Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 is a federal statute which prohibits activities that restrict interstate commerce and competition in the marketplace. It outlaws any contract, conspiracy, or combination of business interests in restraint of...
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Sherman v. Sherman, 330 N.J. Super. 638 (Ch.Div. 1999)
Sherman v. Sherman, 330 N.J. Super. 638 (Ch.Div. 1999), is a case regarding who controls the disposition of a corpse, with the court applying state legislation instead of common law principles on disposition.
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South African Truth Commission
The dismantling of South African apartheid culminated in a multi-racial democratic election in 1994. ANC leader Nelson Mandela became president, and an interim constitution was drafted and enacted.[1] After the 1994 elections, an integrated South...
Southern Life & Health Ins. Co. v. Morgan
Southern Life & Health Ins. Co. v. Morgan, 21 Ala. App. 5 (Ala. Ct. App. 1925), is an Alabama Court of Appeals case that established that spouses can lose their rights in the honoring of the deceased if they do not act within a reasonable...
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is primarily responsible for regulating the export of commodities and related technology whose widespread release could compromise U.S. national security. BIS maintains a list of “...
specific jurisdiction
Specific jurisdiction is a form of minimum contacts that enables a court to exercise personal jurisdiction over a corporate defendant in that state without violating due process because of the extent of the defendants’ activities within that...
sports law
sports law: an overview
Sports Law encompasses a multitude areas of law brought together in unique ways. Issues such as antitrust, contracts, and torts are quite common. For further information in these areas see:
Antitrust Contracts...Stambovsky v. Ackley
Stambovsky v. Ackley
PartiesAppellant/Plaintiff: Jeffrey M. Stambovsky
Respondent/Defendant: Helen V. Ackley et al.
Court and DateAppellate Division 1st Department of the Supreme Court...
subject matter jurisdiction
The power of a court to adjudicate a particular type of matter and provide the remedy demanded.
OverviewA court must have jurisdiction to enter a valid, enforceable judgment on a claim. Where jurisdiction is lacking, litigants, through...
substantive due process
Substantive due process is the principle that the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments protect fundamental rights from government interference. Specifically, the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments prohibit the government from depriving any person of...