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Chapter 1Introduction to Law
PgP BUSA331 2
Jurisdiction
• Court’s Territory
• State• Federal
• Bill of Rights- first ten Amendments• Fourteenth Amendment-applies to states
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Federal Court System
• Pages 4 to 8
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State Court System
• Page 8
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Jurisdiction-Proper Court
• Based on: • Person or Parties• Subject Matter• In Rem (thing)
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CyberSpace Jurisdiction
• Q. Did defendant ‘purposefully avail themselves’?• Q. Forseeable forum?• Q. Connection with forum?• Fairness factors• Minimum contacts• Server location, place of business…
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Court Decision-Structure
• Facts• Issue(s)• Holding• Rationale
• Which part becomes a ‘binding rule of law’ that becomes a part of ‘case law’ that guides future court decisions and helps guide attorneys in advising their clients?
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Best Legal Advice
• Stay out of court at all costs• Be the party holding the money
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Four Branches of Government• Executive• Legislative• Judicial• Administrative?
• What? Who is this?
• Or is the ‘Fourth Estate’ the press?• Who was William Randolph Hearst?• Is the “Power of the Press” being challenged by
blogs?