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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
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-highest level of law
-used in measuring other laws |
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TRIAL COURT
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court primarily responsible for determing facts of a case
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How do you change the constitution?
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Vote from the people
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Appellant
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party of lawsuit that seeks an appeal of the lower court decision
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Concurring Opinion
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Opinion written by supreme court justices who agree with a decision, but for different reasons
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Absolutist Theory
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Theory suggesting First Amendment provides complete protection for free speech.
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Embedding
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strategy where members of press accompany military units
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Marketplace of Idea
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theory that all information and opinions should be allowed to compete in society, with best ideas chosen
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Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier
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-1988
-Supreme Court case established 5 guidelines for acceptable censorship of speech in schools |
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hemizygous
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If there is only one copy of a gene for a particular trait In a diploid organism, the organism is ___________ for the trait, and will display a recessive phenotype. X-linked genes in fly or human males are hemizygous.
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Defamation
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communicating material that injures someone's reputation or lowers their esteem in the community
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Libel Per Se
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words that are libelous on their face
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Publication
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when one person, other than the writer and person defamed, sees or hears material
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Trade Libel
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criticism of a product or service
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Falsity
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This is proven if truth leaves different impression than the defamatory material in question.
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All-Purpose Public Figure
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An individual who has enough power and influence they are deemed a public figure
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New York Times v. Sullivan
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Case that introduced idea of separate libel guidlines for a public figure
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Limited-Purpose Figures
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Individuals who have "thrust" themselves into front of certain controversy
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Negligence
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failure to exercise reasonable care
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Autosomal
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A locus on any chromosome but a sex chromosome. Not sex-linked
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Summary Judgment
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issued when there is not enough strong evidence to send a libel case to trial
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Statue of limitations
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law that requires certain action must take place within certain period of time
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Qualified Privelege
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defense that protects media form libel when they are reporting content from proceedings
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Ollman Test
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Test used in determining whether content in question is opinion
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Give Consent
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individual cannot sue for libel if they have done this
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Presumed Damages
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type of damage that does not require proof of harm
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Types of Law
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Common
Equity Statutory Constitutional |
