Con Law Flashcards
Exceptions to Mootness Rule
CR-V
Class member w/ ongoing inj’y
Risk of repeat
Voluntary cessation
Standing to Sue
CRIP
(If not stdg. to sue, you’re crippled from moving fwd)
Causation
Redressibility
Injury in Fact
Proper party to bring suit (“Prudential stdg.)
Dormant Commerce Clause tests:
DUB
Discrimination
Undue burden
What is regulated by the commerce clause?
CIA
Channels
Instrumentalities and people
Activities
When does federal law preempt state law?
MICE
Mutually exclusive
Impedes Federal objective
Clear intent to preempt field
Express preemption
a “deer” = min contacts for long arm stat juris
D - derives revenue
e - engages in conduct
e - expects conseq
r - reg solicits
content neutral speech restrictions must = “SON”
s - signif gov inter
o - open alt chann of communication
n - narrow tailored
COMMERCIAL SPEECH IS ONLY REGULATED BY “STAN”
S - SUB GOVT INTER
T - TRUTHFUL
A - ADVANCES GOV SUB INTEREST
N - NARROWLY TAILORED
PRES POWERS = VETS CAPS
V - VETO
E - EXEC PRIV
T - TREATY
S - ST OF THE UNION
C - COM IN CHIEF
A - APPT
P - PARDON
S - SPECIAL SESSION OF CONG
“I CAN” - PUBLIC FORUM/DESIGNATED PUBLIC FORUM SPEECH RESTRICTIONS
I - IMPORTANT GOV INTEREST
C - CONTENT NEUTRAL
A - ALTERNATIVE CHAN OF COMM
N - NARROWLY TAILORED
“LVR” - NON PUBLIC FORUM SPEECH RESTRICTIONS
L - LEGIT GOV INTEREST
V - VIEWPT NEUTRAL
R - REAS. RELATED
NIA” - DORMANT COMMERCE CLAUSE: DISCRIMINATORY LAW TEST
N - NECESSARY
I - IMPORTANT
A - NO NONDISCRIM ALTERNATIVE
U IN?” - SYMBOLIC SPEECH
U - UNRELATED TO SUPPRESSION
I - IMPORTANT GOV INTEREST
N - NO GREATER THAN NECESSARY
“SICO” - IIED
SEVER EMOT DISTRESS
INTENT
CAUSATION
OUTRAGEOUS , EXTREME CONDUCT
Suspect classes - = Protection
RAN
Race
Alienate
National origin
