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"fairness": equity
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3 Reasons to go to the Federal Trial Court: Federal Questions, Diversity Jurisdiction, Speciality Courts
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Administrative Law: Law that is made by agencies and the agencies report to the executive branch aka president
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Administrative Procedure Act: gives agencies, that report to the executive branch, power
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Agency Powers (3): 1) Make rules 2) Investigating 3) Adjudicate
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Arbitration: mini trial; cheaper and faster than court
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Civil or Criminal - Which is entitled to a lawyer: Civil Case
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Complaint: Official name of the document when lawsuit is filed
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depositions: attorney's ask questions
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Federal Trial Court: 1) has to be approved by the senate 2) people try to get the fed 3) case must be $75k+
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First Court where evidence is produced?: Trial Court
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hung trial: where jury cannot decide verdict
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Law and Morality: Knowing what's right
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Legal Positivism: "Law is what the boss says it is"
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Legal Realism: "It doesn't matter what the law is, people with power/money will win"
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Mediation: Another formal way of working out a dispute, but is less formal than negotiation
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Natural Law: (Theory) Don't have to follow laws that are wrong [[MLK and Gandhi followed natural law]]
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need to file a(n) _____ when served: answer
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Negotiation: Formal way of working out a dispute between businesses
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Non-Binding Arbitration: To make the other side see what they got
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Pro-Se: You're your own lawyer in your case
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Probono: Lawyer that doesn't get paid
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Res Lpsa Loquitor: "Things speak itself"
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Stare Decisis: "Let the decisions stand"
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State Appellate: Error of law not error of fact unless egregious
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Statutes: Law that's been written down and passed by legislature body
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Supreme Court: 1) 9 justices 2) lifetime appointment 3) president picks them & is approved by congress 4) must apply: writ certiorari
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Vior Dire: Looking at a panel and asking questions...