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Legal Realism
Jurisprudence that holds law is not simply a
result of the written law, but a product of the views of judicial decision makers, as well as social,economic, and contextual influences.
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Courts of Law
Also called kings courts where judges were
appointed by the king. Remedies limited to those provided at law, i.e., land, chattel, money. Judges resolved disputes by application of rules of law to the facts of the case before the court.
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Courts of Equity
Also called courts of chancery in Delaware. Equitable relief was sometimes available in
instances where a strict application of the law to the facts of the case compelled a result that was legal but unjust. Equitable Maxims.
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Stare Decisis
Stare decisis is a Latin phrase meaning to stand on decided cases.
Makes the law stable and predictable. Increases judicial efficiency by relieving courts of having to reinvent legal principles for each case brought before them.
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6: Classifications of Law
Every type of law will be either:
Civil or Criminal, and either Substantive or Procedural, and either Public or Private.
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CyberLaw
Not really a new type of law. Traditional legal rules applied to online
transactions. Applies to advertising, contracting, banking, filing documents with courts, employment relations and other transactions.
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D.A.B.E., Inc. v. City of Toledo, 393 F.3d 692 (6th Cir. 2005).
Title: First Party is Plaintiff, second party is Defendant. The parties are either italicized or underlined.
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D.A.B.E., Inc. v. City of Toledo, 393 F.3d 692 (6th Cir. 2005).
Case is found in Volume 393 of the Federal 3rd Supplement at page 692.
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D.A.B.E., Inc. v. City of Toledo, 393 F.3d 692 (6th Cir. 2005).
Case was decided by the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2005.
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