Self-dealing refers to circumstances where a fiduciary - - a person in a position of trust - - acts in their own interest instead of acting in the interests of those to whom they owe the fiduciary duty. For example, if a manager of an LLC runs the LLC in a way that...

Enumerated means listed or expressly stated. When we refer to federal powers enumerated in the Constitution, we mean powers expressly stated in the Constitution. For example, Article I Section 8 of the Constitution provides enumerated powers of Congress, including the...

Below on the left is a copy of the original text of the introduction to the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Center, but we've numbered the sentences. On the right, are two different versions of the text. If you click on the blue box you will...

Hearsay is an out-of-court statement offered into evidence at trial to prove the truth of the matter asserted. For example, let's say a prosecutor wants to prove that Debbie robbed a bank. If the prosecutor has a witness testify that, "David told me that Debbie went...

What is Selective Incorporation? Selective incorporation means that certain rights in the Bill of Rights  - - but not all rights in the Bill of Rights - - apply to the states. States may not enact laws that would violate those rights in the Bill of Rights that apply...

28 U.S.C. § 1447(c) provides that, "A motion to remand the case on the basis of any defect other than lack of subject matter jurisdiction must be made within 30 days after the filing of the notice of removal." In other words, after a party (presumably the defendant)...

Q: What's the difference between Specific Jurisdiction and Long Arm jurisdiction? A: Specific Jurisdiction is a basis for Asserting Long Arm JurisdictionA student asked in response to the video on the right, what is the difference between long-arm jurisdiction and...