Welcome To Law
Section Contents
The purpose of law. Procedures and regulations. The structure of governments. Communication between federal, state, and local governments. Civil law. Common law. The constitution and codes. What is jurisprudence? The origins of law. Legal positivism and realism. Substantive law and procedural law. Statute of limitations. Crime and punishment. Criminal law. Jurisdiction, exclusive jurisdiction, appellate jurisdiction and concurrent jurisdiction. Levels of jurisdiction. Preponderance of evidence. Burden of proof and beyond reason doubt. Indigent. Acquitted. A hung jury. Syllabus. Federalism. Express powers and implied powers. The Commerce clause, and the Supremacy Clause. Police powers, preemption, ex post facto. The first ten Amendments. Checks and balances. The Executive, the Judicial, and Legislature branch. Two Houses with the Legislature branch. The House of Representatives. Stare decisis. Binding case law. Congress. Bill proposal. Pocket veto. Referendum, petition, and ballot. Statute at large. The United States Codes. Districts Courts. Original Jurisdiction. Steps in a trial. Trier of fact. Bankruptcy. United States Courts of International trade. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Courts. Term en banc. Remand, reverse, affirm, and record. Appellate brief. Writ of certiorari. Federal Judicial Center. PACER. Trial Courts. Who appoints federal Court judges? Impeachment. Magistrates. The Court Clerks. Court reporters, bailiffs, lawyers. Bar examination. Juris Doctor degree. Paralegal. ALA. Law Office Administrators Small firms vs. large firms. Law Clerk. Legal Memorandum. Administrative hearing. Enrolled agents. Probation. ABA. ATLA. NALA. AAfPE. Canons of ethics. Fiduciary relationship. Disbarment. Confidentiality. Competency. Conflict of interest. Trust accounts. Escrow accounts. Commingling. UPL. Criminal Justice. Primary and secondary source. Issue. Relevant. explanatory facts. Bifurcate. Annotation and tools.
Tip: Start at A1.
Law A1
The law was created to form organization and avoid chaos in society.
Law A2
Civil laws tend to be private disputes. Criminal laws tend to be an offense against the state.
Law A3
Implied power is any law passed with some relationship to an express power.
Law A4
House of Representatives and Senators are the two houses within the legislature branch.
Law A5
A report is created for the bill and sent to the house for votation. If the bill wins majority of the votation from the first house then, the bill is sent to the other house for votation, or modifications.
Law A6
The Federal courts power to hear a case. This is known as federal jurisdiction.
Law A7
A petition for writ of certiorari is a parties request for the United States Supreme Court to hear the case.
Law A8
Bailiffs maintain a safe secure environment in the courtroom. Protect the judge and the court staff.
Law A9
ABA stands for American Bar Association.
Law A10
Attorneys should always exchange messages with attorneys.
