Category: Law School Notes

  • Essential Components of Contracts

    I. Components of Contracts The Restatement (Second) of Contracts 1. Assembly of normal law standards, with a few improvements not in the regular law, that are handy in elucidating the lion’s share standard. 2. Exceptionally compelling – while NOT a statute and tying on courts in essence, a few courts have received parcels to be…

  • Education Law

    Education Law Notes CA as a state for education law 10th Amendment – specifies the powers not delegated to the US by the Const, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people State has power through the 10th Amendment, education is a power of the state…

  • Education Law Attack Sheet

    FAPE must include: 1) public $; 2) state standards; 3) appropriate placement; 5) conform with IEPElig: Child w/ disability AND who by reason thereof NEEDS sped/related services.Disability: mental retardation; hearing impairments; deafness; speech or language impairment; visual impairments (including blindness); serious emotional disturbances; orthopedic impairments; autism; traumatic brain injury; other health impairments; specific learning disabilities;…

  • Erie Doctrine Attack Sheet

    ERIE SUMMARY – CHECKLIST   Federal Law Applies (in federal courts):   Substantive Law: Rules of Decision Act Federal Statute Federal Constitution Federal Treaty Federal Common Law Application of Uniform Federal Interest Triggered by uniquely federal interest requirements: admiralty, intrastate, international, etc cases   Procedural Law: Federal Statute Federal Constitution Federal Treaty Rules Enabling Act…

  • Civ Pro Attack Sheet Law School

    Pleadings in federal cts – regime of notice pleading but in testing out individual pleadings, ct no longer will just endorse broad conclusions they used to endorse. Plausibility – what’s pled & form in which its pled, plausibly states a coa in the context of that particular case Didn’t overturn some of the forms of…

  • Civil Procedure and the Erie Doctrine

    The Erie Doctrine When should a federal court apply federal law, and when should it apply state law?   28 USC §1652: Rules of Decision Act The laws of the states, except where the constitution, treaties, or US statutes shall otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in trials at common…

  • California Torts

    Top 4 Supplements for 1L Torts: We need to consider two factors in Tort Liability Negligence The Professional CA Statute: imposes a locality rule for Drs who provide emergency room services in a general acute care hospital. Also expert testimony only admitted from surgeons with substantial medical training. Informed consent: CA uses reasonable prudent person…

  • Federal Rules of Evidence – Scientific Evidence & Privileges Intro

    Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence Under the Rules, Seventh Edition (Aspen Casebook Series) Casenotes Legal Briefs: Evidence, Keyed to Mueller & Kirkpatrick, 7th Edition Emanuel Law Outlines: Evidence (The Emanuel Law Outlines) Law in a Flash: Evidence 2011 Evidence: Examples & Explanations, Eighth Edition Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence…

  • Federal Rules of Evidence – Opinion and Expert Testimony

    Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence Under the Rules, Seventh Edition (Aspen Casebook Series) Casenotes Legal Briefs: Evidence, Keyed to Mueller & Kirkpatrick, 7th Edition Emanuel Law Outlines: Evidence (The Emanuel Law Outlines) Law in a Flash: Evidence 2011 Evidence: Examples & Explanations, Eighth Edition Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence…

  • Federal Rules of Evidence – Hearsay Exceptions

    Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence Under the Rules, Seventh Edition (Aspen Casebook Series) Casenotes Legal Briefs: Evidence, Keyed to Mueller & Kirkpatrick, 7th Edition Emanuel Law Outlines: Evidence (The Emanuel Law Outlines) Law in a Flash: Evidence 2011 Evidence: Examples & Explanations, Eighth Edition Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence…

  • Federal Rules of Evidence – Introduction to Hearsay

    Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence Under the Rules, Seventh Edition (Aspen Casebook Series) Casenotes Legal Briefs: Evidence, Keyed to Mueller & Kirkpatrick, 7th Edition Emanuel Law Outlines: Evidence (The Emanuel Law Outlines) Law in a Flash: Evidence 2011 Evidence: Examples & Explanations, Eighth Edition Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence…

  • Federal Rules of Evidence – Nonhearsay Under FRE (FRE 801, et al.)

    Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence Under the Rules, Seventh Edition (Aspen Casebook Series) Casenotes Legal Briefs: Evidence, Keyed to Mueller & Kirkpatrick, 7th Edition Emanuel Law Outlines: Evidence (The Emanuel Law Outlines) Law in a Flash: Evidence 2011 Evidence: Examples & Explanations, Eighth Edition Non Hearsay Under FRE 801 Chapter 4: Hearsay…

  • Federal Rules of Evidence – Authentication and Identification

    Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence Under the Rules, Seventh Edition (Aspen Casebook Series) Casenotes Legal Briefs: Evidence, Keyed to Mueller & Kirkpatrick, 7th Edition Emanuel Law Outlines: Evidence (The Emanuel Law Outlines) Law in a Flash: Evidence 2011 Evidence: Examples & Explanations, Eighth Edition Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence…

  • Federal Rules of Evidence – The “Best Evidence” Doctrine

    Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence Under the Rules, Seventh Edition (Aspen Casebook Series) Casenotes Legal Briefs: Evidence, Keyed to Mueller & Kirkpatrick, 7th Edition Emanuel Law Outlines: Evidence (The Emanuel Law Outlines) Law in a Flash: Evidence 2011 Evidence: Examples & Explanations, Eighth Edition Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence…

  • Federal Rules of Evidence – Impeachment of a Witness (FRE 608, FRE 609, et al.)

    Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence Under the Rules, Seventh Edition (Aspen Casebook Series) Casenotes Legal Briefs: Evidence, Keyed to Mueller & Kirkpatrick, 7th Edition Emanuel Law Outlines: Evidence (The Emanuel Law Outlines) Law in a Flash: Evidence 2011 Evidence: Examples & Explanations, Eighth Edition Chapter 8: Impeachment of Witnesses FRE 608 Impeachment…

  • Federal Rules of Evidence – Relevancy

    Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence Under the Rules, Seventh Edition (Aspen Casebook Series) Casenotes Legal Briefs: Evidence, Keyed to Mueller & Kirkpatrick, 7th Edition Emanuel Law Outlines: Evidence (The Emanuel Law Outlines) Law in a Flash: Evidence 2011 Evidence: Examples & Explanations, Eighth Edition   Chapter 2: Relevance   Introduction: Relevance: Everyday…

  • Federal Rules of Evidence – Judicial Notice

    Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence Under the Rules, Seventh Edition (Aspen Casebook Series) Casenotes Legal Briefs: Evidence, Keyed to Mueller & Kirkpatrick, 7th Edition Emanuel Law Outlines: Evidence (The Emanuel Law Outlines) Law in a Flash: Evidence 2011 Evidence: Examples & Explanations, Eighth Edition Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence…

  • Federal Rules of Evidence – Witnesses

    Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence Under the Rules, Seventh Edition (Aspen Casebook Series) Casenotes Legal Briefs: Evidence, Keyed to Mueller & Kirkpatrick, 7th Edition Emanuel Law Outlines: Evidence (The Emanuel Law Outlines) Law in a Flash: Evidence 2011 Evidence: Examples & Explanations, Eighth Edition Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence…

  • Federal Rules of Evidence – Intro to Evidence

    Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements Evidence Under the Rules, Seventh Edition (Aspen Casebook Series) Casenotes Legal Briefs: Evidence, Keyed to Mueller & Kirkpatrick, 7th Edition Emanuel Law Outlines: Evidence (The Emanuel Law Outlines) Law in a Flash: Evidence 2011 Evidence: Examples & Explanations, Eighth Edition <h3>Federal Rules of Evidence Law School Supplements</h3> <ul>…

  • Personal Jurisdiction Flow Chart – Civil Procedure 1 (1L)

    Follow the flow chart to establish or deny personal jurisdiction: