LEGL 2700 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
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Terms in this set (140)
Standing Requires an actual case or controversy + plaintiff
must have a personal stake/injury that the court can
address
No Standing When the issue is hypothetical, already resolved, or
plaintiff lacks a personal injury/personal stake
Jurisdiction The court's power to hear a case and enforce a
judgment (over the case and/or the parties)
Subject Matter Jurisdiction (SMJ) The court's authority to hear a specific type of case
("Are we in the right court for this kind of case?")
Personal Jurisdiction (PJ) The court's power over the defendant ("Can this
court bring this defendant into court?")
In Personam Jurisdiction Jurisdiction over a person (your prof's shortcut:
"LIVE there")
How to get PJ in state court (basic Usually where the defendant lives/domiciled, OR
rule) where the defendant has enough connection
("minimum contacts") with the state
Minimum Contacts Defendant has enough purposeful connection with
the state that being sued there is fair
and CORRECT Answers
, Don't know?
Terms in this set (140)
Standing Requires an actual case or controversy + plaintiff
must have a personal stake/injury that the court can
address
No Standing When the issue is hypothetical, already resolved, or
plaintiff lacks a personal injury/personal stake
Jurisdiction The court's power to hear a case and enforce a
judgment (over the case and/or the parties)
Subject Matter Jurisdiction (SMJ) The court's authority to hear a specific type of case
("Are we in the right court for this kind of case?")
Personal Jurisdiction (PJ) The court's power over the defendant ("Can this
court bring this defendant into court?")
In Personam Jurisdiction Jurisdiction over a person (your prof's shortcut:
"LIVE there")
How to get PJ in state court (basic Usually where the defendant lives/domiciled, OR
rule) where the defendant has enough connection
("minimum contacts") with the state
Minimum Contacts Defendant has enough purposeful connection with
the state that being sued there is fair
