BLAW 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Union Pacific Railroad, Precedent, Statutory Law
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Stare decisis - let the decision stand o o. Court precedent and applying the same rule in the future. No legal duty to rescue in most circumstances. Seen in union pacific railway co. v. cappier. Employer - employee; you have the duty to help. Tarasoff v. regents of the university of california. Believing that someone is going to cause danger, you have a duty to report it. Good samaritan statute protects the volunteer rescuers also if they impale the victim being rescued, same with doctors. Two houses, either can originate a proposed statute. Both houses must vote and approve a bill for it to become a law. Part of the house or senate that the bill originates in. Crucial issue that showed interplay between congress and the courts. And conference committee modifies the two different versions of the 2 houses. Court explains what the language means and how it applies to a given case.
