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Summer 2023 Sports Law - U.S. Legal System

Across
_____ matter jurisdiction refers to the particular type of case that can be heard by a court.
Either party to a lawsuit can file a motion for _____ judgment after discovery.
Assumption of ____ was a defense raised in the Savino v. Robertson case.
A civil trial that is heard only by a judge (no jury) is called a ____ trial.
The formal legal document that lists the legal claims of the plaintiff and is filed with a court to commence a litigation.
The federal ________ identifies the fundamental rights of citizens of the U.S. and delineates limits on the government’s ability to interfere with those rights.
The U.S. Supreme Court consists of ___ (number) justices.
In Savino v. Robertson, the plaintiff asserted this type of legal claim against the defendant.
State laws that are inconsistent with the state or federal constitutions are invalid and _____.
The role of the judicial branch is to interpret the Constitution and _____.
The three branches of federal government in the US are _____, legislative, and judicial.
Courts give tremendous _____ to sports organizations to govern their own affairs and to create and enforce their own rules.
____ decisis is a legal doctrine that means a court must follow earlier judicial decisions when the same issues arise again in litigation.
The case _____ is a tool used by law students (and soon by you) to organize the information in a court's decision.
The name of the plaintiff in the "seminal case" on negligence, which was relied on by the court in Savino v. Robertson.
The right of either party in a litigation to contest the legal ruling made by a court.
A remedy at ___ is when a plaintiff asks the court for money damages.
The defendant in a lawsuit has the option of filing a motion to _____ in lieu of an answer at the beginning of the litigation.
This is the stage of litigation when parties are able to obtain information from each other.
Robertson argued that Savino was required to plead and prove willful and _____ conduct rather than ordinary negligence.
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The U.S. has a federalist government, which means power is shared between the national and ____ governments.
The power of the court to hear and determine the outcome of a case.
The U.S. Supreme Court is also known as "the court of last _____."
A type of discovery where lawyers have the opportunity to ask witnesses questions under oath.
Decisions from a federal district (trial) court can be appealed to the appropriate _____ court.
The standard of proof that the prosecutor in a criminal case must meet is “beyond a ______ doubt.”
The standard of proof that the plaintiff in a civil litigation must meet is a “___________ of the evidence.”
As noted in the Savino v. Robertson case, Illinois has enacted a modified comparative _____ statute.
Specific performance and injunctions are examples of ____ remedies.
The ruling of a court that establishes legal authority for how future cases are decided.
This refers to the mechanics of the legal process.
The process by which a legal document is delivered to the adverse party in a legal action.
_____ jurisdiction refers to a court's power over the parties to a case.
After being hit in the eye with a hockey puck, Savino alleged that Robertson failed to exercise ordinary ____.
The legal _____ is the question of law that a court is deciding.
The study of law in the U.S. is conducted primarily through the _____ method.
The purpose of a complaint is to provide ___ to the defendant about the nature of the claims asserted by the plaintiff.
The last name of the plaintiff in the case on page 10 of the Mitten textbook.