ANTH 1003 Chapter : Ch 3 Moodle
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Sources of law: constitutional law, statutory, common law. Judge-made law: common law right to sue for xxx, does not recognize the right to sue unless you"re injured, law of equity, administrative law. Federal (breaking fed law: district court, court of appeals (everyone has right of one appeal) *, u. s supreme court. State (breaking state law: la district court, court of appeals, la supreme court, cause of action, discovery, summary judgment. ** state state of la against defendant. 8/26/15 8/28/15: louisiana 5th circuit court of appeals out of 13, because courts of appeals give so many appeals, there are a lot of judges, petition for certiorari, don"t need a lawyer, writ of cert. Ordering a lower court to send all materials they have pertaining to the case. Supreme court after state: all appeals at state level had to have been exhausted (supreme court reaches final decision, must be a federal question, involving federal law, court can still refuse to hear it.
