To hear a case and render a verdict a court must have jurisdiction over either the parties or the subject matter, but not both.

Discovery refers to the process of obtaining information and gathering evidence from the opposition in a court proceeding.  The methods of discovery that we discussed include all the following except: 

The reason a Plaintiff presents his/her case first is because he/she filed the lawsuit.

William the Conqueror envisioned  more uniform courts  and established ______________________ where the primary remedies were land, money and other things of valuse.

A court is an impartial tribunal charged with hearing a dispute and reaching a fair outcome.

As we discussed common law and stability in judicial decisions part of our discussion concerned the need for predictability and stability, but also balancing that with the need for the law to change with the changes in society.  One of the greatest case examples of this principle is the change in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson .  In the early 1950′ s the U.S. Supreme Court decision in _______________________ overturned the earlier decision in  Plessy v. Ferguson and abolished this doctrine finding it to be inherently unequal.

The Sixth Amendment contains protections that apply specifically to judicial/criminal proceedings.  These protections were expanded in the case of __________________________ .

The First Amendment protection of speech applies to three classifications of speech (fully protected, limited protected and unprotected speech).  Fully protected speech is speech that:

A deposition is:

Electronic discovery is limited.  It provides for only the discovery of material storged on the equipment found in the opponent’s offices.