four.
BDO Seidman, LLP was founded as Seidman and Seidman in New York City in 1910 by Maximillian L....
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| x New York University |
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New York University v. Ariel Fund Ltd |
New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, research university in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan. Founded in 1831, NYU is the largest private, nonprofit institution of higher...
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| x Gabriel Capital | New York University v. Ariel Fund Ltd | ||||
| x Ariel Mutual Funds | New York University v. Ariel Fund Ltd | ||||
| x CRT Investments Ltd. | CRT Investments Ltd. v. J. Ezra Merkin | ||||
| x Calibre Fund LLC | The Calibre Fund, LLC v. J. Ezra Merkin | ||||
| x Savana Redding |
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Savana Redding v. Safford Unified School District #1 |
Savana Redding was stripped-search at age 13, on October 8, 2003, at Safford Middle School in Safford, Arizona.The ACLU has sued on behalf of Ms. Redding and the matter will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 20.
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| x Safford Unified School District |
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Savana Redding v. Safford Unified School District #1 |
The Safford Unified School District is the school district that serves the City of Safford, Arizona and some minor outlying areas.
The SUSD Headquarters (District office) is located adjacent to the Safford Middle School campus.
SUSD Transportation ...
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| x Jamie Leigh Jones |
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Jones, Et Al v. Halliburton Company et al |
Jamie Leigh Jones (born 1984) is a former KBR employee who claims that seven KBR employees drugged and gang-raped her on July 28, 2005 at Camp Hope, Baghdad, Iraq. She has filed a lawsuit against the company and the employees.
She is the founder of...
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| x Kellogg, Brown and Root |
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Jones, Et Al v. Halliburton Company et al |
KBR, Inc. (formerly Kellogg Brown & Root) NYSE: KBR is an American engineering and construction company, formerly a subsidiary of Halliburton, headquartered in Houston. After Halliburton acquired Dresser Industries in 1998, Dresser's engineering...
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| x Halliburton |
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Jones, Et Al v. Halliburton Company et al |
Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) is an oilfield services corporation with operations in more than 70 countries. It has close to 300 subsidiaries, affiliates, branches, brands and divisions worldwide.
The company is based at 2 major U.S. office locations (Oak...
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| x Charles Boartz | Jones, Et Al v. Halliburton Company et al |
Charles Boartz is one of many individuals accused of raping Jamie Leigh Jones while working as civilian contractors in Camp Hope, Baghdad, Iraq. Boartz, in addition to several others allegedly involved in the rape, is employed by KBR, a former...
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| x KBR, Inc. | Jones, Et Al v. Halliburton Company et al | ||||
| x Joseph Kallan Daigle |
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Jones, Et Al v. Halliburton Company et al |
Joseph Kallan Daigle married Jamie Leigh Jones in September 2006.
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| x Michael Jackson |
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People v. Jackson | People v. Jackson |
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American musician, dancer, and entertainer. Referred to as the King of Pop, he is the most commercially successful and one of the most influential entertainers of all time. His unique...
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| x The Emma Silver Mine Limited | Emma Silver Mine | ||||
| x William Marbury |
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Marbury v. Madison |
William Marbury (November 15, 1762 – 1835) was one of the famous "Midnight Judges". Due to President John Adams's work in the night before he was to leave office, Marbury was to be appointed a Justice of the Peace in the District of Columbia. He was...
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