According to Justice Breyer (who is now retired), about 8,000 cases are appealed to the Supreme Court each year.  About how many are actually accepted for review?

In order for a case to be granted review by the Supreme Court, all 9 justices must agree to accept the case.

The doctrine of “stare decisis” is important because it means the Constitution will be interpreted differently by each new generation, thus keeping it a “living document”.

Leading up to and during the War of 1812, western settlers and politicians believed war with Britain might enable:

Intoxicated but still capable of comprehending the consequences of her actions, Cricket signs a contract to sell her phone app design to Downloads, Inc. This contract is

Chicken & Egg Farms promises to pay Dex $500 to install a sump pump in its warehouse. Dex completes the installation. The act of installing the pump

A promise to do what one already has a legal duty to do cannot constitute legally sufficient consideration. (If Taylor Swift has a contract with a concert promoter to perform a concert for $3,000,000, she cannot demand an additional $1,000,000 right before she goes on stage)

Dondi contracts to buy a custom espresso maker from Caffee Specialties, Inc., for $4,500, but Caffee fails to deliver. Dondi buys the appliance else-where for $5,500. Dondi’s measure of damages is ​

Mark is creating Nu2U.com, a Web site through which he will enter into contracts over the Internet. Important terms to include in his offers include

Seth offers to buy a house from Tia for less than Tia paid for it, stating that he would “hate to see anything bad happen to Tia or her house.” Frightened, Tia agrees to sell. Regarding this agreement, a court would likely