American Legion v. American Humanist Association It is widely agreed that the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,” prohibits the creation of […]
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Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC The question of when an official copyright registration actually occurs, in compliance with the Copyright Act, has resulted in different rulings in
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Gamble v. United States The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment prohibits more than one prosecution or punishment for the same offense. The Supreme Court has long made an
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Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc. This case examines whether the Yakama Treaty of 1855 allows Yakama tribal members and Yakama tribal businesses to be exempt from
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Madison v. Alabama Vernon Madison was convicted of murdering a police officer and sentenced to death. While he was in prison, he suffered several strokes, which left him with significant
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Diagram of How a Case Moves Through the Court
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Civil and Criminal Cases The law deals with two kinds of cases. Civil cases involve conflicts between people or institutions such as businesses. A civil case usually begins when a
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Settling Cases Relatively few lawsuits ever go through the full range of procedures and all the way to trial. Most civil cases are settled by mutual agreement between the parties.
Pre-trial Procedures in Civil Cases Pre-trial Procedures in Civil Cases Suits begin with the filing of a complaint in the proper court. The person filing the suit is often referred to as
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Jurisdiction and Venue The plaintiff’s lawyer must decide where to file the case. A court has no authority to decide a case unless it has jurisdiction over the person or
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