?A case involving factual circumstances and issues that are similar to the case before the court is called a
A. binding authority.?
B. ?case on "all fours."
C. ?case on point.
D. ?persuasive authority.
Answer: C
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Not being able to sue a judge for a bad ruling in a case is an example of:
a. Charitable immunity. b. Governmental immunity. c. Family immunity. d. Judge-made immunity.
Which one of the following statements is NOT true with respect to the ways in which the courts and legislatures are addressing assisted reproductive technology issues?
A) The general trend in cases involving frozen embryos is towards enforcing agreements on a case by case basis and not compelling unwanted parenthood. B) In the Baby M case, the New Jersey Supreme Court refused to enforce a surrogacy contract as contrary to public policy and fashioned a family by treating the case as involving two never married genetic birth parents. C) It has been clearly established that frozen embryos constitute marital property subject to division in the context of divorce. D) Many states have no statutory or case law governing surrogacy agreements.
A victim of domestic violence has several choices for protection. Which of the following is not accurate?
a. A civil restraining order from family court, useful if there are children b. A criminal protective order, if the danger is immediate c. An ex parte TRO, which would require an immediate hearing with the respondent present in court d. A "no contact" or "stay away" order, especially useful if the parties had been living together
One way to deflect witness anger about needed changes for trial testimony is to "blame"
a. the other lawyer. b. the opposing party. c. your lawyer. d. the jury.