Weak respiratory muscles may suddenly fatigue, producing precipitous respiratory collapse. Elective intubation is preferable to emergency intubation or respiratory arrest. The standard 20/30 rule (FVC less than 20 ml/kg or NIF less than 30 cmH20) are the best indicators of the need for ventilator support.
Imminent lawless action is a term used in the United States Supreme Court case Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969) to define the limits of constitutionally protected speech. The decision overturned the decision of the earlier Schenck v. United States (1919), which had established clear and present danger as the constitutional limit for speech.
1883: In a series of cases known as the Civil Rights Cases, the Supreme Court held that the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was not constitutional under the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments.The Court established the state-action doctrine, thereby allowing segregation and discrimination by private actors.978: In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the Supreme Court ruled that the medical school's special admission program setting aside a fixed number of seats for minorities violated Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.