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    Chapter 3 – Jurisdiction State Court: Subject Matter Jurisdiction Personal Jurisdiction: Defendant voluntarily subject themselves by: Forum Selection Clause No challenge of lawsuit OR Defendant is a resident (can be sued at permanent place of residence/business) OR Defendant is served with process while in the state (plaintiff files complaint‚ defendant receives summons = process  once received‚ clock starts ticking) OR Defendant did business‚ entered/breached a K or committed a tort in

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    Tuesday‚ I observed several preliminary hearings in Magistrate Court. Diana who is an Administrative Assistant interpreted during a case involving an individual who did not speak English. Generally‚ if a client is a Spanish speaker‚ she accompanies the Attorney to court to interpret. It was interesting to watch because it caused the hearing to be slower than usual‚ so she could have time to explain what was being said. That particular case was about identity fraud. The client was pulled over traveling

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    Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1800-1835. Marshall’s court opinions helped lay the basis for the United States constitutional law and made the Supreme Court of the United States an equal branch of government‚ along with legislative and executive branches. He had previously been a leader of the Federalist Party in Virginia and served in the United States House of Representatives from 199 to 1800. John Marshall’s court cases expanded the power of the court‚ solidified federalist

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    The United States Court System: An Overview Article III of the United States Constitution states “… Judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court‚ and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish‚” (Osterburg& Ward‚ 2004‚ p. 617) providing the basis of the federal systems of government. This system is known as federalism embracing national and state governments. A significant and complex feature of the judiciary in the United States

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    Nevada State Court System: Introduction: The Judicial system in the United States is made up by the Federal court and State court system and each court is responsible for hearing certain types of cases. The major goals of the both court systems are to solving legal disputes and vindicating legal rights. The State court system is made up with the two sets of trial courts that are the trial court of limited jurisdiction and trial court of general jurisdiction. The Trial court of limited jurisdiction

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    APPEAL I. Should a court’s application of the single-purpose container exception to the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement be based on the knowledge of a layperson because it satisfies the fundamental principles established by the U.S. Supreme Court for Fourth Amendment standards by being workable‚ objective‚ and limiting the risk of intrusion? STATEMENT OF THE CASE The Voorhees

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    Different types of Courts in India Indian Judiciary is the continuation of the British Legal system established by the English in the mid-19th century based on a typical hybrid legal system in which customs‚ precedents and legislative law have validity of law. Constitution of India is the supreme authority of the country. There are various levels of judiciary in India — different types of courts have different styles of judges. They also form a strict hierarchy of importance‚ in line with the order

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    American Court Running head: ARTICLE CRITIQUE PAPER ABOUT THE AMERICAN COURT SYSTEM Article Critique Paper about the American Court System Lonnie Norris Subject: Task: Date: Introduction The article ‘Competency to stand trial and to waive the Sixth Amendment Right to Self-Representation’ explores the mechanisms through defendants in the American court can claim self representation. Ordinarily‚ in the

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    public place. While these court cases helped shape self-defense laws in today’s society‚ as seen these rulings still left a lot to be desired. While the court rulings settled the case‚ ambiguity resided in regards to what the rulings meant for future cases. Many state courts failed to recognize the self-defense doctrine because during the Beard case‚ the court did not make it clear that their wording‚ “where he had to be‚” meant at home (Ross 2015). Therefore‚ the courts took advantage the non-specific

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    The Basic Structure of the California Courts DeVry University The Basic Structure of the California Courts In the United States there are two separate judicial systems‚ the state and federal. According to USCourts.gov‚ every “state has its own system with most having specific courts such as juvenile court‚ probate court‚ family court‚ and others that oversee specific legal issues.” (Judicial Council of California‚ 2012). Where Federal court deals with constitutional law‚ or in cases between

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