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The Court is the final arbiter of Florida law, and its decisions are binding authority for all other Florida state courts. [2] Established upon statehood in 1845, the court is headquartered across the street from the state capitol in Tallahassee. Throughout the court's history, it has undergone many reorganizations as Florida's population has ...
The Erie case involved a fundamental question of federalism and the jurisdiction of federal courts in the United States. In 1789, the Congress passed a law still in effect today called the Rules of Decision Act ( 28 U.S.C. § 1652 ), which states that the laws of a state furnish the rules of decision for a federal court sitting in that state.
Buckeye Check Cashing, Inc. v. Cardegna, 546 U.S. 440 (2006), is a United States Supreme Court case concerning contract law and arbitration.The case arose from a class action filed in Florida against a payday lender alleging the loan agreements the plaintiffs had signed were unenforceable because they essentially charged a higher interest rate than that permitted under Florida law.
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ( FDCPA ), Pub. L. 95 -109; 91 Stat. 874, codified as 15 U.S.C. § 1692 –1692p, approved on September 20, 1977 (and as subsequently amended), is a consumer protection amendment, establishing legal protection from abusive debt collection practices, to the Consumer Credit Protection Act, as Title VIII of ...
United States federalcivil procedure doctrines. In the law of the United States, diversity jurisdiction is a form of subject-matter jurisdiction that gives United States federal courts the power to hear lawsuits that do not involve a federal question. For a federal court to have diversity jurisdiction over a lawsuit, two conditions must be met.
Nullification, in United States constitutional history, is a legal theory that a state has the right to nullify, or invalidate, any federal laws which they deem unconstitutional with respect to the United States Constitution (as opposed to the state's own constitution ). There are similar theories that any officer, [ 1] jury, [ 2] or individual ...
e. The Constitution of the State of Florida is the document that establishes and describes the powers, duties, structure, and function of the government of the U.S. state of Florida, and establishes the basic law of the state. The current Constitution of Florida was ratified on November 5, 1968. Florida has been governed by six different ...
The claim: Video shows Somali 'illegal immigrants' lining up for driver's licenses in Florida so they can vote. An Aug. 3 Instagram video ( direct link, archive link) shows a long line of people ...