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What issue did the case of Nonhuman Rights Project v. Lavery deal with (NY App. 2014)? -
✔✔it investigated whether a family had the right to possess a domesticated chimpanzee as a
pet
What did the court rule in the case of Nonhuman Rights Project v. Lavery? - ✔✔that animals
generally do not have the same rights afforded to human beings, and therefore the chimpanzee
was not being detained against its will (ruling was in favor of Lavery and against NHRP)
adjudication - ✔✔law + facts + decision
primary law - ✔✔law which requires a binding court decision that forces the
defendant/plaintiff to do something
Who is responsible for adjudication/who gets to 'adjudicate'? - ✔✔judges and administrative
agencies
True or False: Federal courts and state courts necessarily overlap. - ✔✔False
What types of sub-courts make up the federal court system? - ✔✔• district courts
• appellate courts
• Supreme Court
Federal courts make rulings on _____________ law, whereas state courts make rulings on
_____________ law. - ✔✔federal; state
, Regardless of which state a case is brought to court in, the case will usually start in
___________ ___________, and if necessary works its way up. - ✔✔trial courts
Over _____________ cases are filed with the U.S. Supreme Court every year, most of which
deal with _______________ issues - ✔✔1,000; Consititutional
True or False: Federal judges typically have the experience necessary to apply BOTH federal and
state law in making decisions. - ✔✔True
specialty courts - ✔✔courts which have limited jurisdiction and deal with highly-specific
issues (e.g. divorce court, traffic court)
If a court has ______________ ______________, this means that particular court can make a
legally binding decision on any type of case. - ✔✔general jurisdiction
What are the three possible ways to get a case to federal court? - ✔✔• the case must deal
with a federal issue
• through diversity of citizenship
• the case deals with a monetary claim/suit ≥ $75,000
diversity of citizenship - ✔✔achieved when two parties in a case are citizens of different
states or territories
What is a defendant's 'right of removal'? - ✔✔a defendant's entitlement to avoid bias in a
court's decision, usually through appealing to have the trial moved to federal court
In a case dealing with a defendant from Louisiana and a plaintiff from Texas, can the defendant
exercise his/her right of removal? - ✔✔Yes
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