JOUR 371

The term that describes the topics and people/parties over which a court has authority is: Jurisdiction. Among the 50 states, How court systems are structured and how judges are selected varies widely because each state establishes its own system. Bob was a tenant at College Apartments where a night swim event was held for tenants in the community pool. Bob had seen a movie on television in which pranksters put dye in pool water just before a night swim to stain the skin of anyone in the pool. Right before the night swim, Bob modified the prank by pouring gallons of chlorine bleach into the pool, thinking it would make the swimmers' skin itch. It did, but the bleach also caused serious skin burns, resulting in several swimmers being hospitalized. Bob admitted what he had done and said he was sorry. The injured tenants, though, still faced hospital bills and other expenses. They met and talked about what to do. The consensus was that Bob certainly didn't have enough money to pay their bills and that the company that made the movie shared the blame. If they decide to sue the moviemaker, what will they have to prove? A close, causal connection between the movie and Bob's actions. Many government secrets, military and otherwise, provide safety to citizens. A frequent problem, however, is that the "national security" outlier to First Amendment expression is often invoked: To hide information that, if disclosed, would provide accountability and embarrass government officials or operations - but pose no risk to public safety. Angry residents of Missouri gathered outside the state Capitol where a speaker said, "We ought to go in this building, find the lawmakers who favor