«No. 03-4567 In the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth KARLENE KINCAID, Appellant, v. RIVER BLUFFS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Appellee. ...» Document abstract
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SummaryThis appeal is from the order granting Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Western Division. The District Court had jurisdiction over this case pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331 (2002) because this case arises under the First Amendment of the Constitution and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2002). This Court has jurisdiction over the present appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (2002) because the appeal is from a final order of the United States District Court. The order granting Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is considered to be a final order because it disposed of all the parties’ claims. Gordon v. City of Kansas City, 241 F.3d 997, 999 (8th Cir. 2001). The order was entered by the District Court on February 14, 2003, and the notice of appeal was filed on February 26, 2003.
« The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's decision granting summary judgment to the Forest Service. The United States Court of Appeals for the ...» Document abstract
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SummaryThe National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA) are two important environmental statutes passed by Congress to help preserve the earth and its resources for future generations. Under these statutes, governmental agencies are required to determine how their actions will affect the environment and take steps to mitigate any harm they may cause. In Heartwood, the Eighth Circuit considered whether the United States Forest Service had met its obligation to the environment and the endangered Indiana bat. This note discusses the court’s analysis of that obligation and what that discussion means for federal agencies in the future.
« The United States Supreme Court ruled on Eighth Amendment death row inmates are currently filing appeals to challenge have been granted stays - court orders to ...» Document abstract
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SummaryIn 1976 lethal injection became a legally sanctioned method of execution and was quickly adopted by the majority of states. In the thirty years since its implementation, lethal injection is still considered to be the most humane means of executing a death row inmate and is the preferred method in 37 of the 38 states in which capital punishment is legal. While death by electrocution, gas chamber, hanging, and the firing squad have remained legal, 901 death row inmates have been executed via lethal injection, as opposed to the 169 persons executed by one of the other legalized methods (Dieter, DPIC). Despite common conceptions of lethal injection as a calm, painless, and relatively peaceful procedure, several incidents prove otherwise as disputes rage concerning lethal injection as a violation of the Eighth Amendment’s protection from cruel and unusual punishment. Because of the exceedingly high percentage of botched executions, lethal injection must be both reformed and regulated in every state with the help of doctors, nurses, and trained professionals to ensure that it is administered in a manner that does not result in cruel or unusual punishment.
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