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chapter 1 Flashcards

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Administrative law

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The body of law created by administrative agencies in order to carry out their duties and responsibilities

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Primary sources of law

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US constitution
Statutory law
Laws from administrative agencies
Case law and common law

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Secondary sources of law

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Books and articles that summarize and clarify the primary sources of law

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Constitutional law

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Law that is based on the US constitution

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The constitution is law of the land according to

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Article 6

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Statutory law

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The body of law enacted by legislative bodies (as opposed to constitutional law, admin law or case law)
- includes ordinances

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Ordinances

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A law passed by a local governing unit such as a municipality or a county

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Uniform laws

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A model law created for the states to consider adopting. If the state adopts it it becomes statutory law

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Executive agencies

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An admin agency within the executive branch of the government. At the federal level, exec agencies are those within the cabinet departments
- subject to the authority of the president

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Independent regulatory agencies

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Not considered part of the executive branch.

- officials cannot be removed without cause

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Case law

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The rules of law announced in court decisions

- judge made law

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Common law

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The body of law developed from custom or judicial decisions in English and US courts, not attributable to a legislature

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Remedies

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The relief given to an innocent party to enforce a right or compensate for the violation of a right
In old days: land, items of value, money (remedies at law)
- could only be awarded in courts of law
Today: money damages

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Chancellor

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an adviser to the king at the time of early kings courts of England

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Remedies in equity

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A remedy granted in an equity court

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Breaches

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To violate a law by an act or omission, or to break a legal obligation that one owes to another person or to society

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Equitable maxims

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General propositions or principles of law that have to do with fairness (,equity)

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Whoever seeks equity must do equity

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Anyone who wishes to be treated fairly must treat others fairly

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Where there is equal equity, the law will prevail

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The law will determine the outcome of a controversy in which the merits of both sides are equal

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One seeking the aid of an equity court must come to court with clean hands

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The plaintiff must have acted fairly and honestly

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Equity will not suffer a wrong to be without a remedy

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Equitable relief will be awarded when there is a right to a relief and there is no adequate remedy at law

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Equity regards substance rather than form

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Equity is more concerned with fairness and justice than with legal technicalities

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Equity aids the vigilant, not those who rest on their rights

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Equity will not help those who neglect their rights for an unreasonable period of time

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Laches

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The equitable doctrine that bars a party’s right to legal action if the party has neglected for an unreasonable length of time to act on his or her rights

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Defense

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Reasons that a dependent offers why the plaintiff should not obtain what he or she is seeking

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Defendant

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One against whom a lawsuit is brought, the accused person of a criminal proceeding

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Plaintiff

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One who initiates the lawsuit

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Petitioner

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In equity practice, the party that initiates the lawsuit

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Respondent

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In equity practice, the party who answers a bill or proceeding (the defendent)

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Statutes of limitation

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A federal or state statue setting the maximum time period during which a certain action can be brought or certain rights enforced

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In equity courts

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The decision is made by a judge, no jury
The result is called a decree
The remedy is an injunction (an order to stop)

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Precedent

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A court decision that furnishes an example or authority for deciding subsequent cases involving identical or similar facts

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Reporters

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A publication in which court cases are published or reported

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Stare decisis

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A common law doctrine under which judges are obligated to follow the precedents established in prior decisions

  1. A court should not overturn its own precedents unless there is a compelling reason to do so
  2. Decisions made by higher courts are binding on lower courts
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Binding authority

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Any source of law that a court must follow when deciding a case. Binding authorities include constitutions, statutes, and regulations that govern the issue being decided as well as court decisions that are controlling precedents within the jurisdiction

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Cases of first impression

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When there is no precedent

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Persuasive authorities

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Any legal authority or source of law that a court may look to for guidance but need not follow when making its decision

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Public policy

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A government policy based on widely held societal values and expressed or implied in laws or regulations

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Legal reasoning

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The process of reasoning by which a judge harmonizes his or her decision with the judicial decisions of previous cases

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IRAC method of legal reasoning

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Issue
Rule
Application
Conclusion

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Issue

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What are the key facts and issues

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Rule

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What rules of law apply to the case

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Application

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How do the rules of law apply to the particular facts and circumstances

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Conclusion

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What conclusion should be drawn

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Alleges

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To state, recite, assert, or charge

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Cases on point

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A previous case involving factual circumstances and issues that are similar to those in the case before the court

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Jurisprudence

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The science or philosophy of law

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Natural law school

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The belief that government and the legal system should reflect universal moral and ethical principles that are inherent in human nature.

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Legal positivism (positivist school)

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A school of legal thought centered on the assumption that there is no law higher than the laws created by a national government, laws must be obeyed even if they are unjust, to prevent anarchy

  • no natural rights, rights exist bc of laws.
  • US constitution belong to this
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Historical school

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A school of legal thought that emphasizes the evolutionary process of law and that looks to the past to discover what the principles of contemporary law should be
- looks at history of the legal system

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Legal realism

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Law is just one of many institutions in society and is shaped by social forces and needs.
- judges should take social and economic realities into account when deciding cases

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Sociological school

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A school of legal thought that views the law as a tool for promoting justice in society

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Substantive law

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Law that defines the rights and duties of individuals with respect to each other
- the law as it is applied to people

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Procedural law

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Rules that define the manner is which the rights and duties of individuals will be enforced
- the step by step process of how you go about resolving a dispute or how laws are created

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Civil law

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Deals with definition and enforcement of all private or public rights

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Criminal law

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Law that defines and governs actions that constitute crimes

- against society as a whole

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Cyber law

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All laws governing electronic communications and transactions

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Citation

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A reference to a publication in which a legal authority such as statue or court decision can be found
- used to find primary sources of law

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Appellant

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The party who takes an appeal from one court to another

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Appellee

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The party against whom an appeal is taken

- the party who opposes reversing the judgment

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Opinions

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A statement by the court expressing the reasons for its decision in a case

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Majority opinion

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A courts written opinion outlining the views of the majority of judges deciding the case

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Concurring opinion

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A written opinion outlining the views of a judge to make or emphasize a point that was not made of emphasized in the majority opinion

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Dissenting opinion

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A written opinion by a judge who disagrees with the majority opinion

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Plurality opinion

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No single position is supported by a majority of judges

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Per curiam opinion

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A court opinion written by the court as a whole instead of being authored by a judge

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Administrative agency

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A federal, state, or local gov agency established to perform a specific function. Authorized by legislative acts to make and enforce rules to administer and enforce the acts

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