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Your Legal System (complex but comprehendible)
a) The mission function of the courts
b) State vs. Federal jurisdiction
c) Appellate Review -
Your Constitutional Rights (Bill of Restrictions)
a) “Free” speech (thinking backwards)
b) Amendments that separate us from the dark ages
c) The 10th one you didn’t know about -
Promises, Promises:The Law of Contracts
a) Fundamental elements of a contract
b) Enforcing the contract
c) Broken Promises: Remedies when the contract is breached -
Torts, not Tarts
a) Intentional Misconduct (why I hit my neighbor)
b) Negligence (I really didn’t mean to drive over your roses)
c) Strict Liability (even small businesses have to write the big checks) -
Real Estate (other dirty subjects)
a) Home Ownership Titling
b) Residential Llord – Tenant
c) Commercial leases -
Consumer Rights
a) Purchases
b) Insurance
c) Bankruptcy -
The Laws of the Workplace
a) Your rights as an employee
b) Employment law for small businesses
c) Claims dispute processes -
Not so “Civil” Civil Procedure
a) The civil lawsuit from start to finish
b) Small Claims court
c) Alternative Dispute Resolution -
The Criminal Justice System…Law Disorder
a) Ignorance of the law is not bliss
b) What to do if you’re arrested (don’t remain silent)
c) Your rights to an attorney -
The Attorney-Client Relationship (happily ever after)
a) How to hire the attorney who’s right for you
b) Getting the most out of your attorney
c) Knowing when how to change attorneys -
Now for the Really Controversial Stuff(Supreme Court case analysis)
a) Roe v. Wade…still “good” law?
b) Bush v. Gore…was it really a “5 to 4” decision?
c) The worst thing the Supreme Court ever did to a really bad guy