one-bite rule
The one-bite rule often arises in lawsuits involving bites from domesticated animals (e.g. dog bites).
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one-person, one-vote rule
One-person, one-vote is a legal rule that one person’s voting power ought to be roughly equivalent to another person’s within the same state.
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parol evidence rule
Overview
In contract disputes, parol evidence is any agreement that is not contained within the written contract.
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penitentiary
The term penitentiary is derived from the Latin term paenitentia, meaning repentance.
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) is the Supreme Court case that had originally upheld the constitutionality of “separate, but equal facilities” based on race. It was subsequently since overturned by Brown v. Board of Education (1954).
Overview:
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political question
Political question is a subject matter that the Supreme Court deems to be inappropriate for judicial review because discretionary power over it should be left to the politically accountable branches of government (i.e., the President and Congress). Thus, the courts will leave constitutional questions on such matters to be resolved in the political process.
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Ponzi scheme
Ponzi schemes are a type of investment fraud in which investors are promised artificially high rates of return with little or no risk. Original investors and the perpetrators of the fraud are paid off by funds from later investors, but there is little or no actual business activity that produces revenue. The scheme generates funds for previous investors so long as there is a consistent flow of funds from new investors.
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res gestae
Res gestae is a Latin term meaning “things done” or “things transacted.” It refers to the events or circumstances at issue, as well as other events that are contemporaneous with or related to them. Courts previously employed this term in order to admit otherwise inadmissible hearsay. The term is not used much now.
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