Litigation
Pretrial, trial, and appeal.
What are the three stages of litigation?
Gives individuals the right to free speech.
What is the first amendment of the U.S. constitution?
Reckless actions that cause harm to another individual.
What is negligence?
Shield society from undesirable actions.
What is the main purpose of criminal law?
The highest federal court.
What is the supreme court.?
The stage of litigation, when evidence is introduced.
What is the trial?
Gives individuals the right to bear arms.
What is the second amendment of the U.S. constitution?
A duty that is owed.
A person, elected by the government, that represents society all together.
What is a prosecutor?
Circuit courts.
What are federal courts divided up into?
Asking the judge to restart the trial, with a new jury.
What is a new trial motion?
The first ten amendments of the U.S. constitution.
What is the bill of rights?
Tort law.
What is the source of law that negligence is under?
When there is no law against the action committed, there cannot be a punishment.
What is the principle of legality?
Questions of federal law.
What are the questions that are usually involved in federal courts?
Parties bring papers with claims and defenses before the judge. Defendant puts an answer before the court.
What are pleadings?
Compensation.
What must be given when someone's private property is taken from them, for public use?
Elements of prima facie case.
What is needed to prove liability and negligence?
Self-defense.
What is an exception to laws?
How many circuit courts are there?
The earliest motion.
What is the motion to dismiss?
Being tried for the same crime more than once, using the same evidence.
What is double jeopardy?
Arguing the plaintiff's prima facie case, by presenting counter-evidence.
What is a response that the defendant can use?
Common law.
What is the source of law that criminal law is found in?
Patents, trademarks, veteran affairs, and international trade.
What are the subject matters that the thirteenth/federal circuit hears?