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Blackmail is a criminal act of coercion using a threat. As a criminal offense, blackmail is defined in various ways in common law jurisdictions. In the United States , blackmail is generally defined as a crime of information, involving a threat to do something that would cause a person to suffer embarrassment or financial loss. [ 1 ]
Perkins v. Benguet Mining Co., 342 U.S. 437 (1952), was a United States Supreme Court case which held that an Ohio state court could exercise general personal jurisdiction over a foreign corporation on the basis of that company's "continuous and systematic" contacts with the state of Ohio. [1]
Powers v. Ohio, 499 U.S. 400 (1991), was a United States Supreme Court case that re-examined the Batson Challenge. [1] Established by Batson v.Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986), the Batson Challenge [2] prohibits jury selectors from using peremptory challenges on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, and sex.
Tumey v. Ohio, 273 U.S. 510 (1927), is a US Supreme Court case, concerning the due process of judicial disqualification. [1] The court struck down an Ohio law that financially rewarded public officials for successfully prosecuting cases related to Prohibition.
The case ultimately involved questions about the responsibilities of universities during student protests. The case began in 2016 with an incident of shoplifting by a black Oberlin College student at Gibson's Bakery and subsequent arrest of three black students for assaulting a staff member. Students, faculty members and employees of Oberlin ...
A federal judge extended a block on enforcement Monday of an Ohio law that would require children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps as a legal challenge proceeds.
Law enforcement officials believe “over 1000 different females had their images posted on the website, often accompanied by their true names,” the affidavit said.
The 1998 Manila blackmail incident is said to have occurred in Binondo. Manila, Philippines when police officers allegedly abducted and blackmailed seven Chinese citizens suspected of drug trafficking on December 30, 1998. [1] It is said that two Chinese Hong Kong citizens were killed when the ransom money was not met. [2]