1. Cavazos v. Smith (2011)- Doctors found that a baby died of shaken baby syndrome (SBS). The baby's grandmother said that when the baby did not respond to her touch she picked him up and gave him a little jostle. Smith was arrested and charged with assault on a child resulting in death. She was found guilty. I chose this case beacuse the I wanted to see how they found the evidence and what the outcome was.
2. FCC v. Fox Television Station (2011)- FCC tried to say that TV stations could be fined for foul language during live broadcasted programs. That happened on Fox in 2002 and 2003 when Cher and Nicole Richie cursed during award shows and were not bleeped.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit said that the regulations were "unconstitutionally vague." I chose this case because we discussed a case like this in class and it caused great debate. I believe that we should be able to regulate this because what if children are watching.
3. AT&T Mobility LLC v Concepcion (2010)- In California AT&T was accused of fraudulent since they offered free phones for new costumers who signed up but charged the costumer sales tax on the retail value of the free phone. When reaching the courts, AT&T was favored because "the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") did not expressly or impliedly preempt California law governing unconcionability." (Not exactly sure what that means) I chose this case because technology interests me and this specific case interested me as well.
The case you chose, Cavazos v. Smith, I thought was very interesting and sad. It's a type of case that I feel is frequently seen in News Reports, being that it is a case which involves a child's death, and a family member being found guilty. This type of case tends to disturb everyone, for it is devastating to hear and listen to the facts or evidence. I agree with you, for I am also interested to know what the evidence was that found the grandmother guilty, and also what the punishment was. Do you think this is one of the more common cases the Supreme Court sees? Do you think this type of case causes a split decision in the court at all?
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