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A@TKRKST HIJFACA C[RAJK................................ :

S[FFJRQ HI JRE[FK@T ....................................:

JRE[FK@T...............................................................9

A. Tmk Ljcg hi Ch`sk`s{s ihr K}tk`da`e

A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju Stjt{s th

Chr~hrjtah`s Stkfs a` ^jrt irhf

Ch`ckr`s Tmjt Dha`e Sh Uall

Chf~rhfask tmk Shykrkae`tq hi @jtah`s.........9

J. Rkche`aa`e Chr~hrjtah`s js

S{bokcts hi A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju As

^krckaykd th Chf~rhfask StjtkShykrkae`tq ................................................. 5

B. Jcck~tj`ck hi Chr~hrjtah`s js

A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju S{bokcts Dhks

@ht Ihllhu irhf tmk Ijct tmjt Shfk

A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju @hrfs Mjyk Bkk`

Dkkfkd th Ba`d A`dayad{jls..................... :;

C. Chr~hrjtah`s Rktja` j Yatjl j`d

K}~j`da`e Rhlk a` Uhrga`e uatm

@jtah`s j`d Htmkr Ch`stat{k`caks th

Af~rhyk Elhbjl M{fj` Raemts

Ch`datah`s ................................................. :9

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TJBLK HI CH@TK@TS Ch`ta`{kd

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AA. [`dkr Dhfkstac Sk~jrjtah` hi ^hukrs

^ra`ca~lks, Ch`erkss, @ht tmk Ch{rts,F{st K}krcask J`q A``hyjtayk

Ljufjga`e J{tmhratq a` Crkjta`e

Dhfkstac Rkfkdaks Jrasa`e irhf

A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju..........................................2>

AAA. Tmk H`lq Rklkyj`t Ch`erkssah`jl

E{adj`ck irhf tmk TY^J ^rkcl{dks

Chr~hrjtk Lajbalatq......................................... 29

CH@CL[SAH@ ......................................................... 21

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TJBLK HI J[TMHRATAKS

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CJSKS

Jldj`jy. Dkl Fh`tk Irksm ^rhd{ck, A`c.,

4:9 I.3d :242 -CJ:: 2>>;!,

jiie 3>; I. S{~~. 2d :2=; -S.D. Ilj. 2>>3!....... ::

Bhuhthy. Cmkyrh` Chr~.,

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Ck`trjl Bj`g hi Dk`ykr, @.J. y. Iarst A`tkrstjtk

Bj`g hi Dk`ykr, @.J.,

;:: [.S. :94 -:114! ................................ 25, 2=, 21

Catq hi Smkrrall y. H`kadj A`daj` @jtah`,

;44 [.S. :15 -2>>;! ............................................22

Cla`th` y. Catq hi @ku Qhrg,

;24 [.S. 4:5 -:11=! ............................................2=

Dhk Ay. [`hcjl Chr~.,

31; I.3d 132 -CJ1 2>>2!,

yjcjtkd, 31; I.3d 15= -CJ1 2>>3!..................... :2

Dhk y.K}}h` Fhbal Chr~.,

9;4 I.3d :: -CJDC 2>::! ............................ :2, 2:

Dhk y.@kstl, S.J.,

54= I. S{~~. 2d :>;5 -C.D. Cjl. 2>:>!,

j~~kjl ~k`da`e,

@h. :>&;9531 -CJ1! .............................. 9, 5, :2, :5

Ialjrtaej y.^k`j&Arjlj,

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Ilhfhy. Iarksth`k @jt{rjl R{bbkr Ch., LLC,943 I.3d :>:3 -CJ5 2>::!..................................2;

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TJBLK HI J[TMHRATAKS Ch`ta`{kd

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Ohm` Rhk Ay.Bradeksth`k Chr~.,

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Fhrj y.@ku Qhrg,

;24 I.3d :=3 -CJ2 2>>=!....................................24

Sjrka y.Rah Ta`th, ^LC,

;;> I.3d =22 -CJ1 2>>=!....................................25

Shsj y.Jlyjrkz&Fjcmja`,

;42 [.S. 912 -2>>4! ....................................~jssaf

Tkl&Hrk` y.Labqj` Jrjb Rk~{blac,

529 I.2d 554 -CJDC :1=4! -Kdujrds, O.! .........:;

Tmk @{r`bkre Trajl,

9 I.R.D. 91 -A`tl Falatjrq Trab. :149!...............2:

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Uauj y.Rhqjl D{tcm ^ktrhlk{f Ch.,

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[.S. Ch`st., Jrt. A, =, Cl. :>...............................4, 23

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TJBLK HI J[TMHRATAKS Ch`ta`{kd

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A@TKR@JTAH@JL FJTKRAJLS

J Rks~h`sk bq tmk A tkr`jtah`jl Hrej asjtah`

hi Kf~lhqkrs th tmk M{fj` Raemts Ujtcm

Rk~hrtJ Strj`ek Cjsk? Yahljtah`s hi

Uhrgkrs Irkkdhf hi Jsshcajtah` a` tmk

[`atkd Stjtks bq K{rh~kj` F{lta`jtah`jl

Chr~hrjtah`s, J S~kcajl Kdatah` hi tmk

A`tkr`jtah`jl Ljbh{r j`d Shcajl ^hlacq

Rkyaku -Fjq 2>::!.............................................:=

Ch`stat{tah` hi tmk A`tkr`jtah`jl Ljbh{r

Hrej`ajtah`, 92 Stjt. 34=;, Jrtaclk 3-:!

TAJS @h. :=9=, :; [.@.T.S. 3;..........................:5

Ch`yk`tah` Jeja`st Thrt{rk j`d Htmkr Cr{kl,

A`m{fj` hr Dkerjda`e Trkjtfk`t hr

^{`asmfk`t, Dkc. :>, :1=4, S. Trkjtq Dhc.

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Ch`yk`tah` @h. :3=, Ch`ckr`a`e Fa`af{f Jek

ihr Kf~lhqfk`t, jrt. :, O{`k 29, :153..............:=

Ch`yk`tah` @h. :=2, Ch`ckr`a`e tmk

^rhmabatah` j`d Affkdajtk Jctah` ihr tmk

Klafa`jtah` hi tmk Uhrst Ihrfs hi Cmald

Ljbh{r, jrts. 9 ) 5-:!, O{`k :5, :111................ :=

Ch`yk`tah` h` tmk ^rkyk`tah` j`d ^{`asmfk`t

hi tmk Crafk hi Ek`hcadk, jrt. Y, Dkc. 1,

:14=, 5= [.@.T.S. 255, :>2 Stjt. 3>4; ..............22

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TJBLK HI J[TMHRATAKS Ch`ta`{kd

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Rkljtah`s, rk~ra`tkd a`A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju?

Cljssac j`d Ch`tkf~hrjrq Rkjda`es :;;

-Cmjrlhttk G{ ) ^j{l I. Dakml, kds. :11=!.. :>, :4

Bhcjr, Bjrbjrj J.,Jyk`{ks ihr Darkct

^jrtaca~jtah` hi Trj`s`jtah`jlChr~hrjtah`s a` A`tkr`jtah`jl

K`yarh`fk tjl @kehtajtah`s,

3 @.Q.[. K`ytl. L.O. : -:114! .............................:5

Brhu`lak, Aj`,^ra`ca~lks hi ^{blac

A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju -5tm kd. 2>>=!......................... =

Cjssksk, J`th`ah,A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju a` j

Dayadkd Uhrld -:1=9!.........................................:4

Cmjr`kq, Oh`jtmj` A., Trj`s`jtah`jl

Chr~hrjtah`s j`d Dkyklh~a`e ^{blacA`tkr`jtah`jl Lju,

:1=3 D{gk L.O. 54= ................................ :>, :=, :1

C{llk`, Mhllq, Tmk Rhlk hi A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju a`

tmk Klafa`jtah` hi Cmald Ljbhr

-Gh`a`glaogk 2>>5!........................................ :5, :=

Djfrhscm, Lhra I., kt jl., A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju?

Cjsks j`d Fjtkrajls -4tm kd. 2>>:!...................:>

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TJBLK HI J[TMHRATAKS Ch`ta`{kd

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Dmhhek, L{cak` O.,J Fhdkst ^rh~hsjl thJfk`d tmk Jlak` Thrt Stjt{tk th ^rhyadk

E{adj`ck th Trj`s`jtah`jl Chr~hrjtah`s,

:3 [.C. Djyas O. A`tl L. ) ^hlq ::1 -2>>5! :2, :3

D{r{aebh, Kfkgj, Chr~hrjtk Jcch{`tjbalatq

j`d Lajbalatq ihr A`tkr`jtah`jl M{fj`Raemts Jb{sks? Rkck`t Cmj`eks j`d

Rkc{rra`e Cmjllk`eks,

9 @u. [. O. A`tl M{f. Rts. 222 -2>>=!..........1, :3

Irakdfj``, Uhliej`e, Tmk Cmj`ea`e

Dafk`sah`s hi A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju,

92 Chl{f. L. Rky. ::45 -:192!...........................::

Ojcgsh`, Rhbkrt M.,O{stack Ojcgsh`s Ia`jlRk~hrt th tmk rksadk`t Ch`ckr a`e tmk

@{r`bkre Ujr Crafks Trajl, rk~ra`tkd a`

2> Tkf~. L.Z. 33= -:149!..................................:;

Glkii`kr, Oj`` G., Tmk Af~jct hi

Chf~lkfk`tjratq h` @jtah`jlAf~lkfk`tjtah` hi S{bstj`tayk

A`tkr`jtah`jl Crafa`jl Lju,

: O. A`t%l Craf. O{st. =9 -2>>3!...........................22

G{, O{laj` E., Tmk C{rah{s Cjsk hi Chr~hrjtkLajbalatq [`dkr tmk Jlak` Thrt Stjt{tk? J

Iljukd Sqstkf hi O{dacajl Ljufjga`e,

;: Yj. O. A`tl L. 3;3 -2>:>! .................................5

Fjcglkf, ^jtracg, Chr~hrjtk Jcch{`tjbalatq[`dkr A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju? Tmk Fase{adkd

Z{kst ihr [`aykrsjl O{rasdactah`,5 A`tl L. Ihr{f D{ Drhat A tl 2=: -2>>;! .. :>, :=

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TJBLK HI J[TMHRATAKS Ch`ta`{kd

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F{r~mq, Skj` D., Tjga`e F{lta`jtah`jlChr~hrjtk Chdks hi Ch`d{ct th tmk @k}t

Lkykl, 43 Chl{f. O. Trj`s`jtl L. 3=1

-2>>;! ..................................................................:5

Hgkgk, Cmras @., Ch`trhykrsajl S{bokcts hi

Ch`tkf~hrjrq A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju? J`K}jfa`jtah` hi tmk @ku K tataks hi

A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju j`d Tmkar Trkjtq&

Fjga`e Cj~jcatq -:154!....................................... =

: H~~k`mkafs A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju 33 -Sar

Rhbkrt Ok``a`es ) Sar Jrtm{r Ujtts kds.,

1tm kd. :119!................................................... 5, 2:

St. Ghrhuac, Fjrkg, Tmk ^rhblkf hi tmk

A`tkr`jtah`jl ^krsh`jlatq hi A`dayad{jls,

;> Jf. O. A`tl L. ;33 -:1;9! ................................=

Tjbhrq, Fjlj, Tmk Lkejl ^krsh`jlatq hi tmk

^jlksta`aj` J{th`hfq ..........................................=

Tafbkre, Saef{`d,A`tkr`jtah`jl Chfba`ksj`d @jtah`jl Shykrkae`s? J St{dq a`

Ch`ilact hi Ljus j`d Fkcmj`asfs,

1; [. ^j. L. Rky. ;5; -:145! ................................1

Yz{k, Cjrlhs F.,Darkct ys. A`darkct

Hblaejtah`s hi Chr~hrjtah`s [`dkr

A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju,

43 Chl{f. O. Trj`s`jtl L. 125 -2>>;!..... 1, ::, :4

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A@TKRKST HIJFACA C[RAJK:

Jfac{s C{rajk Tmk Chcj&Chlj Chf~j`q as j [`atkdStjtks&bjskd chr~hrjtah` uatm s{bstj`tajl hykrskjsh~krjtah`s. At mjs bkk` s{kd a` f{lta~lk jctah`s a`tmk [`atkd Stjtks ch{rts {`dkr tmk Jlak` ThrtStjt{tk, 2= [.S.C. :3;> -JTS!, a` ch``kctah` uatm

yjrah{s js~kcts hi ats hykrskjs h~krjtah`s. Jfac{sC{rajk Jrcmkr Dj`akls Fadlj`d Chf~j`q as j [`atkdStjtks&bjskd chr~hrjtah` umhsk jiialajtks dh b{sa`ksshykrskjs. At mjs bkk` s{kd a` h`k JTS jctah` rkljta`e

th tmk jctayataks hi j` jiialajtk a` Ukst Jiracj. Jfacamjyk j strh`e a`tkrkst a` cljraiqa`e tmk lju h` tmkk}tk`t th umacm chr~hrjtah`s jrk dkkfkd th ~hsskssa`tkr`jtah`jl lju raemts j`d hblaejtah`s.

S[FFJRQ HIJRE[FK@T

Jfaca hiikr tmrkk s~kcaiac ~ha`ts ihr tmk Ch{rtsch`sadkrjtah` a` kyjl{jta`e tmk chr~hrjtk lajbalatqass{k ~rksk`tkd a` tmas cjsk.

Iarst, a` rkyakua`e tmk Skch`d Carc{ats ch`cl{sah`

tmjt tmkrk as `h ch`sk`s{s jfh`e `jtah`s rkejrda`etmk k}tk`sah` hi a`tkr`jtah`jl m{fj` raemts `hrfs thjrtaiacajl k`tataks s{cm js chr~hrjtah`s, at as af~hrtj`tth ch`sadkr h`k af~hrtj`t skt hi rkjsh`s umq tmasass{k rkfja`s ch`trhykrsajl a` tmk a`tkr`jtah`jlchff{`atqa` jddatah` th rkjsh`s tmjt mjyk bkk`dhc{fk`tkd klskumkrk. Skk a`irj jt 5, `.2. Tmk ljcghi ch`sk`s{s h` tmk ass{k stkfs a` ~jrt irhf jrkl{ctj`ck uatma` tmk a`tkr`jtah`jl chff{`atq th

: @h ch{`skl ihr j ~jrtq j{tmhrkd tmas braki a` umhlk hr ~jrt, `hr

dad j`q ~krsh` hr k`tatq, htmkr tmj` jfaca hr tmkar ch{`skl, fjgkj fh`ktjrq ch`trab{tah` th tmk ~rk~jrjtah` hr s{bfassah` hi tmas

braki. Jll ch{`skl hi rkchrd mjyk ch`sk`tkd th tmas iala`e.

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klkyjtk jrtaiacajl k`tataks s{cm js chr~hrjtah`s th tmkstjt{s hi a`tkr`jtah`jl ~krsh`s hr s{bokctsjstjt{s tmjt faemt bk yakukd `ht h`lq js af~hsa`ea`tkr`jtah`jl lju hblaejtah`s {~h` s{cm k`tataks, b{tjlsh js af~lqa`e j erj`t hi shfk ~hukr ihr tmkf thchf~lq uatm tmhsk hblaejtah`s bq tjga`e jctah`suatma` tmk tkrrathrq hi tmk mhst `jtah` th k`ihrck tmhsk`ku hblaejtah`s. S{cm j ~rh~hskd klkyjtah` hi tmkchr~hrjtah`s rhlk mjs tmk ~htk`tajl th a`ira`ek h` tmktkrrathrajl j`d ~hlatacjl shykrkae`tq hi tmk mhst `jtah`.Fj`q `jtah`sks~kcajllq sfjllkr j`d ~hlatacjllq

ukjgkr `jtah`sjrk ujrq hi j`q cmj`ek a` lju tmjtuh{ld dk~{tak f{lta`jtah`jl chr~hrjtah`s uatm tmkhblaejtah`, j`d mk`ck, af~lacatlq, tmk j{tmhratq, th~hlack chf~laj`ck uatm s{~~hskd a`tkr`jtah`jl ljuhblaejtah`s uatma` tmk mhst `jtah`s a` umacm tmkqh~krjtk. J rkljtkd ch`ckr` as tmjt klkyjta`ef{lta`jtah`jl chr~hrjtah`s th tmk stjt{s hia`tkr`jtah`jl ~krsh`s hr s{bokcts faemt af~lqckrtja` ~hlatacjl raemts, a`cl{da`e tmk raemt th~jrtaca~jtk a` tmk ~rhckss hi fjga`e a`tkr`jtah`jlljuj rhlk tmjt as yakukd js {`dkrfa`a`e tmk

shykrkae` ~rkrhejtayk hi `jtah`s.Tmksk ch`ckr`s mjyk `ht jrask` a` tmk sjfk ujq a`

tmk `jrrhu rj`ek hi cjtkehraks umkrk a`dayad{jlsmjyk bkk` ih{`d cj~jblk hi yahljta`e a`tkr`jtah`jllju. Fhst s{cm cjtkehraks a`yhlyk a`dayad{jls jcta`e{`dkr chlhr hi stjtk lju hr k`ejea`e a` ckrtja` tq~kshi jcts tmjt, bq tmkar `jt{rk, jrk dkkfkd h{tsadk tmkrkjlf hi j`q h`k `jtah`, s{cm js ~arjcq hr tkrrhrasf.Tmkq tmkrkihrk dh `ht ~rksk`t tmk sjfk stjtkshykrkae`tq ch`ckr`s js mjs tmk ass{k hi a`tkr`jtah`jllju stjt{s ihr chr~hrjtk k`tataks.

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At jlsh as cratacjl th `htk tmjt, jltmh{em chr~hrjtah`sjrk `ht s{bokcts hi a`tkr`jtah`jl lju, tmkq stall ~ljqj` af~hrtj`t rhlk a` af~rhya`e elhbjl m{fj` raemtsch`datah`s. F{lta`jtah`jl chr~hrjtah`s mjyk bkchfka`crkjsa`elq k`ejekd a` ~rhd{ctayk chllkctaykjctayataks uatm `jtah`s, `h`&ehykr`fk`tjlhrej`ajtah`s j`d htmkr ch`stat{k`caks th smj~k j`djdyj`ck a`tkr`jtah`jl lju th af~rhyk elhbjl shcajlj`d k`yarh`fk`tjl ch`datah`s. Tmjt kiihrt uallch`ta`{k kyk` ai chr~hrjtah`s jrk `ht dkkfkds{bokcts hi a`tkr`jtah`jl lju.

Skch`d, at as `ht tmk cjsk, js ^ktatah`krs j`d shfk hitmkar jfaca jsskrt, tmjt chr~hrjtk lajbalatq {`dkr tmk

JTS as ehykr`kd bq dhfkstac lju a` tmk sk`sk tmjttmk [`atkd Stjtks ch{rts, mjya`e adk`taiakd j`a`tkr`jtah`jl lju `hrf, fjq saf~lq smj~k j cj{sk hijctah` tmjt dktkrfa`ks umjt cjtkehraks hi dkik`dj`tsjrk chykrkd bq tmjt `hrfhr, js h`k jfac{s bl{`tlq~{ts at, th jct js tmk jek`tWsV hi tmk [`atkd Stjtksihr ~{r~hsks hi crkjta`e j`q j~~rh~rajtk cj{sks hijctah`. Br. hiJfac{s C{rajk @jya ^alljq, Tmk [`atkd@jtah`s Maem Chffassah`kr Ihr M{fj` Raemts A`

S{~~hrt hi ^ktatah`krs jt 3. Js j` a`atajl fjttkr, jsRks~h`dk`ts mjyk smhu`, tmk ass{k hi umh fjq bklajblk as `ht h`k hi rkfkdq th bk dkcadkd {`dkrdhfkstac lju jt jll7 rjtmkr, at rkljtks th tmk sch~k his{bstj`tayk lajbalatq ihr tmk cljafkd a`tkr`jtah`jl`hrf. Skk Rks~h`dk`ts Br. jt :5&29. B{t kyk` aitmjt ukrk `ht tmk cjskhr ai tmk jek`tWsV hi tmk[`atkd Stjtks jre{fk`t ch{ld bk rkjd th fkj` tmjtch{rts fjq eh bkqh`d tmk rkz{arkfk`ts hia`tkr`jtah`jl lju a` af~lkfk`ta`e j dhfkstac cj{skhi jctah`tmk jre{fk`t as iljukd. Jltmh{em tmk

jre{fk`t mjs rhhts a` tmk trjdatah`jl a`tkr`jtah`jllju str{ct{rk, {`dkr umacm a`tkr`jtah`jl lju dkia`ks

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dhfkstac lju, hr brkjga`e a``hyjtayk `ku erh{`d a`tmk jrkj hi ~rayjtk a`tkr`jtah`jl lju raemts hi jctah`bkihrk s{cm cljafs jrk rkche`akd bq htmkr `jtah`s.

Jltmh{em a`tkr`jtah`jl lju jllhus `jtah`s th ehbkqh`d a`tkr`jtah`jl lju hblaejtah`s th crkjtk j`ddkia`k `ku dhfkstac cj{sks hi jctah` j`d rkfkdaks ihrkfkrea`e a`tkr`jtah`jl lju `hrfs, h{r dhfkstacsk~jrjtah` hi ~hukrs ~ra`ca~lks dactjtk tmjt j`q s{cma``hyjtayk ljufjga`e ~hukr bk k}krcaskd bqCh`erkss, `ht bq tmk ch{rts.

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Ch`erkssah`jl ~rafjcq a` tmk jrkj hi af~lkfk`ta`ea`tkr`jtah`jl lju, as tmk sae`aiacj`ck hi Ch`erksssfhst ~rhfa`k`t jctah` a` tmas jrkj sa`ck tmk ~jssjekhi tmk JTS j`d tmk rkljtkd a`tkr`jtah`jl lju stjt{tkstmjt jcchf~j`akd at`jfklq, tmk Thrt{rk Yactaf^rhtkctah` Jct, 2= [.S.C. :3;> `htk -TY^J!. Shsjfjdk clkjr tmjt, a` kyjl{jta`e ~rh~hskd a`tkr`jtah`jllju `hrfs ihr ~htk`tajl k`ihrckfk`t tmrh{em ikdkrjlchffh` lju, ch{rts f{st lhhg th rklkyj`tCh`erkssah`jl e{adj`ck a` tmk ihrf hi rkljtkd hrj`jlheh{s lkeasljtah`. Mkrk, tmk TY^J as darkctlq

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h`lq tuh a`tkr`jtah`jl lju crafks ihr umacm at cmhska` tmk TY^J th crkjtk j dhfkstac rkfkdq.

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A. Tmk Ljcg hi Ch`sk`s{s ihr K}tk`da`eA`tkr`jtah`jl Lju Stjt{s th Chr~hrjtah`sStkfs a` ^jrt irhf Ch`ckr`s Tmjt Dha`e ShUall Chf~rhfask tmk Shykrkae`tq hi@jtah`s

@{fkrh{s sh{rcks, a`cl{da`e tmk Skch`d Carc{ats~j`kl h~a`ah` bklhu, mjyk dhc{fk`tkd tmk ljcg hich`sk`s{s jfh`e `jtah`s ihr j` k}tk`sah` hia`tkr`jtah`jl lju stjt{s th chr~hrjtah`s. Skk ^kt.

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a`tkr`jtah`jl lju sh{rcks irhf umacm JTS ~lja`taiismjyk trakd th drju tmkar s{bstj`tayk m{fj` raemts`hrfsa`cl{da`e tmk @{rkfbkre trajls, tmk jd mhctrab{`jls ihr tmk ihrfkr Q{ehsljyaj j`d Ruj`dj, j`dtmk Rhfk Stjt{tk`ht j sa`elk h`k hi tmksk sh{rcksk}tk`ds tmk a`tkr`jtah`jl lju hblaejtah`s k}~rksskdtmkrka` th chr~hrjtah`s, `hr as tmkrk j`q htmkrkyadk`ck hi j ch`sk`s{s jfh`e `jtah`s tmjt s{cm j`k}tk`sah` uh{ld bk j~~rh~rajtk.

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crafa`jl a`tk`t hr umjt ihrfs hi jrtaiacajl k`tataks jrkkyk` rkche`akdass{ks tmjt mjyk bkk` dkscrabkdklskumkrk.2 B{t a` jddatah` th tmksk dasjerkkfk`ts,tmkrk mjs bkk` j lh`estj`da`e rkl{ctj`ck uatma` tmka`tkr`jtah`jl chff{`atq th klkyjtk chr~hrjtah`s thtmk lkykl hi s{bokcts hi a`tkr`jtah`jl lju, s{cm tmjttmkq uh{ld bk darkctlq bh{`d bq a`tkr`jtah`jl lju~ra`ca~lks. Js dktjalkd bklhu, rkche`atah` hi j`a`tkr`jtah`jl lju d{tq h` tmk ~jrt hi chr~hrjtah`s th~hlack chf~laj`ck bq j mhst `jtah` uatma` tmjtch{`trqhitk` tmrh{em lajbalatq ihr jada`e j`d

jbktta`e s{cm yahljtah`sas skk` js af~lqa`e tmk~hukr th k`ihrck tmjt hblaejtah`. S{cm j ~hukr~htk`tajllq ch{ld {`dkrfa`k tmk mhst `jtah`sshykrkae` ~rkrhejtayks~jrtac{ljrlq ats dhfkstack`ihrckfk`t j`d ~hlack ~hukr. Fj`q `jtah`s,ks~kcajllq sfjllkr `jtah`s, rksast tmas rks{lt j`dh~~hsk tmk klkyjtah` hi f{lta`jtah`jl chr~hrjtah`s thtmk stjt{s hi a`tkr`jtah`jl lju s{bokcts.

J. Rkche`aza`e Chr~hrjtah`s js S{bokctshi A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju As ^krckaykd th

Chf~rhfask Stjtk Shykrkae`tqJ` a`tkr`jtah`jl ~krsh` as h`k umh ~hsskssks lkejl

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:112!. H`ck j erh{~ hr k`tatq as dkkfkd j`a`tkr`jtah`jl ~krsh` hr j s{bokct hi a`tkr`jtah`jllju, at `hrfjllq jcz{arks `ht h`lq a`tkr`jtah`jl ljuhblaejtah`s, b{t tmk ~hukr j`d raemts masthracjllqjsshcajtkd uatm `jtah`s. Skk Aj` Brhu`lak,^ra`ca~lkshi ^{blac A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju ;5&;= -5tm kd. 2>>=! -js{bokct hi a`tkr`jtah`jl lju as j` k`tatq cj~jblk hi~hsskssa`e bhtm raemts j`d d{taks j`d mjya`e tmkcj~jcatq th fja`tja` ats raemts bq bra`ea`ea`tkr`jtah`jl cljafs! -cata`e Rk~jrjtah`s ihr A`o{raksS{iikrkd a` tmk Skryack hi tmk [`atkd @jtah`s,

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hblaejtah`s {`dkr a`tkr`jtah`jl lju7 tmk ~rafjrqr{lks hi a`tkr`jtah`jl lju jrk shlklq jddrksskd thstjtks7 j`d h`lq stjtks a`c{r lkejl rks~h`sabalatq ihrbrkjcma`e tmkf. Cjrlhs F. Yz{k, Darkct ys.

A`darkct Hblaejtah`s hi Chr~hrjtah`s [`dkrA`tkr`jtah`jl Lju, 43 Chl{f. O. Trj`s`jtl L. 125,132&33 -2>>;!. A`tkr`jtah`jl lju tm{s af~hskshblaejtah`s {~h` stjtksa`cl{da`e d{taks th kstjblasmfkcmj`asfs ihr k`s{ra`e chf~laj`ck uatma`tkr`jtah`jl lju stract{rks bq tmkar `jtah`jls hrhtmkrs uatma` tmkar tkrrathraksj`d tmk stjtks

af~lkfk`t tmhsk fkcmj`asfs dhfkstacjllq tmrh{emtmkar lkeasljtayk hr k}kc{tayk ~hukrs. A` htmkr uhrds,j `jtah` fjq {`dkrtjgk hr bk hblaekd th k`ihrcka`tkr`jtah`jl `hrfs uatma` ats tkrrathrq, j`d fjq dhsh uatma` ats hu` ehykr`fk`tjl str{ct{rk j`duatmh{t tmrkjt th ats hu` shykrkae`tq.

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s{cm k`tataks faemt `kckssjralq af~lq afb{a`e tmkfuatm ~hlatacjl raemts `hrfjllq rkskrykd ihr `jtah`ss{cm js raemts th ~jrtaca~jtk a` smj~a`e trkjtaks j`dhtmkr a`tkr`jtah`jl lju a`str{fk`ts. Skk, k.e.,Saef{`d Tafbkre, A`tkr`jtah`jl Chfba`ks j`d

@jtah`jl Shykrkae`s? J St{dq a` Ch`ilact hi Ljus j`dFkcmj`asfs, 1; [. ^j. L. Rky. ;5;, 9:: -:145! -A`jddatah` th af~hsa`e hblaejtah`s, `hrfs, j`d `kejtaykrkstractah`s h` chr~hrjtah`s, tmk erj`t hi j cmjrtkrch{ld jlsh skryk th ch`ikr h` tmk Wf{lta`jtah`jlchr~hrjtah`V lkejl stj`da`e j`d s~kcaiac ~hsatayk

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A`tkr`jtah`jl M{fj` Raemts Jb{sks? Rkck`t Cmj`eksj`d Rkc{rra`e Cmjllk`eks, 9 @u. [. O. A`tl M{f.Rts. 222, 259 -2>>=! -j lheacjl chf~h`k`t hi lkejl~krsh`jlatq ihr chr~hrjtah`s as tmk k`dhufk`t his{bstj`tayk raemts j`d ~rhckd{rjl cj~jcatq th bra`ecljafs bkihrk a`tkr`jtah`jl hrej`s7 a` htmkr uhrds,tmkrk as j raemts klkfk`t th tmk kz{jtah`!7^jtracgFjcglkf, Chr~hrjtk Jcch{`tjbalatq [`dkr

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Stjtks ehykr`fk`t mjs dkcla`kd th rjtaiq atskli.!. Js

Rks~h`dk`ts dkfh`strjtk, Shsj rkz{arks tmjt tmk a`tkr`jtah`jllju a`z{arq bk ch`d{ctkd h` j `hrf&bq&`hrf bjsas. Skk

Rks~h`dk`ts Br. jt 24&29.

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[`dkr Dhfkstac Sk~jrjtah` hi ^hukrs^ra`ca~lks, Ch`erkss, @ht tmk Ch{rts, F{stK}krcask J`q A``hyjtayk Ljufjga`e

J{tmhratq a` Crkjta`e Dhfkstac RkfkdaksJrasa`e irhf A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju

^ktatah`krs j`d skykrjl hi tmkar jfaca jre{k tmjtdhfkstac lju ehykr`s umktmkr tmkrk smh{ld bk jcj{sk hi jctah` jeja`st chr~hrjtah`s ihr a`tkr`jtah`jlm{fj` raemts `hrfskssk`tajllq, tmjt dhfkstac ljufjq dkcadk umh as s{bokct th ~jrtac{ljr

a`tkr`jtah`jl lju `hrfs, kyk` tmh{em a`tkr`jtah`jllju dkia`ks umjt ch`d{ct as chykrkd bq tmhsk `hrfs.Ihr k}jf~lk, tmk jfac{s braki ialkd a` s{~~hrt hi^ktatah`krs bq tmk [.@. Maem Chffassah`kr ihrM{fj` Raemts, ch`tk`ds tmjt a`tkr`jtah`jl lju`kckssjralq rklaks h` dhfkstac lkejl fkcmj`asfs thk`s{rk tmk kiikctayk ~rhtkctah` hi m{fj` raemts7 tmjta`tkr`jtah`jl lju tm{s hblaejtks Stjtks th ~rhyadk j`kiikctayk rkfkdq ihr yactafs hi m{fj` raemts

yahljtah`s7 j`d tmjt WiVrhf tmk ~krs~kctayk hia`tkr`jtah`jl lju, jctah` bq j Stjtks maemkst ch{rt as

kz{ayjlk`t th jctah` bq tmk Stjtks lkeasljtayk hrk}kc{tayk hrej`s? jll jrk kz{jllq jcts hi tmk stjtk.Br. hiJfac{sC{rajk @jya ^alljq, Tmk [`atkd @jtah`sMaem Chffassah`kr Ihr M{fj` Raemts A` S{~~hrt hi^ktatah`krs jt 3&4. A` tmk Maem Chffassah`krs yaku,umk` tmas Ch{rt dkcadks tmas cjsk, tmk Ch{rt asjcta`e js j` jek`t hi tmk [`atkd Stjtks th k}kc{tkhrrki{sk th k}kc{tktmk `jtah`s a`tkr`jtah`jl lkejlhblaejtah` th ~rhfhtk m{fj` raemts. Ad. jt 3.^ktatah`krs j`d tmk [`atkd Stjtks hiikr j safaljr

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js dad O{dek Lkyjl a` mas ch`c{rra`e h~a`ah`bklhu, ^kt. J~~. J=5, j`d tmk D.C. Carc{at ~j`klfjohratq a` Dhk y. K}}h` Fhbal Chr~., 9;4 I.3d ::,4:&43 -CJDC 2>::!.

Kyk` ai a`tkr`jtah`jl lju dad lkjyk at th a`dayad{jl`jtah`s th dkcadk umjt cljssks hi dkik`dj`ts jrkchykrkd bq j rkche`akd a`tkr`jtah`jl lju `hrfumacm at dhks `ht, skkShsj, ;42 [.S. jt 532 ) `.2>=

5 ^ktatah`krs hiikr j yjrajtah` h` tmas jre{fk`t, ch`tk`da`e tmjt

a` af~lkfk`ta`e a`tkr`jtah`jl lju a`th h{r dhfkstac lju, tmk

Iarst Ch`erkss klkctkd o{dacajllq crkjtkd chffh` lju thrt

rkfkdaks th k`ihrck tmk lju hi `jtah`s. ^ktatah`krs Br. jt 35.

Tmk [`atkd Stjtks hiikrs j tmard ykrsah`tmjt a`tkr`jtah`jl lju

smh{ld a`ihrf j ch{rts dkcasah` umktmkr th rkche`ak, j`d mhu

th dkia`k, j ikdkrjl chffh` lju cj{sk hi jctah` th k`ihrck j lju&

hi&`jtah`s yahljtah` hi tmk shrt dkkfkd ~htk`tajllq jctah`jblk

{`dkr Shsj. Br. ihr tmk [`atkd Stjtks js Jfac{s C{rajk

S{~~hrta`e ^ktatah`krs jt 25&2= -kf~mjsas jddkd!.

= Kyk` j~jrt irhf Shsjs ihht`htk 2>, ^ktatah`krs cmhack hi lju

jre{fk`t as iljukd. Shsj dkscrabks j `jrrhu cljss hi `hrfs tmjt

fjq bk rkche`akd tmrh{em j o{dacajllq crkjtkd cj{sk hi jctah`

uatmh{t Ch`erkssah`jl e{adj`ck, rkz{ara`e tmjt tmkq bk jerkkd

{~h` uatm j maem lkykl hi dkia`atk`kss, ckrtja`tq, j`d

{`aykrsjlatq jfh`e cayalakd `jtah`stmjt as, tmjt tmkq jlrkjdq

bk i{llq ihrfkd js j fjttkr hi a`tkr`jtah`jl lju. ;42 [.S. jt

532. J lheacjl j`d `kckssjrq ~jrt hi umktmkr ch`d{ct yahljtks

s{cm j i{llq ihrfkd a`tkr`jtah`jl lju `hrf as umktmkr tmk `hrf

kyk` k}tk`ds th tmk ~jrtac{ljr tq~k hr cjtkehrq hi dkik`dj`t jt

ass{ktmjt as, a` a`tkr`jtah`jl lju ~jrlj`ck, umktmkr tmjt

dkik`dj`t as j s{bokct hi tmk a`tkr`jtah`jl lju `hrf a`

z{kstah`. Skk H~~k`mkafs A`tkr`jtah`jl Lju, s{~rj, jt :2>

-Tmk ch`ck~t hi a`tkr`jtah`jl ~krsh` as . . . dkraykd irhf

a`tkr`jtah`jl lju.!7 Tmk @{r`bkre Trajl, 9 I.R.D. 91, ::> -A`tl

Falatjrq Trab. :149! -WAV`tkr`jtah`jl lju af~hsks d{taks j`d

lajbalataks {~h` a`dayad{jls js ukll js {~h` stjtks.!. ^ktatah`krsfascmjrjctkrak tmas a`z{arq js h`k hi rkfkdq, ^ktatah`krs Br. jt

35, b{t tmk sch~k hi lajbalatq as jlujqs j s{bstj`tayk ass{k. Skk

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tmjt stall uh{ld `ht fkj`, js ^ktatah`krs jfaca jre{k,tmjt [`atkd Stjtks ch{rts fjq jct js tmk jek`tWsV hitmk [`atkd Stjtks th smj~k dhfkstac lju cj{sks hijctah` th af~lkfk`t j`q a`tkr`jtah`jl `hrf bqdkcada`e umh fjq bk chykrkd.

Ek`krjllq, umk` a`tkr`jtah`jl lju crkjtks j `hrf,j`d kyk` umk` at fj`djtks tmjt `jtah`s k`ihrck tmk`hrf dhfkstacjllq, tmk dhfkstac af~lkfk`tjtah` askiikctkd tmrh{em tmk ljufjga`e bhdq uatma` kjcm`jtah``hrfjllq, kjcm ch{`trqs lkeasljt{rk. Skk,

k.e., Oj`` G. Glkii`kr, Tmk Af~jct hi

Chf~lkfk`tjratq h` @jtah`jl Af~lkfk`tjtah` hiS{bstj`tayk A`tkr`jtah`jl Crafa`jl Lju, : O. A`t%lCraf. O{st. =9, == -2>>3! -stjtks tq~acjllq rks~h`d thchf~lkfk`tjratq bq jdh~ta`e af~lkfk`ta`elkeasljtah` th ~krfat dhfkstac ~{`asmfk`t hia`tkr`jtah`jl lju crafks!7 Ch`yk`tah` h` tmk^rkyk`tah` j`d ^{`asmfk`t hi tmk Crafk hi Ek`hcadk,jrt. Y, Dkc. 1, :14=, 5= [.@.T.S. 255, :>2 Stjt. 3>4;-Tmk Ch`trjcta`e ^jrtaks {`dkrtjgk th k`jct, a`jcchrdj`ck uatm tmkar rks~kctayk Ch`stat{tah`s, tmk`kckssjrq lkeasljtah` th eayk kiikct th tmk ~rhyasah`s hi

tmk ~rksk`t Ch`yk`tah`, j`d, a` ~jrtac{ljr, th ~rhyadkkiikctayk ~k`jltaks ihr ~krsh`s e{altq hi ek`hcadk hrj`q hi tmk htmkr jcts k`{fkrjtkd a` jrtaclk AAA.!.1

Rks~h`dk`ts Br. jt :5&297 Catq hi Smkrrall y. H`kadj A`daj`

@jtah`, ;44 [.S. :15, 2:3 -2>>;! -Tmk s{bstj`tayk z{kstah`s

umktmkr tmk ~lja`taii mjs j`q raemt hr tmk dkik`dj`t mjs j`q

d{tq, j`d ai sh umjt at as, jrk ykrq daiikrk`t z{kstah`s irhf tmk

rkfkdajl z{kstah`s umktmkr tmas rkfkdq hr tmjt as ~rkikrrkd,

j`d umjt tmk fkjs{rk hi tmk rkfkdq as. -z{hta`e D. Dhbbs, Tmk

Lju hi Rkfkdaks :.2, ~.3 -:153!!!.

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A` ijct, tmk [.@. Maem Chffassah`kr ihr M{fj` Raemtsch`ckdks tmjt WjVll fjohr a`tkr`jtah`jl m{fj` raemts trkjtaks

rkz{ark Stjtks th tjgk tmk `kckssjrq stk~sch`sastk`t uatm tmkar

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Uatma` h{r @jtah`s tra~jrtatk sqstkf hi ehykr`fk`t,Ch`erkss as tmk lkeasljtayk bhdq cmjrekd uatmkiikcta`e tmjt af~lkfk`tjtah`, js k}~rksskd a` ats~hukr th dkia`k j`d ~{`asm . . . Hiik`cks jeja`st tmkLju hi @jtah`s. [.S. Ch`st., Jrt. A, =, Cl. :>.Tm{s, js tmas Ch{rt rkche`akd a` Shsj, umkrka`tkr`jtah`jl lju cjlls ihr dhfkstac af~lkfk`tjtah`,`hrfjllq at as Ch`erkss tmjt as cjllkd {~h` th ~krihrftmjt rhlk. ;42 [.S. jt ;25. Jltmh{em at fjq bk tr{k,js tmk [`atkd Stjtks jre{ks, tmjt masthracjllq tmkch{rts hi tmk yjrah{s `jtah`s ukrk a`yhlykd a`

smj~a`e a`tkr`jtah`jl lju, skk Br. ihr [`atkd Stjtksjt 3:, tmk Ch`stat{tah` kstjblasmks Ch`erkss js h{r@jtah`s ljufjga`e bhdq ihr `ku `hrfs hia`tkr`jtah`jl lju. ;42 [.S. jt 525&2=. Tmas as~jrtac{ljrlq sh a` tmk ~hst&Krak irjfkuhrg, a` umacmtmk ljufjga`e i{`ctah` jt tmk ikdkrjl lkykl mjssmaitkd sae`aiacj`tlq thujrd tmk lkeasljtayk brj`cmj~ha`t tmjt iae{rkd ~rhfa`k`tlq a` Shsjs iayk rkjsh`sihr cj{tah` a` jdj~ta`e tmk lju hi `jtah`s th ~rayjtkraemts. Ad. jt 52;&2=.

Bq ch`trjst, tmk rhlk hi ch{rts {`dkr tmk irjfkuhrg

dkscrabkd a` Shsj as sae`aiacj`tlq `jrrhukr? jbsk`tCh`erkssah`jl jctah`, ch{rts fjq rkche`ak chffh`lju jctah`s h`lq ihr tmk `jrrhu cljss hi `hrfs tmjtjlrkjdq jrk rkche`akd jt a`tkr`jtah`jl lju uatm s{cmj maem lkykl hi dkia`atk`kss, ckrtja`tq, j`d{`aykrsjlatq jfh`e `jtah`s s{cm tmjt tmk [`atkdStjtks uh{ld bk yakukd js rkfass a` `ht rkche`aa`e

dhfkstac lkejl sqstkfs j`d uatm tmk ~rhyasah`s hi tmjt s~kcaiac

trkjtqth jdh~t tmk fkjs{rks `kckssjrq th eayk kiikct th tmk

raemts rkche`akd a` tmk ~jrtac{ljr trkjtq. Br. hiJfac{s C{rajk@jya ^alljq, Tmk [`atkd @jtah`s Maem Chffassah`kr Ihr

M{fj` Raemts A` S{~~hrt hi ^ktatah`krs jt 39 -kf~mjsas jddkd!.

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s{cm cljafs j`d ~rhyada`e cayal rkdrkss. Skk ad. jt52=. A`dkkd, tmk JTS ujs k`jctkd th i{liall h{r`jtah`s hblaejtah`s {`dkr a`tkr`jtah`jl lju bkcj{skj ~rayjtk rkfkdq ujs tmh{emt `kckssjrq ihrda~lhfjtac hiik`sks {`dkr tmk lju hi `jtah`s. Ad. jt524. Tmk Ch{rt ch`cl{dkd irhf tmas masthrq tmjt tmk

JTS as bkst rkjd js mjya`e bkk` k`jctkd h` tmk{`dkrstj`da`e tmjt tmk chffh` lju uh{ld ~rhyadk jcj{sk hi jctah` ihr tmk fhdkst `{fbkr hia`tkr`jtah`jl lju yahljtah`s uatm j ~htk`tajl ihr

~krsh`jl lajbalatq jt tmk tafka.k., tmhsk uatm tmk

sjfk a`tkr`jtah`jl lju k}~kctjtah` hi cayal rkdrksstmjt j~~lakd th da~lhfjtac hiik`sks. Ad. -kf~mjsasjddkd!7 skk jlsh ad. jt 5:; -a`tk`dkd sch~k a`cl{dkd

yahljtah`s jdfatta`e hi j o{dacajl rkfkdq j`d jt tmksjfk tafk tmrkjtk`a`e skrah{s ch`skz{k`cks a`a`tkr`jtah`jl jiijars!.

[`dkr tmas irjfkuhrg, a` dktkrfa`a`e tmk k}astk`ckhi j` jctah`jblk `hrf, ch{rts f{st ch`sadkr `ht h`lqumktmkr a`tkr`jtah`jl lju {`aykrsjllq ch`dkf`s j~rjctack, b{t jlsh umktmkr tmk {`dkrlqa`e `hrf as h`kihr umacm `jtah`s uh{ld k}~kct h`k j`htmkr th

~rhyadk j cayal rkfkdq. Ad. jt 5247 skk jlshFhrj y.@ku Qhrg, ;24 I.3d :=3, 2>=&>1 -CJ2 2>>=! -rki{sa`eth rkche`ak JTS cljaf ihr hiiacajl dktk`tah` hi jihrkae` s{s~kct a` yahljtah` hi tmk Yak``j Ch`yk`tah`,umkrk `h`k hi tmk Stjtks&~jrtaks th tmk Ch`yk`tah`,WuVatm h`k ~hssablk k}ck~tah`, rkche`ak s{cm j thrta` tmkar dhfkstac lju j`d tm{s at cj``ht bk sjadtmjt tmk thrt ~rh~hskd mjs jttja`kd tmk stjt{s hi jba`da`e c{sthfjrq `hrf!7 Ialjrtaej y. ^k`j&Arjlj,93> I.2d =59, ==3, ==5 -CJ2 :1=>! -ia`da`e {`aykrsjljcchrd ihr a`tkr`jtah`jl `hrf jeja`st hiiacajl thrt{rk

umkrk a`tkr`jtah`jl lju k}~lacatlq ~rhyadks tmjt jll`jtah`s f{st jiihrd thrt{rk yactaf rkdrkss j`d

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chf~k`sjtah`7 `hta`e tmjt JTS ujs fkj`t `ht thk}tk`d `ku raemts th jlak`s, b{t rjtmkr th jllhuch{rts th jdo{dacjtk raemts jlrkjdq rkche`akd bqa`tkr`jtah`jl lju!.

Tmas rkjda`e hiShsj as ch`sastk`t uatm tmk ykrq

str{ct{rk hi a`tkr`jtah`jl lju tmjt ^ktatah`krs mjyk

trakd th a`yhgk{`dkr umacm, js `htkd jbhyk, `jtah`s

tq~acjllq af~lkfk`t `hrfs bq chdk hr lkeasljtah`. Js

^ktatah`krs tmkfsklyks dkscrabk tmas ~rhckss, fj`q

Stjtks mjyk ~jsskd dhfkstac stjt{tks af~hsa`e

chr~hrjtk crafa`jl lajbalatq a` af~lkfk`ta`e tmkar

a`tkr`jtah`jl hblaejtah`s {`dkr tmk Rhfk Stjt{tk.

^kt. J~~. jt J41. J`d a`dkkd, `jtah`s jrk irkk th

k`jct j`d mjyk k`jctkd dhfkstac ljus tmjt eh bkqh`d

`hrfs rkche`akd {`dkr a`tkr`jtah`jl lju. Skk

Rks~h`dk`ts Br. jt 22 `.1. B{t jltmh{em `h h`k

uh{ld dh{bt Ch`erksss ~hukr th k`jct lkeasljtah` a`

tmas jrkj, Ch`erkss mjs k`jctkd `h lju kstjblasma`e

crafa`jl hr cayal chr~hrjtk lajbalatq ihr j`q

a`tkr`jtah`jl `hrf. Rkejrdlkss hi tmk ~hssablk fkrat

hi crkjta`e s{cm lajbalatq, j`q a`tkr`jtah`jl lju&

dkia`a`e hr jdyj`ca`e rhlk tmk [`atkd Stjtks fjqcmhhsk th jdh~t js j `jtah` f{st chfk irhf Ch`erkss,

`ht irhf tmk O{dacajrq.:>

:> Tmk Skyk`tm Carc{at mjs s{rfaskd tmjt j `hrf hi chr~hrjtk

lajbalatq ch{ld k}ast kyk` ai chr~hrjtah`s `kykr mjyk bkk`

~{`asmkd {`dkr a`tkr`jtah`jl lju, rkjsh`a`e tmjt WtVmkrk as

jlujqs j iarst tafk ihr lataejtah` th k`ihrck j `hrf. Ilhfh y.

Iarksth`k @jt{rjl R{bbkr Ch., LLC, 943 I.3d :>:3, :>:5 -CJ5

2>::!. Tmjt fjq bk tr{k hi `hrfs a` tmk jbstrjct, `hrfs js tmkq

jrk crkjtkd a` htmkr lkejl sqstkfs, j`d `hrfs js tmkq jrk

af~lkfk`tkd a` tmk [`atkd Stjtks bq Ch`erkss7 b{t js Shsj

fjgks clkjr, at as `ht tr{k hi tmk ~rh~kr i{`ctah` hi tmk ikdkrjlO{dacajrq {`dkr tmk JTS. Skk ;42 [.S. jt 52;&2=.

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AAA.Tmk H`lq Rklkyj`t Ch`erkssah`jl E{adj`ckirhf tmk TY^J ^rkcl{dks Chr~hrjtkLajbalatq

^rksk`tlq bkihrk tmk Ch{rt a` Fhmjfjd as tmkz{kstah` umktmkr Ch`erksss k`jctfk`t hi tmkTY^Jumacm af~hsks lajbalatq h` j` a`dayad{jlumh chffats thrt{rk hr k}trjo{dacajl galla`e {`dkrchlhr hi ihrkae` ljuk}tk`ds s{cm lajbalatq thjrtaiacajl k`tataks s{cm js chr~hrjtah`s. Jfaca bklakyktmk TY^J as rklkyj`t th tmk ~rksk`t cjsk ihr tuhrkjsh`s.

Iarst, tmk ~jssjek hi tmk TY^J all{strjtks tmk ~ha`ta` tmk ~rkckda`e skctah` tmjt Ch`erkss as tmkj~~rh~rajtk bhdq th a`chr~hrjtk a`tkr`jtah`jlhblaejtah`s a`th h{r dhfkstac lju. ^rahr th tmk~jssjek hi tmk TY^J, tmk [`atkd Stjtks sae`kd tmkCh`yk`tah` Jeja`st Thrt{rk, umacm rkz{arkd kjcmsae`jthrq stjtk th k`s{rk a` ats lkejl sqstkf tmjt tmk

yactaf hi j` jct hi thrt{rk hbtja`s rkdrkss j`d mjs j`k`ihrckjblk raemt th ijar j`d jdkz{jtk chf~k`sjtah`.Ch`yk`tah` Jeja`st Thrt{rk j`d Htmkr Cr{kl,

A`m{fj` hr Dkerjda`e Trkjtfk`t hr ^{`asmfk`t,Dkc. :>, :1=4, S. Trkjtq Dhc. @h :>>&2> -:1==!, :49;[.@.T.S. =;, jrt. :4. Ch`erkss af~lkfk`tkd tmasdarkctayk bq k`jcta`e j lkeasljtayk cayal djfjeksrkfkdq ihr thrt{rk yactafs. TY^J 2-j!-:!&-2!-k}tk`da`e lajbalatq th WjV` a`dayad{jl, umh, {`dkrjct{jl hr j~~jrk`t j{tmhratq, hr chlhr hi lju, hi j`qihrkae` `jtah` . . . s{bokcts j` a`dayad{jl th thrt{rk. . . hr . . . k}trjo{dacajl galla`e!. Tm{s, tmrh{em tmkTY^J Ch`erkss`ht tmk O{dacajrqi{liallkd tmk[`atkd Stjtks {`dkrtjga`e th ~rhyadk j cayal rkfkdq

ihr thrt{rk yactafs. Tmas as ~rkcasklq tmk ~rhckss ihrtrj`sljta`e a`tkr`jtah`jl lju `hrfs a`th [.S. lju

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tmjt Shsj k`yasah`s? Ch`erkss jctkd js tmkljufjga`e bhdq rks~h`sablk ihr crkjta`e j`d dkia`a`etmk sch~k hi dhfkstac lkejl rkfkdaks ihr yahljtah`s hia`tkr`jtah`jl lju `hrfs.

Skch`d, a` ch`sadkra`e tmk ~rjctacjl ch`skz{k`ckshi af~hsa`e ikdkrjl chffh` lju d{taks, Shsj darkctsch{rts th lhhg ihr lkeasljtayk e{adj`ck bkihrkk}krcasa`e a``hyjtayk j{tmhratq hykr s{bstj`tayk lju.;42 [.S. jt 529. Tmas as bkcj{sk Ch`erkss jlujqsfjq sm{t tmk dhhr h` js~kcts hi tmk lju hi `jtah`s,k}~lacatlq, hr af~lacatlq bq trkjtaks hr stjt{tks tmjt

hcc{~q tmk iakld. Ad. jt 53:. Fhrkhykr, js tmas Ch{rtmjs lh`e rkche`akd, at uh{ld bk j`hfjlh{s ihr j

o{dacajllq crjitkd cj{sk hi jctah` th sukk~ bkqh`d tmkbh{`ds WCh`erkssV dkla`kjtkd ihr chf~jrjblk k}~rksscj{sks hi jctah`. Ck`trjl Bj`g hi Dk`ykr, @.J. y.

Iarst A`tkrstjtk Bj`g hi Dk`ykr, @.J., ;:: [.S. :94,:=> -:114!.

At as tmkrkihrk maemlq sae`aiacj`t tmjt Ch`erksscmhsk `ht th rkche`ak chr~hrjtk lajbalatq a` tmkTY^Jtmk fhst j`jlheh{s jrkj a` umacm at mjs

lkeasljtkd. Js h`k ch{rt mjs `htkd, tmk TY^J ujsk`jctkd js j` k}tk`sah` hi tmk JTS j`d tm{s~rhyadks j {ski{l, ch`erkssah`jllq&crjitkd tkf~ljtkth e{adk tmk Ch{rts chffh`&lju ~hukrs {`dkr tmk

JTS. Sjrka y. Rah Ta`th, ^LC, ;;> I.3d =22, =32-CJ1 2>>=!. Tmk TY^J bq ats tkrfs j~~laks h`lq tha`dayad{jls, `ht chr~hrjtah`s. Skk 2= [.S.C. :3;>,`htk, 2-j!. Tmk Dactah`jrq Jct dkia`ks ~krsh` tha`cl{dk chr~hrjtah`s, chf~j`aks, jsshcajtah`s, iarfs,~jrt`krsma~s, shcaktaks, j`d oha`t sthcg chf~j`aks, jsukll js a`dayad{jls -: [.S.C. : -kf~mjsas jddkd!!,

umacm af~laks tmjt tmk uhrds chr~hrjtah`s j`da`dayad{jls rkikr th daiikrk`t tma`es -[`atkd Stjtks

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y.Faddlkth , 23: I.3d :2>5, :2:: -CJ1 2>>>!!. TmasCh{rt mjs k}~lja`kd tmjt jltmh{em tmk tkrf ~krsh`hrda`jralq a`cl{dks j chr~hrjtah`, tmk tkrfa`dayad{jl rkikrs h`lq th j sa`elk m{fj` bka`e,{`lkss tmkrk as `h ~lj{sablk rkjsh` ihr eaya`e tmktkrf a`dayad{jl ats hrda`jrq fkj`a`e j`d dha`e shuh{ld ~rhd{ck j` jbs{rd j`d {`o{st rks{lt umacmCh`erkss ch{ld `ht mjyk a`tk`dkd. Cla`th` y. Catq hi

@ku Qhrg, ;24 [.S. 4:5, 42=&21 ) `.:3 -:11=!.Jss{fa`e tmk Ch{rt jerkks uatm tmk lhukr ch{rtdkcasah`s h` tmas s{bokct a` dkcada`e tmk Fhmjfjd

cjsk,::

tmjt ch`cl{sah` smh{ld bkjr sae`aiacj`tlq {~h`tmk ~rh~kr a`tkr~rktjtah` hi tmk JTS jbsk`t i{rtmkrCh`erkssah`jl jctah`.

Umk` Ch`erkss mjs ~rhyadkd rklkyj`t e{adj`ck, tmkCh{rt f{st lhhg th tmjt e{adj`ck a` dktkrfa`a`e tmksch~k hi lajbalatq {`dkr tmk JTS. Skk Ck`trjl Bj`g hi

Dk`ykr, ;:: [.S. jt :=>. A` tmk TY^J, Ch`erkssdkcla`kd k}~rksslq th af~hsk chr~hrjtk lajbalatq.[`dkr Shsj, a` ijsmah`a`e j ikdkrjl chffh` ljujctah` {`dkr tmk JTS tmas Ch{rt smh{ld mkkd s{cmlkeasljtayk e{adj`ck. ;42 [.S. jt 529.

Ch`erksss ~hlacq cmhack rkilkctkd a` tmk TY^J jlsh`kejtks tmk jre{fk`ts hi ^ktatah`krs j`d tmkar jfacatmjt tmk Ch{rt f{st rkche`ak chr~hrjtk lajbalatqdks~atk tmk ljcg hi j` a`tkr`jtah`jl ch`sk`s{s a`ijyhr hi s{cm lajbalatqbkcj{sk `ht dha`e sh uh{ld bka`ch`sastk`t uatm [`atkd Stjtks ~hlacq. Skk^ktatah`krs Br. jt 9>&9:. Tmk TY^J smhus tmjtCh`erkss ch`cl{dkd k}jctlq tmk h~~hsatk. Bkcj{sk at

::Skk, k.e.,Bhuhth y. Cmkyrh` Chr~., 92: I.3d :::9, ::29 -CJ1

2>:>! -Uk jerkk uatm tmk dastract ch{rt tmjt Ch`erksss {sk hitmk uhrd a`dayad{jl tmrh{emh{t tmk stjt{tk a`dacjtks tmjt at dad

`ht a`tk`d ihr tmk TY^J th j~~lq th chr~hrjtah`s.!.

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uh{ld bk j`hfjlh{s ihr j o{dacajllq crjitkd cj{sk hijctah` th sukk~ bkqh`d tmk bh{`ds WCh`erkssVdkla`kjtkd ihr chf~jrjblk k}~rkss cj{sks hi jctah`,Ck`trjl Bj`g hi Dk`ykr, ;:: [.S. jt :=>, a`ch`sadkra`e tmk ~rjctacjl ch`skz{k`cks hi af~hsa`ej ikdkrjl chffh` lju d{tq h` ~rayjtk k`tataks s{cm jschr~hrjtah`s {`dkr tmk JTS, tmas Ch{rt smh{ld lk`derkjt ukaemt th Ch`erksss dkcasah` `ht th rkche`akchr~hrjtk lajbalatq a` tmk TY^J.

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