In the case of Brown v. Plata (2011), the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the state of California to reduce its prison population to remedy persistent and systemic Eighth Amendment violations of prisoners' rights to the treatment of serious mental and medical conditions that have caused needless suffering and death.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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What will be an ideal response?

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By the 1970s, public support for no-fault divorce increased and divorce laws in a number of states were modified to include the ground that the marital union had broken down irretrievably.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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______ proves that an agreement by two persons to commit a crime requires that the voluntary and cooperative action of two persons cannot constitute a conspiracy.

a. Gebardi rule b. Pinkerton rule c. RICO d. Wharton’s rule

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