5 Terms
Contributors in US law
US law
surrogate mother
Law; US law
A woman who is artificially inseminated, with the understanding that she will surrender the baby at birth to the father and his wife.
uniform laws
Law; US law
Proposed statutes written by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law.
qualified nuisance
Law; US law
A condition that, though lawful in itself, is so negligently permitted to exist that it creates an unreasonable risk of harm.
numerosity
Law; US law
The requirement in U.S. district courts that, for a case to be certified as a class action, the party applying for certification must show, among other things, that the class of potential plaintiffs ...
diversity of citizenship
Law; US law
A basis for federal-court jurisdiction that exists when a case is between citizens of different states.
complete diversity
Law; US law
In a multiparty case, diversity between both sides to the lawsuit so that all plaintiffs have different citizenship from all defendants.
Salinas v. Texas
Law; US law
On June 17, 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that if you remain silent before the police read your Miranda rights, that silence can and will be held against you. You must tell the authorities ...
