BUS 265 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Equitable Remedy, Substantive Law, Procedural Law
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Sources of law: constitutions, creates a govt, gives said govt. power, establishes basic rights of its citizens, us constitutions (2, us constitution. Identify key facts: come to a conclusion. Identify how the relevant rules apply to the situation. Hierarchy of law in the us: us constitution, federal statutes, state constitutions. Local ordinances: rules passed by a local legislature, administrative rules and regulations. Issued by agency and not elected officials: the common law. It is important to take note of the date of supreme court decisions as the us congress may have issued a new statute that can change the rule of law. Al state court sys: trial court = mobile county cir. Unit 1 podcast notes: regional reporter incl. state court decisions from al, fl, la, and ga. Doctrine of stare decisis (cid:862)all courts, both state and federal must follow the legal interpretations rendered by the.
