A state law bars any person who owes more than $5,000 in unpaid civil judgments from receiving a marriage license unless the creditor consents. An engaged couple challenges the law after one partner is denied a license b...
Citations: U.S. Const. amend. XIV, Loving v. Virginia, Zablocki v. Redhail, Obergefell v. Hodges
...al appeals were pending in the Supreme Court from lower federal-court judgments against the United States, Congress enacted a statute providing: "The Supreme Court shall have no appellate jurisdiction over this category...
Citations: U.S. Const. art. III, sec. 2, Ex parte McCardle, United States v. Klein, Marbury v. Madison
...nalty components of a foreign judgment. Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, Judgment-recognition principles
Citations: Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, Judgment-recognition principles
...er states the ordinary issue preclusion rule. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
...cognition framework? The correct answer distinguishes foreign-country judgments from sister-state judgments. Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, Comity principles
Citations: Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, Comity principles
...ccurate about issue preclusion? The correct answer states why default judgments usually fail issue preclusion. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
...ernative-ground problem for issue preclusion. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
...answer identifies a central nonrecognition ground for foreign-country judgments. Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, Due process principles
Citations: Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, Due process principles
...nswer states the basic claim preclusion rule. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
...sue preclusion and the default-judgment trap. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles, General federal preclusion principles
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles, General federal preclusion principles
...ment State F should recognize and enforce. Address compensatory money judgments, taxes, fines or penalties, public policy, inconsistent judgments, and partial recognition. This essay tests foreign-cou...
Citations: Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, Comity principles, Judgment-recognition defenses
...ent. Address the distinction between sister-state and foreign-country judgments, finality, personal juris...
Citations: Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act, Comity principles, Due process principles
...ternative-ground problem in issue preclusion. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles, Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles, Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore
...lements without overstating issue preclusion. Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Citations: Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
...claim under a new theory. Taylor v. Sturgell, Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
Citations: Taylor v. Sturgell, Restatement (Second) of Judgments principles
...wer gives the exact Rule 54(b) gateway for appeals from partial final judgments. Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b), 28 U.S.C. 1291
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b), 28 U.S.C. 1291
...judgment motions on appeal timing. This essay tests finality, partial judgments, and appeal timing after post-judgment motions. 28 U.S.C. 1291, Fed. R. Civ....
Citations: 28 U.S.C. 1291, Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b), Fed. R. App. P. 3, Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1), Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(4)
...e-and-independent-state-ground limit on Supreme Court review of state judgments. U.S. Const. art. III, sec. 2, Michigan v. Long
Citations: U.S. Const. art. III, sec. 2, Michigan v. Long
...g civil judgment entry and avoids confusing oral rulings with entered judgments. Fed. R. Civ. P. 58, Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(7)
Citations: Fed. R. Civ. P. 58, Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(7)
...y these four matters. This essay tests advisory opinions, declaratory judgments, Supreme Court state-court review, adequate independent state grounds, and jurisdiction stripping. U.S. Const. art. III, Marbury v. Madison...
Citations: U.S. Const. art. III, Marbury v. Madison, Muskrat v. United States, Michigan v. Long, Ex parte McCardle, United States v. Klein
...t answer states the basic full faith and credit rule for sister-state judgments. U.S. Constitution Article IV, Section 1, 28 U.S.C. 1738
Citations: U.S. Constitution Article IV, Section 1, 28 U.S.C. 1738
...te? The correct answer applies the collateral-attack rule for default judgments. Due process personal-jurisdiction principles, Full faith and credit principles
Citations: Due process personal-jurisdiction principles, Full faith and credit principles
...failed to prove Driver was negligent. Under State Y law, small-claims judgments after contested hearings are final judgments on the merits and have ordinary claim-preclusion and issue-preclusion effect. Cyclist then sued...
Citations: U.S. Constitution Article IV, Section 1, 28 U.S.C. 1738, Claim and issue preclusion principles
...s. This essay tests finality and enforcement of sister-state domestic judgments and modifiable orders. U.S. Constitution Article IV, Section 1, 28 U.S.C. 1738, Judgment finality...
Citations: U.S. Constitution Article IV, Section 1, 28 U.S.C. 1738, Judgment finality principles
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