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INVASION

An encroachment upon the rights of another; the incursion of an army for conquest or plunder. Webster. See ^Etna Ins. Co. v. Boon, 95 U. S. 129, 24 L. Ed. 395. ?

INVASIONES

The inquisition of ser- jeanties and knights’ fees. Cowell.

What Is Imperialism? Definition and a Brief History

What is imperialism? Imperialism involves one country extending its authority over other countries or territories and gaining economic and political control over another country. Imperialism often arises through unprovoked military force and

What Is the Fourth Amendment?

In the United States of America, everyone has the right not to have their goods or personal materials searched or seized without probable cause. Did you know that this is a violation

Torts 2

Torts 2 – Fischer – Fall 2009 Outline INVASION OF PRIVACY 3 prong test Legally protected privacy interest Autonomy – my stuff – political views, sexuality, fears Informational – what is on

Torts (Selmi)

TORTS Professor D. Selmi Loyola Law School, Fall 2013 I. INTRODUCTION – A tort is a civil wrong – Tort law is a mechanism for shifting loss from one party to another

Torts I Outline

I. Tort Liability A. Intentionally Inflicted Injuries 1. Purpose or knowledge (See Garrat v. Dailey, boy moving chair case) 2. An individual doesn’t have to intend to cause harm to be liable

Civil Law Torts

Intentional Torts Intent Cases Garrett v. Dailey (page 16, 08/19/11) INTENT IS NECESSARY for intentional torts Tender years doctrine (for negligence) – very young children cannot fail to exercise reasonable care because

Torts

INTENTIONAL TORTS Intent – to act with the desire to produce the legally forbidden concept or purpose Substantial certainty – acting knowing the consequence is substantially certain to occur Transferred Intent –

California Civil Procedure

California Civil Procedure Outline Subject Matter Jurisdiction SMJ = the types of cases California can hear. California has broad subject matter jurisdiction to hear any case where IPJ exists so long as

Criminal Procedure (Investigations)

Exclusionary Rule 1) Evidence 2) collected or analyzed 3) in violation of the defendant’s constitutional rights is sometimes inadmissible for a criminal prosecution in a court of law 4) in order to deter future 4th Amendment violation. – Good-Faith Exception: “When the police act with

Criminal Procedure (Criminal Procedure and the Constitution)

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Big Five: Mapp, Katz, Miranda, Terry, & Gideon Powell v. Alabama (1932) – is the first modern criminal procedure Takeaway: right to counsel is absolute; seen as a restraint on federal government. Previously, the S.Ct. had

Criminal Procedure

The Protections of and Rationale for the 4th Amendment Brinegar v. U.S. Police just have to have probable cause, factual error doesn’t make it an invalid search dissent—if we assume child kidnapped and

Criminal Law (Keyed to Dressler)

 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL LAW Introduction What is a crime? An act or omission and its accompanying state of mind, which, if shown to have taken place, will incur a formal and solemn

Contracts I (Contract Law and Theory)

Contracts Outline Contracts What is a Promise? Contract – A contract is a promise or a set of promises for the breach of which the law gives a remedy, or the performance

Comparative Constitutional Law

D – 212-243 E – 274- 354 F – 365- 379, 379-384 G – 464-498, Skim 497-551 B/c of pub date of book, doesn’t include most recent US Supr Ct decision: STENBERG

Constitutional Law

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW OUTLINE JUDICIAL REVIEW & CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE Judicial Review Constitutional Basis: Art III Sec. II Cl. II:     “In all cases affecting Ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and those in which

Constitutional Law (Chemerinsky)

Constitutional Law (Cherminisky) FEDERAL JUDICIAL POWER (ARTICLE III)  A. Article III serves 7 functions  1. Creates a federal judicial System 2. Vests the judicial power “in one supreme Court and in such