LAW-2150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Interrogatories, Establishment Clause, Commercial Speech
Document Summary
Judicial review - the process by which a court decides the constitutionality of legislative enactments and actions by the executive branch. Jurisdiction - the authority of a court to hear and decide a specific action. Personal jurisdiction - the authority of a court to hear and decide a dispute involving the particular parties before it. Courts have jurisdiction over persons or entities residing or doing business within a particular county, a district, state, or in some cases, anywhere within the u. s. Long arm statutes - dictate under what terms a nonresident person or entity, wo would otherwise not be subject to the court"s jurisdiction, may nonetheless be required to appear before the court. Subject matter jurisdiction - the authority of a court to hear and decide the particular dispute before it. Original jurisdiction - the authority of a court to hear and decide a dispute in the first instance.
