Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Law is powerful
Law is important
Law is fascinating
State Constitutions
Create state executive, legislative and judicial
systems
Classifications of Law
Criminal Law
vs.
Civil Law
Dangerous behavior
outlawed by society
Government
prosecutes accused
Guilt is determined
Punishment or fine
is imposed
Compensation is
ordered
vs.
Public Law
vs.
Procedural Law
Establishes
processes for settling
disputes
Private Law
Regulates duties
between individuals
Legal Realism
PLAINTIFF:
the party
who is suing
DEFENDANT:
the party
being sued
LEGAL
CITATION: where
to find the case
in a law library
Case Analysis
QUIGLEY v. FIRST
CHURCH OF CHRIST,
SCIENTIST
65 Cal. App. 4th 1027, 76 Cal.
Rptr. 2d 792, 1998 Cal. App.
LEXIS 677
California Court of Appeal, 1998