Review Questions Slides 2-3
Who were the Ku Klux Klan?
People who discriminate black people
True or False:
Lawyers believed clients received more competent judges/juries in federal courts than state courts?
True
Section 1983 is used for
What is a legal tool for citizens who believe they have been victims of police brutality?
What is a Wrongful death?
Is when somebody is killed because of wrongful act.
It is impossible for most people to lick their own
elbow
And were some things they would do?
Cross-burning and employed terror pursuit their supremacist
What did the Civil Rights Act in 1976 allow?
Allows attorney’s fees to prevailing party over and above the award for compensatory and punitive damages
off duties activities
what is leading to serious issues for officers under color?
What are some aspects of a wrongful death?
Key aspects of include providing negligence, eligible beneficiaries and potential.
A shrimp's heart is in its
heart
What was the reason they created U.S. Code Title 42 Section 1983?
To protect Black Americans from the supremacist violence
What is the difference between Federal and Local prosecutors?
Federal prosecutors are more aggressive arguing to jurors
Local prosecutor must argue to jurors who elected them
Offduty weapons could
what is being a risk of liability?
How much did the Jury awarded to the man who got killed outside his home
$5.75 million
Some lipsticks contain
fish scales.
what is the meaning under color?
Act within and beyond the limit of a lawful duty.
True or False:
Local governing bodies and "persons" cannot be sued for damages if deprivation was a result of official policy or custom of local unit of government
False
part-time gigs could lead to serious legal problems
what are security guards?
what is Title 18, Section 242 ?
which address the crime of deprivation of rights under the color of law.
What's Mr. Valenzuela's Football team?
San Francisco 49ers
Litigation:
The process of taking legal actions
What are 3 examples of defenses and immunities?
judges, prosecutors, federal officials
Section 1983 is about
what are police officers using unconstitutional force?
What is Color under the law?
Statue regulation to deprive any person rights and privileges.
Did you know Australia is wider than the
moon