BLAW 308 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Precedent, Federal-Question Jurisdiction, Personal Jurisdiction
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Federalism, chief exec is president, all of the departments underneath that are executive such as the sec. State executive is our governor (gavin newsom) Insurance is state by state, not over state lines. Supremacy laws is when federal laws trump state laws. Except for like the fairs labor housing act, it establishes minimum wage, which federally is . 25, in cali. When state law treats you better, state law trumps. Like immigration and treaties are federal matters, but once an immigrant is in the state we decide how to treat them. Congress makes laws regarding copyright law, patent, immigration, robberies, usps. 10th amendment is state powers where federal doesn"t step in. Executive of la our mayor, city council is our legislative body. If there"s a tie between two circuits. Statewide we do superior, court of appeals, cali supreme court, then you appeal it to the fed supreme court. Stare decisis : let the decision stand.
