BLAW 2013 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: United States District Court, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Alternative Dispute Resolution
8 May 2017
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Legal environment lecture notes: intro to law, systems of law, common law, accepted legal system of great britain during rebellion in, 49 of 50 states accept common law, the exception is. Gov"t involvement: private entities are not required to respect constitution, two famous constitutional doctrines, due process, basic fair play. Most general expression in constitution, but only applies to the constitution: if prosecuted for a felony, you have a right to an attorney. This is due process: when academic dishonesty is suspected students are righted to due process at ua and other public universities, but not at private institutions such as hendrix college or. Wheaton: equal protection, only applies to federal. Government, not private sector: ex: arkansas passes law saying walmart must pay. 10% income tax but all other companies pay only 5% tax. They cannot be cited in other courts, including other trial courts.
