BLAW 3175 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Minimum Contacts, Amicus Curiae, Subject-Matter Jurisdiction
22 Feb 2018
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If person lives or owns property in the state. Must be sufficient minimum contacts between the state and the person that is being brought to court. If you commit an act in the state. Enter into a contract in the state. Can include soliciting business or a single transaction. Criminal: needs to be proven beyond reasonable doubt according to the jury. Plaintiff has to tip the scale more than defendant. The burden is shifted to the defendant. Civil cases about liberty cases: clear and convincing. The court system is not immune to politics. Whether a dispute arises between multinational corporations over legal obligations under a contract or between law enforcement officials and a defendant charged with a heinous crime, the court system allows for the civilized resolution of these matters. Courts are bound to insure that due process of law is administered.
