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Blaw Exam 1 Flashcards

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Plaintiff

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files suit

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Defendant

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is sued

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Disparate Treatment

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intentional discrimination

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Disparate Impact

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a neutral policy has a discriminatory affect

No hat policy in a store discriminates against people who wear hijabs

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Title 7 of Civil Rights act

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no business leader can discriminate against protected groups

must reasonably accommodate for religion, but only if it doesn’t negatively impact the compay

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6
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How do we utilize the law to add value to the company?

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Companies whose top executives have legal knowledge have higher share prices

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Strategic Noncompliance

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thoughtfully consider a law and purposefully choose to not comply

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At Will Employment

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you can be fired anytime for any reason except for discriminatory reasons

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When can you fire someone?

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You can fire anyone at any time for any reason unless its discriminatory

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Legal (Judicial) Opinions

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Judge explains why they came to their decision

set precedents for future cases, effectively establishes the law in various capacities

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IRAC: Issue

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IRAC: Rule

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13
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IRAC: Analysis

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analysis

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IRAC: Conclusion

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15
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IRAC: Facts

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16
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Right

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capacity of a person, with the aid of the law, to require another person or persons to perform, or to refrain from performing, sacred

freedom of speech
freedom of religion

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What does the law reflect?

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Reflects social, economic, political, religious, moral philosophy of society

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Duty

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obligation the law imposes upon a person to perform, or to refrain from performing, a certain act

must pay taxes and go to jury duty

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The Law is Prohibitory

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Certain acts must not be committed

murder

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The Law is Mandatory

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Certains acts must be done

taxes

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The Law is Permissive

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Certain acts may be done

voting

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What is the primary function of law?

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provide security and stability

Dispute resolutions with societal remedies not private remedies

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What is the secondary function of law?

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protect private ownership and make voluntary agreements

Ability to own, possess, and transfer assets

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What is the third function of law?

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preserve government and state

Political action, rather than revolution, rebellion

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What are the rules of law?

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Laws that are made are generally and equally applicable

Law applies to lawmakers, as well as to the rest of society

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Property

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Legal right that allows you to exclude others from your resources, right to own

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What is common property?

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owned by more than 1 person (joint ownership)

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What is Real Property?

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real estate, land, anything permanently attached to land (trees, buildings), air rights

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What is Intangible Property?

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intellectual property (patents)

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Laws and Morals

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Law provides sanctions, morals do not

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What is justice?

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fair, equitable, and impartial treatment of competing interests of individual groups

not guaranteed by law

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What is substantive law?

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creates, defines, regulates legal rights and duties

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What is procedural law?

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set forth the rules enforcing rights that exist because of substantive law (how court works)

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Public Law

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deals with governments rights and powers and its relationships to individuals or groups

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Private Law

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deals with business

35
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Civil Law

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defines duties, the violation of which constitutes a wrong against the party injured by the violation
Private law

Must prove case by a preponderance of evidence (51%), lower standard of proof

Burden of proof on plaintiff

Purpose is to compensate injured party

Lawsuits are civil

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Criminal Law

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establishes duties, the violation of which is a wrong against whole community

Public law

Beyond a reasonable doubt (99%)

Purpose is to punish the wrongdoers

37
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What is a tort?

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civil wrong

38
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What is a specific deterrent?

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Someone does something, we want that specific person to be deterred from doing that again

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What is a general deterrent?

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Set a public precedent for everyone to know the punishment of a crime

40
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Where do laws come from

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legislation and precedents from other cases

41
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Are federal laws higher than state laws?

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Federal laws trump state laws

Weed legal in states, illegal at federal level

Government doesn’t enforce illegal weed at federal level, so states can make different laws

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What is constitutional law?

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Establishes government structure and allocates power among government levels, define political relationships

43
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What is common law?

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Case law, judge made law

Laws created through case precedents established

Courts can still correct erroneous decisions from the past

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What use do judicial decisions have?

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To determine with finality the case currently being decided

To indicate how the court will decide similar cases in the future

45
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Common Law

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From England

Rely on past precedent

Parties initiate and conduct litigation, not the court

46
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Civil Law

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Based on roman law

Relies on legislation

Inquisitorial system (Judiciary initiates litigations and investigates)

Only in Louisiana

47
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One of the remedies for equity, Specific performance

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perform aspect of contract

Seller backs out of a house sale after contract has been signed, ask judge for a specific performance

48
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One of the remedies for equity, Injunction

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required to act or refrain from acting

Ask judge to tell someone to refrain from doing an act

49
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One of the remedies for equity, Reformation

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change a contract due to a mutual mistake

50
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One of the remedies for equity, Recission

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invalidates a contract

Fraud victim entered a contract, judge orders to rescind from contract

51
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Uniform Commercial Code (UCC)

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statute covering things such as SALE OF GOODS, credit, bank transactions, conduct of business, warranties, negotiable instruments, loans secured by personal property, commercial matters

52
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What is a treaty?

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agreement between or among independent nations

US constitution authorizes the President to enters into treaties with the advice and consent of the Senate

Paris agreement

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