Blaw Narrative Essay

congress can create a statute on any topic at all

the constitution ensures that the states retain all power not given to the national government

a prospective juror was excused from serving after being questioned by the plaintiffs’ attorney. no reason was given for the rejection. this would be accomplished by the use of a peremptory challenge

summary judgement is appropriate when there is not essential facts in dispute

in a civil case the plaintiff must prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt

a summons is a paper ordering a defendant to appear in court at a certain time

an appeals court can rule that a trial court’s ultimate ruling was correct even if the trial court made some minor errors during the trial

if interrogatories are being used as a form of discovery, the party being questioned must generally answer all the questions orally under oath

emails and their attachments are not subject to partial discovery

the doctrine of state deicis, though vital to the creation of the common law when this country was settled, is not important to our modern, complex society

because of the concept of state decisis, the US supreme court, in interpreting a statute in 2009, will necessarily interpret certain statutory language in the same way as the US Supreme Court interpreted the same statutory language in 1971

gad berry lives in a common interest development and has parked his new pickup truck in his driveway. the neighborhood association informs him that, according to their regulations he may not have a truck in the sight of passerby. the association has made an unconstitutional restriction of the property rights of residents of the CID

a tort is a violation of duty imposed by civil law

lori works for big corp \”at will\” employee. richard, owner of small store, offers to pay lori much more money if she will leave big corp and work for his store. when lori starts to work for richard, big corp correctly claims Richard is liable for tortious interference with a contract

putative damages are intended to punish the defendant for conduct that is extreme and outrageous

a defendant who engages is setting off fireworks at a fully licensed fourth of july show is liable for the harm that results form the activity only if the plaintiff proves the harm was foreseeable

most state legislatures have passed legislation to reimburse crime victims directly through state government

if the law denies all liability for harm done by tortuous or criminal activity, no one will have to pay for the harm

general deference is intended to teach a specific defendant not to repeat criminal conduct

congress revised and reauthorized the patriot act, but the secret national security letter provisions were later limited by a federal appeals court

the 6th amendment declares that a person cannot be tried twice for the same criminal offense, if no what amendment is this

1. occupational and health administration promulgated a rule requiring warehouse employees to wear hardhats when in the vicinity of an operating forklift. the purpose of hats is to protect employees from danger. this rule is..