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.
(1) be for clearly secular purpose; (2) neither advance nor inhibit religion in its primary effect; and (3) avoid excessive government entanglement with religion. The current Supreme Court standard for assessing the constitutionality of _____________ is the imminent lawless action test. The equal protection clause of the _____ Amendment reads: No state shall...... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws..