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Brief for Appellee
Brief for Appellee In the Supreme Court of the United StatesNo. 78–18, 1971 Term Jane Roe, John Doe, Mary Doe, and James Hubert Hallford, M.D. Appellants,vs.Henry Wade, District Attorney of Dallas County, Texas Appellee. On Direct Appeal from the United States District Court for the... Read more |
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Brief
BRIEF A summary of the important points of a longer document. An abstract of a published judicial opinion prepared by a law student as part of an assignment in the case method study of law. A written document drawn up by an attorney for a party in a lawsuit or by a party himself or herself... Read more |
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Amicus Curiae
AMICUS CURIAE Literally, friend of the court. A person with strong interest in or views on the subject matter of an action, but not a party to the action, may petition the court for permission to file a brief, ostensibly on behalf of a party but actually to suggest a rationale consistent with its... Read more |
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Exodus
Exodus , book of the Bible, 2d of the 5 books of the Law (the Pentateuch or Torah) ascribed by tradition to Moses. The book continues the story of the ancestors of Israel in Egypt, now grown in number to a large landless population enslaved by the pharaoh. Although the book describes all 12 tribes,... Read more |
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Antonio de Mendoza
Antonio de Mendoza , 1490?-1552, Spanish administrator, first viceroy of New Spain (1535-50) and viceroy of Peru (1551-52). Of noble family, Mendoza held high offices before going to Mexico, where his wise rule earned him the appellation "the good viceroy." He alleviated the condition of the... Read more |
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Brief for Appellant
Brief for Appellant In the Supreme Court of the United StatesOctober Term, 1970No. ….. JANE ROE, JOHN DOE, AND MARY DOE, APPELLANTS,JAMES HUBERT HALLFORD, M.D., APPELLANT-INTERVENOR,V.HENRY WADE, APPELLEE.ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF... Read more |
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F Anstey
Anstey, F., the pseudonym of Thomas Anstey Guthrie (1856–1934), author of many novels and stories of fantasy and magic, and comic sketches. They include Vice Versa (1882), Tourmalin's Time Cheques (1891), The Brass Bottle (1900), and In Brief Authority (1915).... Read more |
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battle of Pyramids
battle of Pyramids July, 1798, during the French Revolutionary Wars, battle fought between the French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte and the Egyptian Mamluks led by Murad Bey. Napoleon's victory gave the French access to Cairo and brief control over Egypt .... Read more |
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Robert Houghwout Jackson
Robert Houghwout Jackson , 1892-1954, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1941-54), b. Spring Creek, Pa. Despite the fact that he did not have a law degree, he was admitted to the bar in 1913 after a brief period of study at Albany law school. In 1934, he was appointed general counsel of... Read more |
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Nematomorpha
Nematomorpha , small (about 230 species) phylum of pseudocoelomates ; the horsehair worms . Most are very slender, elongated creatures found in ponds and streams, whose larvae live as parasites in arthropods. They emerge as adults for a brief time, then mate and die. A small number are planktonic... Read more |
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Wallace v. Jaffree
...the authority to establish religion. A court of appeals reversed...America, filed amicus curiae briefs in Wallace—also augured ill...a desire to “advance” religion. Although the meditation...state to be neutral between religion and “irreligion.” See also... |
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Engel v. Vitale
...unconstitutional establishment of religion. Supporting the ACLU position were amicus curiae briefs filed by the American Ethical...Advisory Council). (See Amicus Brief.) Essentially, the separationist...any state support given to religion, either direct or ... |
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Christianity
...Judaism to become the dominant religion of western Europe and the driving...vigour. paganism, despite a brief revival 360–80, was in decline...Christianity was becoming the religion not merely of towns and upper classes...Monasteries were not only centres of ... |
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American Civil Liberties Union
...defense of the free exercise of religion, particularly in a series of important...any form of government aid to religion (see First Amendment Absolutism...attorneys who filed amicus briefs raising points of constitutional...the Supreme Court, it filed briefs ... |
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Jackson, Robert Houghwout
...s tenure as attorney general proved brief. Roosevelt in June 1941 named Jackson to the...be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion” (p...conviction on mail fraud against an offbeat religion: “I would dismiss the indictment and... |
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Franklin, Benjamin
...Pain (1725) to refute Wollaston's Religion of Nature Delineated, which he had set in type...pragmatic way, he devised at 22 a “religion” for the attainment of useful virtues, holding...colony, and he remained abroad, with brief interruptions, until 1775. There he... |
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Hungary
...Croat, Romanian, Slovaklanguages:Hungarian (official)religions:Christianity (Roman Catholic 64%, Protestant 23%, Orthodox...king, Saint Stephen, made Roman Catholicism the official religion. In 1222, the Golden Bull established a parliament. In the 14th...and agriculture collectivized. ... |
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Chafee, Zechariah, Jr
...freedom of assembly. As coauthor of the brief that the American Bar Association's Committee...Gobitis case of 1940, Chafee drafted the brief. The Court ultimately accepted its logic...Making an eloquent plea for freedom of religion and freedom of expression, he was ... |
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Americans United For the Separation of Church and State
...AU sponsors cases, provides counsel, and submits amicus curiae briefs. Since 1971, AU has been involved in some fifteen cases before...school, as in Mueller v. Allen (1983). See also Education; Religion. Stanley Ingber |
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Disease
...mitigated the impact of disease; neither custom, tradition, nor religion provided any guide. Genetic homogeneity may have also enhanced...place to place. In New England the process of adjustment was brief; within a short time, mortality rates dropped and inhabitants... |
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Biogenetic structuralism and religion
Biogenetic structuralism and religion. Biogenetic structuralism is an account of the way in which...often summarized as AUB) is described in virtually all religions: the difference between one's self and any other is obliterated...consciousness. The state may in fact (and in time) be extremely ... |
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Secularization
...its basic mistake is to tie religion to the institutional forms...take, and then to measure religion by the fortunes (or misfortunes...boundary of law. It is, in brief, a preferential option for...the consequence of making religion optional, where once it ... |
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Christianity
...314). Paganism, despite a brief revival 360–80, was in decline as...Augustinians. A redemptive religion, one of Christianity's attractions...and purposeful extension of religion; the cross followed the flag, sometimes...remained Britain's established ... |
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Bahāī Faith
Bahā'ī Faith. A religion founded by Bahā'u'llāh in the...1957), and then (in 1963, after a brief ‘interregnum’) by an elected body...Claiming to be the promised one of all religions, and preaching a message of global socio...unique. The unity of all the peoples and ... |
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Sect Shinto
...very many movements have been discussed academically as new religions, but some are clearly newer than others. For lists, addresses, and some brief descriptions, see Japanese Religion, a survey issued by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. |
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Ecstasy
...standing out of’). The experience, common in all religions, of being carried beyond ordinary, everyday experience...spirit possession. The neurophysiology of these (usually) brief states is not yet understood (but see BIOGENETIC STRUCTURALISM... |
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Japan
...was much influenced by Chinese culture. BUDDHISM was introduced in the 6th century and, after a brief conflict, coexisted with the Japanese religion, SHINTO. In the 7th century Prince Shotoku was partially successful in establishing an administrative... |
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Roman Catholic Church
...Christians of other denominations and for the members of other religions, the reluctance of the Vatican to accept change has marginalized its moral...which include daily ‘mortification’ in the form of brief self-flagellation, and celibacy is encouraged. Its secrecy... |
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Religion Briefs
AP Online 08-26-1999 Religion Briefs FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Former...push public school teachings of religion's role in American history. The group, Public Education and Religion in Kentucky (PERK), does not... |
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CONVICTIONS AND CONTRADICTIONS.(religion)(Brief Article)(Polling Data)
...adults say the influence of religion in the world is a good thing...percent of Americans believe religion is at least partially responsible...percent) say that "some religions" are more likely than others...entitled Americans Struggle with Religion's Role at ... |
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Chieftain announces changes in religion briefs guidelines.
...reasons for revising our weekly Religion Briefs column, but let's start with...short, effective Nov. 25, the Religion Briefs will be briefer than before...month. Otherwise, notices for the Religion Briefs column may still be ... |
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Religion briefs -- Published Sept. 16, 2006.
...Willard Richardson will give a brief message on patriotism. Performers...5367. The Record publishes religion briefs each Saturday. To submit...features@recordnet.com with "Religion Briefs" in the subject line...209) 547-8186, attn.: ... |
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Religion Briefs -- Published Sept. 2, 2006.
...736-1696. The Record publishes religion briefs each Saturday. To submit an item...features@recordnet.com with "Religion Briefs" in the subject line...to (209) 547-8186, attn.: Religion Briefs. Submissions must be received... |
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Religion Briefs, Calendar Columns To Start in Weekly
...religious events and a column of religion news briefs. If they prove useful to churches...to Prince George's Weekly, Religion News, 14402 Old Mill Rd., Suite...com If you have questions on the religion calendar or news briefs, call... |
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Religion briefs -- Published July 15, 2006.
...465-5116 The Record publishes religion briefs each Saturday. To submit an item...features@recordnet.com with "Religion Briefs" in the subject line...to (209) 547-8186, attn: Religion Briefs. Submissions must be received... |
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Religion briefs -- Published Aug. 12, 2006.
...339-7333. The Record publishes religion briefs each Saturday. To submit an item...features@recordnet.com with "Religion Briefs" in the subject line...to (209) 547-8186, attn: Religion Briefs. Submissions must be received... |
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Religion briefs
...would like to publicize, contact religion reporter Mary Nevans- Pederson...Dubuque, Iowa 52004 In this religion briefs column, the Telegraph Herald runs...nature. If you have an idea for a religion page feature, let the TH know... |
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BC-Religion Briefs, Adv27,1366 Adv27 For Friday July [Derived headline]
BC-Religion Briefs, Adv27,1366 Adv27 For Friday July 27 Religion News in Brief Eds: Repeating for all needing By The Associated Press New creationism museum attracts big crowds, exceeding projections PETERSBURG, Ky. (AP) -- Less than... |
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