In determining whether a governmental action has unconstitutionally infringed on an individual’s right, the court must balance the governmental need to do the action against the intrusion on the individual’s rights.

Under the responsible corporate officer doctrine, corporate officers may be tried for crimes where their actions (or inaction) result in criminal violations that cause harm to employees and consumers.

Torts are public (criminal) wrongs against persons or property.

Libel is written defamation, while slander is oral defamation.

The plaintiff’s burden of proof in a civil lawsuit is by a preponderance of the evidence. This means that when both sides have presented their evidence, the greater weight of the believable evidence must be on the plaintiff’s side.

If the United States Congress enacts valid legislation dealing with foreign or interstate commerce and state law conflicts with that legislation, the state law will be unconstitutional.

Rules as to how a trial is conducted are part of procedural law.

The “dormant” Commerce Clause limits the authority of the states to interfere with the flow of interstate commerce by ________.

Three major classes of persons have traditionally been treated as having a limited capacity to contract because the law seeks to protect them in their contractual relations with others: minors, people who are mentally impaired, and senior citizens.

Persons who are injured by the tortious act of another may file a civil suit for actual damages to compensate them for their injuries.