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Chapter 1Introduction to Law

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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?