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.
- Justice Thurgood Marshall's Dissenting Opinion on the case University of California v. Bakke: June 26, 1978 Regents of the University of California v. Bakke: This precedent-setting case for Affirmative Action was the first case tried before the Supreme Court to qualify and define how Affirmative Action could be implemented in universities. The Case: The case was tried before the Supreme Court in 1977 and a ruling was given in 1978. The plaintiff, Allan Bakke, had applied to the UC Davis Medical School twice (the first time in 1973 and the second in 1974) and was rejected both times.