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    TJBLK HI CH@TK@TS

    ^jek

    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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    &aa&

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

    ^jek

    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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    aaa

    TJBLK HI J[TMHRATAKS

    ^jek

    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~.,

    92: I.3d :::9 -CJ1 2>:>!..................................2=

    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,

    93> I.2d =59 -CJ2 :1=>!....................................24

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

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    ay

    TJBLK HI J[TMHRATAKS Ch`ta`{kd

    ^jek

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

    412 I. S{~~. 2d 1== -S.D. A`d. 2>>5!.................:1

    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:

    [`atkd Stjtks y.Faddlkth`,

    23: I.3d :2>5 -CJ1 2>>>!..................................25

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

    229 I.3d == -CJ2 2>>>!......................................:2

    STJT[TKS J@D R[LKS

    : [.S.C. :................................................................25

    2= [.S.C. :3;>.......................................................... :

    2= [.S.C. :3;>, `htk, 2-j! ............................. 29, 25

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

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    y

    TJBLK HI J[TMHRATAKS Ch`ta`{kd

    ^jek

    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=, :; [[email protected]. 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.

    @h :>>&2> -:1==!, :49; [[email protected]. =;, jrt. 2 .......29

    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= [[email protected]. 255, :>2 Stjt. 3>4; ..............22

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    ya

    TJBLK HI J[TMHRATAKS Ch`ta`{kd

    ^jek

    SKCH@DJRQJ[TMHRATAKS

    Jrt, Dh``j K. ) Aehr A. L{gjsm{g,^jrtaca~j ts a` A`tkr`jtah`jl Lkejl

    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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    yaa

    TJBLK HI J[TMHRATAKS Ch`ta`{kd

    ^jek

    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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    yaaa

    TJBLK HI J[TMHRATAKS Ch`ta`{kd

    ^jek

    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`

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    Tmas str{ct{rk as ch`sastk`t uatm tmk trjdatah`jltmkhrq hi ~{blac a`tkr`jtah`jl lju, a` umacma`tkr`jtah`jl lju ba`ds `jtah`s. Cmjr`kq, :1=3 D{gkL.O. jt 5;2&;3. Fkfbkr `jtah`s chf~lq bq k`jcta`ej`d k`ihrca`e dhfkstac ljus rkilkcta`e tmka`tkr`jtah`jl ljbhr stj`djrds hi tmk ALH, j`dchr~hrjtah`s j`d {`ah`s chffat th rks~kct j`dchf~lq uatm tmhsk lhcjl ljus.9 A` jddatah`, jltmh{emchr~hrjtk kf~lhqkrs jrk `ht darkctlq bh{`d bq tmkCh`yk`tah`s, tmkq jrk af~hrtj`t ~jrtaca~j`ts a` tmkardkyklh~fk`t. Tmas str{ct{rk jllhus chr~hrjtah`s th

    bk ~rhd{ctayk ~jrtaca~j`ts uatm htmkr ~ljqkrs h` tmka`tkr`jtah`jl stjek, umalk bka`e sk`satayk th tmkshykrkae`tq ch`ckr`s tmjt uh{ld bk rjaskd bqkf~hukra`e ~rayjtk k`tataks th k}krcask a`tkr`jtah`jllju k`ihrckfk`t j{tmhratq umalk h~krjta`e uatma` jmhst `jtah`.

    Klafa`jtah` hi tmk Uhrst Ihrfs hi Cmald Ljbh{r, jrts. 9 ) 5-:!,

    O{`k :5, :111.

    9 Tmas as `ht th sjq tmjt ALH stj`djrds jrk sh dkia`atk, ch`crktk,

    j`d {`aykrsjllq jcck~tkd jfh`e `jtah`s tmjt tmkq uh{ld

    ch`stat{tk ba`da`e a`tkr`jtah`jl `hrfs {`dkr tmk JTSj

    ch`cl{sah` tmjt ckrtja`lq ch{ld `ht bk drju` uatm rks~kct th

    tmhsk ALH dhc{fk`ts tmjt mjyk `ht bkk` rjtaiakd bq tmk [`atkd

    Stjtks. Skk Shsj, ;42 [.S. jt 53; -[.@. chyk`j`t dad `ht atskli

    crkjtk hblaejtah`s k`ihrckjblk a` tmk ikdkrjl ch{rts umkrk at as

    `ht skli&k}kc{ta`e!7 Ohm` Rhk A y. Bradeksth`k Chr~., 412 I.

    S{~~. 2d 1==, :>:; -S.D. A`d. 2>>5! -At uh{ld bk hdd a`dkkd ai j

    [`atkd Stjtks ch{rt ukrk th trkjt js {`aykrsjl j`d ba`da`e a`

    htmkr `jtah`s j` a`tkr`jtah`jl WALHV ch`yk`tah` tmjt tmk [`atkd

    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= [[email protected]. 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;[[email protected]. =;, 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.

    CH@CL[SAH@

    Ihr tmk rkjsh`s stjtkd jbhyk j`d a` tmkRks~h`dk`ts braki, tmk o{defk`t hi tmk Skch`dCarc{at smh{ld bk jiiarfkd.

    Rks~kcti{llq s{bfattkd,

    GRASTA@ LA@SLKQFQLKSCh{`skl hi Rkchrd

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