Blaw 210 wsu - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

felony - a crime that is serious and typical punishment is more than a year in prison Misdemeanor - Less serious crimes punishable by under a year (less than 6 months most of the time) in county jail (in WA only 90 days) violation/infraction - Least serious crime, punishable most often by a fine malum en se - "wrong in itself" - no one has to tell you that murdering is bad, you should just know to not kill someone Malum Prohibitum - wrong because the law says its wrong - drinking under ...

You had been closely following the president's recent impeachment trial. You noticed that Senator Rand Paul tried to release the name of the whistleblower and are certain this violates federal whistleblower protection laws. You decide to sue Rand Paul for what you believe to be a violation of federal law. You have him properly served and both jurisdiction and venue are proper. If Rand Paul wants the case dismissed he would have his lawyers file a ______________ arguing that you lack ____...

Louis hits peter in the head with a frying pan for staying out too late. She is arrested and charged with battery. Peter tells the prosecutor that he does not want to press charges. - - Louis can still be charged with the crime Shannon uses a racial slur on a Facebook post and her employer, Wizbang inc., fires her. Shannon sues Wizbang for wrongful termination claiming that they violated her First Amendment rights. What happens? - - Wizbang wins - the first amendment doesn't protect you fr...

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