PLSC 1 exam 2 (Sentementes spring)

A system of jurisprudence in which authoritative documents determine how the law is to be interpreted is called - civil law Under this system, legal codes and statutes (and not judges) inform future decisions. While many countries, such as France, use the system of civil law, the United States relies on the principles of common law. A student who was denied admission to law school brought suit against the school. While the case was ongoing, the student was provisionally admitted. By the time the Court was about to issue its decision, the student was going to graduate soon. The case, DeFunis v. Odegaard (1974), was dismissed because the Court determined the outcome of the case would not affect the student. The Court dismissed the case as - moot (future legal proceedings will have no impact on both parties. EX. a case may become moot if the plaintiff dies or a new law by Congress changes the legal standards. Either situation might make further proceedings meaningless and can serve as a reason the Supreme Court will not hear an appeal