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Legal Studies 101
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6
Law
Undergraduate 1
12/09/2007

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Supremacy Claus
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Federal law overrides state law when applicable

 

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Equity Court
Definition
Court where questions are heard that haven't been addressed before.  One needs a solution in the form of an injunction or specific performance.
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Specific performance
Definition
Remedy in equity forcing one to do a certain act (otherwise held in contempt of court)
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Injunction
Definition
Decision in equity telling you to not do something (opposite of specific performance)
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Modern law
Definition
Courts now combine equity and civil law, one or the other is declared before a case begins
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Administrative law
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