AJ 025 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Equal Protection Clause, Standard Of Review, Gerrymandering

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Administration of Justice (AJ)
• Course: AJ 025
• Professor: Johnson

Document Summary

Be sure that the tribunal has jurisdiction: (norisdiction: hollingsworth v. perry - ca"s. Prop 8 that declared marriage to be limited to man and woman violated the equal protection clause, federal didn"t have jurisdiction so not ruling the case) Know your audience: read the judge"s opinions in matters close to your case. Appellate courts in ca provides opportunity to cast doubt into other two judges. 9th circuit: known for not following precedent; steven reinhart: i will engage in what i think the particular outcome for a case will be (screw the supreme court) Trial judges are not equal to appellate judges. Know your case: are selling your case. At appellate stage, know the record (speak authoritatively about all the facts in a case) Pay careful attention to the applicable standard of decision: plain error doctrine (have to show why that mistake is harmless to the case)