Legal Bibliography
Annotations - ALRs

Briefly answer and cite authority in proper form:

(1)     The City of West Cayce is threatening to revoke the Gay Bar's license on grounds that the number of homosexuals congregating on the premises constitutes a public nuisance, in and of itself, without regard to the fact that the clientele has behaved in a decorous fashion. Find an annotation on the subject.

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(2)     Family Court Judge Eaststream has issued an injunction on behalf of our client's boyfriend restraining her from having an abortion without the boyfriend's consent. Find an annotation on the subject.

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(3)     Our client lives in Not-So-Wildwoode. Recently one of her neighbors parked a camper in his driveway, and his nephew appears to be living there, at least temporarily. The subdivision's restrictive covenant's prohibit "temporary" buildings on lots. Our client wants to know if she can get a restraining order against her neighbor. Find an annotation on the subject. Cite the Virginia case favorable to our client's position.

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(4)     Find an annotation discussing whether an unloaded gun constitutes a "deadly" weapon for the purpose of criminal liability. Cite a South Carolina case on point.

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(5)     Find an annotation discussing the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C.A. § 1901.

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(6)     Find an ALR annotation about the use of deadly force by police officers to arrest fleeing felons.

Annotation: ________________________________________________________________________________

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(7)     Can a person whose mail has been illegally opened, read and copied by the CIA, collect damages under the Federal Torts Claim Act? Find an annotation on the subject.

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(8)     Find an annotation explaining a dog owner's liability in a "dog fright" case such as where injuries suffered by a cyclist who fell off his bike when rushed by the dog.

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(9)     Remember Lula Mae, last week's protester who engaged in "passive" resistance when arrested for trespass at the abortion clinic? Find an annotation that explains what constitutes "resistance" for purposes of the criminal offense "resisting arrest," and cite the section that resolves the issue about whether going limp is a form of resistance.

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(10)     Client has a five-year-old stepdaughter that he wants to adopt. Her biological father has failed to pay child support on any consistent basis, and he has been held in contempt of court several times in the past. Father now owes several thousand dollars. Client needs the Father's consent in order to adopt the girl. He wants to know if it is legal for his wife, the mother, to agree to forgive the arrearage owed by Father and promise not to attempt to collect the amount owed in exchange for the Father signing the necessary consent forms. Find an annotation on the subject.

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