Prepare a Persuasive Brief to Court entitled “Defendant’s Motion for Self-Defense Jury Instruction.” For this Persuasive Brief to Court, you may use the materials and research from the Legal Memorandum

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We are getting ready to go to trial on the Jeffrey Bing matter. Since my initial interview with Mr. Bing (see the Senior Attorney Memorandum), the paralegals have found out some additional facts about the case. Discovery is now closed.

The trial is scheduled to begin in 4 weeks. Pretrial motions and supporting briefs are due soon. The judge has asked counsel to propose jury instructions. Jury instructions are a set of legal rules the judge reads to the jury that give the law of a case. The jurors should follow these instructions when deciding a criminal or a civil case. Prior to having these instructions read, the parties provide the court with proposed jury instructions. The court then determines which instructions it will give to the jury.

In this matter, the parties and the court agree that a key issue that must be resolved is how the jury should be instructed on the self-defense issue.

In Illinois, the relevant pattern jury instruction for self-defense reads:

IL-IPICRIM 24-25.06, Ill. Pattern Jury Instr.-Criminal 24-25.06

24-25.06 Use Of Force In Defense Of A Person

A person is justified in the use of force when and to the extent that he reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to defend [ (himself) (another) ] against the imminent use of unlawful force.

[However, a person is justified in the use of force which is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm only if he reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent [ (imminent death or great bodily harm to [ (himself) (another) ]) (the commission of ) ].]

The court has asked the parties to submit briefs analyzing whether or not this instruction should be given to the jury.

We represent the defendant, Mr. Bing, in this matter, and thus your trial brief must argue why this jury instruction should be given.

Prepare a Persuasive Brief to Court entitled “Defendant’s Motion for Self-Defense Jury Instruction.”

For this Persuasive Brief to Court, you may use the materials and research from the Legal Memorandum you prepared earlier for me. The Persuasive Brief to Court must contain at least 3 cases (including the provided case) and 1 statute (the provided statute) to support your argument.

What has been the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on healthcare access, cost, and quality? Who was newly covered and how is this achieved? What are exchanges and how are different States approaching them?

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Consider the following: What has been the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on healthcare access, cost, and quality? Who was newly covered and how is this achieved? What are exchanges and how are different States approaching them? What does the Medicaid program have to do with the ACA? How are health insurance premiums being affected? What variables are in play in the political debate over the impact of the ACA on cost, access, and quality of care? What are some of the key challenges facing state and national policymakers? On balance, is the ACA a good or bad law? Provide a clear, fact-based, non-emotional justification for your conclusion. Is healthcare a right? Why or why not? What role should the federal government play in healthcare given the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

Choose a current injustice (local or global) that you would be willing to commit an act of civic engagement or protest for. Briefly summarize the Injustice, then compare two ways your chosen Injustice is similar to one of the Injustices presented in the films we screened

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Using the articles from the Reading Packets, and considering the films we screened in class, what injustice, locally or Globally, would you commit an act of CIVIC ENGAGMENT or PROTEST FOR?
In your answer consider, and offer answers to these questions: Why this injustice? What is your connection to it or why does it touch you? What would your act of Protest be? Would you choose an act of violence or non-violence? Why? Where would you commit this act? Who else might be join you? What outcome would you be satisfied with? Refer to the readings and films to support your position.
4 Easy Steps:

1) Choose a current injustice (local or global) that you would be willing to commit an act of civic engagement or protest for,

2) Briefly summarize the Injustice, then

3) Compare TWO WAYS your chosen Injustice is SIMILAR to one of the Injustices presented in the films we screened. Then,

4) Compare TWO WAYS your Injustice is DIFFERENT from one of the Injustices presented in the films we screened. QUESTION #2 (at least 750 words) Using the 8 Stages of A Social Movement use TWO films and detail how they show these.

Analyze US case law as well as its legislation related to trade mark parody works, then talk about how it should be improved and also redefine what kinds of parody works should be protected.

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The general idea about this topic would be:

1.Hong Kong has very few case law about trade mark parody.

  1. The current legislation(Hong Kong Trade Marks Ordinance) do not provide enough protection to certain parody works. So we could take the US law for reference.
  2. Analyze US case law as well as its legislation related to trade mark parody works, then talk about how it should be improved and also redefine what kinds of parody works should be protected. (Is it already enough to protect parody work?)
  3. Suggest how the Hong Kong legislation can learn from the US(In full or in part?) how it should expand to protect certain parody work?

Evaluate and explain the meaning of the common law Mirror Image Rule Give a brief example of an agreement that reflects the common law Mirror Image Rule

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Create a PowerPoint (PPT) comparing the common law mirror image rule with the UCC battle of the forms and evaluating the Parsons – QFC contract for purchase of chairs.

The PPR should address the following:

Evaluate and explain the meaning of the common law Mirror Image Rule
Give a brief example of an agreement that reflects the common law Mirror Image Rule
2. Evaluate and explain the meaning of the Battle of the Forms under the UCC

3. Analyze and explain the meaning of UCC 2-207(1), 2-207(2) and 2-207 (3)

4. Analyze and explain whether, under the common law Mirror Image Rule, Parsons and QFC would have a valid, enforceable contract

5. Analyze and explain whether, under the UCC 2-207 (1), Parsons and QFC would have a valid, enforceable contract

6. Analyze and explain whether, under UCC 2-207(2), the Parsons-QFC agreement includes a warranty(ies)

Background: Liberty needs to do a presentation for a client from Parsons manufacturing company to explain whether the client has a valid case. The client will be accompanied by in-house counsel from Parsons, so Liberty wants the presentation to be comprehensive in covering all contract law technicalities but must also be easy to understand.

Liberty has asked you to create a PowerPoint to explain and summarize the information to be presented to the client at the meeting.

Facts: Parsons’ manufacturing company is in the business of building chairs. Quality Furniture Company (QFC) sent a Purchase Order to Parsons for 200 chairs at $50.00 per chair. The QFC purchase order was silent as to a warranty.

Parsons responded by sending its acknowledgement form that stated 100 chairs were to be purchased at $50.00 per chair. Preprinted on a Parsons sales form was the statement that “all chairs are warranted for 60 days as to defects and workmanship.”

Parsons sent the 200 chairs and QFC accepted them and paid in full. Thirty days later, QFC noticed that the chairs were splintering due to faulty workmanship. QFC has consulted with Liberty to determine whether it had a valid contract with Parsons,

Provide a plan to deal with this provider’s actions based on your knowledge of the law, ethics, and the internal guidance you are said to have in your organization.

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Regardless of the provider type, when you are in an administrative position, you more likely than not will be asked to render a decision about a person’s continued relationship with your organization. This exercise will provide you with practice applying this week’s concepts to a scenario involving a provider. Here you are being asked to provide a plan to deal with this provider’s actions based on your knowledge of the law, ethics, and the internal guidance you are said to have in your organization.

Before beginning this assignment, view the following scenario:  found in materials

Now that you have reviewed the scenario and the bylaws, address these questions:

  1. What actions can be taken based on the bylaws that you currently have in place?
  2. If charges are filed by the District Attorney against the dentist but he hasn’t yet gone to trial, can action be initiated against his privileges?
  3. With the information you currently have, do you need to report the dentist to the NPDB? If so, for what reason(s)?  If not, why not, and what action would need to be taken for reporting to be appropriate?

Can the political leader of a non-member state of the International Criminal Court be judged by this court on crimes against humanity committed inside that state’s territory?

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Give your own opinion based on international law sources and use as much comparative cases as possible.

  • If you were the Prime Minister of Spain, would you recognize the independence of Kosovo?
  • What is jus cogens?
  • Do you agree with diplomatic immunity?
  • Did the US violate international law by invading Iraq in 2003?
  • Is the International Court of Justice effective against great powers?
  • Can the political leader of a non-member state of the International Criminal Court be judged by this court on crimes against humanity committed inside that state’s territory?
  • Is China violating international law in the South China Sea?
  • Is the Paris Agreement on climate change an effective legal tool to protect global environment?

Assume there is not a valid contract between Sam and the chain store. Analyze the elements of a quasi-contract and a promissory estoppel to determine whether the chain store would prevail on a claim of either.

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Case Study Two: Sam Stevens lives in an apartment building where he has been working on his new invention, a machine that plays the sound of a barking dog to
scare off potential intruders. A national chain store thatsells safety products wants to sell Sam’s product exclusively. Although Sam and the chain store never
signed a contract, Sam verbally told a store manager several months ago that he would ship 1,000 units.
Sam comes home from work one day and finds two letters in his mailbox. One is an eviction notice from his landlord,Quinn, telling him he has to be out of the
apartmentin 30 days because his barking device has been bothering the other tenants. It also states that Sam was not allowed to conduct a business from his
apartment. Sam is angry because he specifically told Quinn that he was working on a new invention, and Quinn had wished him luck. The second letter is from
the chain store, demanding that Sam deliver the promised 1,000 units immediately.
Specifically,the following critical elements must be addressed:
A. Analyze the elements of this case to determine whether a valid contract exists between Sam and the chain store. Support your response by identifying
the elements of a valid contract in your analysis.
B. Assume there is not a valid contract between Sam and the chain store. Analyze the elements of a quasi-contract and a promissory estoppel to determine
whether the chain store would prevail on a claim of either. Why or why not? Include support for your analysis.
C. Identify the rights and obligations of both the landlord and tenant under a standard residential lease agreement.
D. Based upon those rights and obligations, does Sam’s landlord have grounds to evict? Why or why not?
E. Further, what defenses might Sam raise to an eviction action? Support your response.

Examine and provide me with three examples of where the Security Council and the ICJ have lived up to each of their described mandates in accordance with international law

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Under the United Nations Charter, the functions and powers of the Security Council

are: to maintain international peace and security in accordance with the principles

and purposes of the United Nations; to investigate any dispute or situation which

might lead to international friction.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United

Nations (UN). The Court’s role is to settle, in accordance with international law, legal

disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions

referred to it by authorised United Nations organs and specialized agencies.

Examine and provide me with three examples of where the Security Council

and the ICJ have lived up to each of their described mandates in accordance with

international law.

You will be required to do the following:

  • Provide an introduction in which you introduce the Security Council (SC) and the

International Court of Justice (ICJ) and their role within the United Nations

organisation.

  • Provide six positive/effective specific examples from the past or from the current time

of where the SC and ICJ (three examples for the SC and three for the ICJ) have

been effective in their perceived functions and powers. Find examples that clearly

demonstrate how the SC and ICJ have helped to create or maintain international

peace, harmony and security.

  • Summarise your arguments in a conclusion to show to what degree you think that the

Security Council and the ICJ meet their prescribed mandates.

Describe which option you picked and why you felt that option was most important for the hospital from a board member’s perspective. Include in your answer why the board would be concerned with this issue

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Yesterday the Board of Trustees for the hospital where you are employed held their monthly meeting to review hospital operations. One of the board members, Bob Overboard, became very concerned about the preparedness of the hospital for the upcoming Joint Commission survey which is anticipated to occur within three to six months. The other board members attempted to assure Bob that the hospital appeared ready, but he continued to press forward with his concerns. To appease Bob, the CEO of the hospital informed him that the director of quality, which is you, would personally meet with him to share more information on the preparedness of the hospital. You have just been informed by the CEO that you are to have this meeting with the board member within five days and that the CEO would like for you to address one of the following three areas with Bob: provision of adequate staff; provision of a safe environment; or duty to prevent falls.

In an effort to brainstorm with one of your colleagues, you go to the chief nursing officer and share with her that you think one of the three options is most appropriate for your hospital. In less than 300 words, describe which option you picked and why you felt that option was most important for the hospital from a board member’s perspective. Include in your answer why the board would be concerned with this issue, as the chief nursing officer doesn’t think any of these areas come under the board’s area of responsibilities. You should use the information you read in Chapter 9 of the Pozgar text to respond.