Background: TLG has explained to the GC owners that it is vital to understand the legal system and processes, including the court system and jurisdiction of the courts. This is especially important as GC plans to conduct business over the internet and thus, will have potential transactions throughout the U.S. and, possibly, globally.
For the initial meeting between GC owners and TLG, Winnie and Ralph asked you to present an overview of the law and the legal system. Your presentation explained federalism, the court system, and common law v. civil law, and explained the nature of law and the legal process.
Review all assigned materials listed in Overview.
Some of the points included in your presentation are:
(1) the primary purpose of the law is to establish a set of rules and guidelines for society to promote order and to create parameters for acceptable and prohibited behavior;
(2) laws are inevitably subject to interpretation and reinterpretation by courts;
(3) laws must be reasonably specific, and yet sufficiently general, with inherent flexibility, to withstand the rigors of interpretation and the "test of time";
(4) laws that strike a balance as described in (3) above, usually endure as relevant, applicable rules, even with societal changes and reinterpretations;
• example: the U.S. Constitution has withstood the test of time, partly because of an inherent balance of specificity, generality, and flexibility
(5) laws are promulgated and interpreted by human beings, and thus, are imperfect;
(6) some laws have a worthy purpose, but are difficult to adequately enforce i.e. speed limit laws;
(7) all laws are not necessarily ethical; some conduct can be legal, but considered unethical;
(8) U.S. law has a very dominant protective purpose – protecting all citizens, as well as providing special protections for certain groups of people, in certain circumstances, i.e., minors;
(9) fairness to all is a primary goal of the law, but what is fair to one group may be unfair to another group; what is fair in one situation may be unfair in another situation - every right granted to an individual or group, to some extent, impinges on the rights of another individual or group;
(10) legislatures enacting laws, and courts interpreting laws, must weigh and balance the right(s) granted v. the rights restricted by a specific law to determine if the law is justifiable and fair - this weighing and balancing involves determining if there a compelling public interest or purpose for the law that justifies granting certain rights while restricting other rights;
• example: highway speed limit laws protect everyone (drivers, passengers, and pedestrians), but also restrict the freedom of drivers to drive at a speed of their choice - on balance, the restriction is easily justified as there is an important purpose in protecting drivers, passengers, and pedestrians
• example: laws that prohibit alcohol consumption/purchase by minors grant rig.
Background TLG has explained to the GC owners that it is vital to u.docx
1. Background: TLG has explained to the GC owners that it is vital
to understand the legal system and processes, including the
court system and jurisdiction of the courts. This is especially
important as GC plans to conduct business over the internet and
thus, will have potential transactions throughout the U.S. and,
possibly, globally.
For the initial meeting between GC owners and TLG, Winnie
and Ralph asked you to present an overview of the law and the
legal system. Your presentation explained federalism, the court
system, and common law v. civil law, and explained the nature
of law and the legal process.
Review all assigned materials listed in Overview.
Some of the points included in your presentation are:
(1) the primary purpose of the law is to establish a set of rules
and guidelines for society to promote order and to create
parameters for acceptable and prohibited behavior;
(2) laws are inevitably subject to interpretation and
reinterpretation by courts;
(3) laws must be reasonably specific, and yet sufficiently
general, with inherent flexibility, to withstand the rigors of
interpretation and the "test of time";
(4) laws that strike a balance as described in (3) above, usually
endure as relevant, applicable rules, even with societal changes
and reinterpretations;
• example: the U.S. Constitution has withstood the test of
time, partly because of an inherent balance of specificity,
generality, and flexibility
2. (5) laws are promulgated and interpreted by human beings, and
thus, are imperfect;
(6) some laws have a worthy purpose, but are difficult to
adequately enforce i.e. speed limit laws;
(7) all laws are not necessarily ethical; some conduct can be
legal, but considered unethical;
(8) U.S. law has a very dominant protective purpose –
protecting all citizens, as well as providing special protections
for certain groups of people, in certain circumstances, i.e.,
minors;
(9) fairness to all is a primary goal of the law, but what is fair
to one group may be unfair to another group; what is fair in one
situation may be unfair in another situation - every right granted
to an individual or group, to some extent, impinges on the rights
of another individual or group;
(10) legislatures enacting laws, and courts interpreting laws,
must weigh and balance the right(s) granted v. the rights
restricted by a specific law to determine if the law is justifiable
and fair - this weighing and balancing involves determining if
there a compelling public interest or purpose for the law that
justifies granting certain rights while restricting other rights;
• example: highway speed limit laws protect everyone
(drivers, passengers, and pedestrians), but also restrict the
freedom of drivers to drive at a speed of their choice - on
balance, the restriction is easily justified as there is an
important purpose in protecting drivers, passengers, and
pedestrians
• example: laws that prohibit alcohol consumption/purchase
3. by minors grant rights to those 21 years and older, and restrict
rights of those under 21 years - on balance, society,
legislatures, and courts have determined this law is justified as
Society has a strong public interest in protecting minors who
may not have reached a level of maturity and judgment to
handle the right to choose to consume/purchase alcohol
(11) the familiar symbol for law and the legal system is the
Scale of Justice showing a blindfolded lady that represents the
weighing and balancing process necessary to balance rights v.
restrictions granted and imposed by laws.
Instructions:
Review all assigned materials in Overview.
To explain constitutional law and how it might apply to GC
operations and transactions, you decide to prepare a
hypothetical example scenario and an accompanying analysis to
present to GC owners.
Assume the hypothetical scenario you prepared is as follows:
Hypothetical Example Scenario: EPI sells its green cleaning
products to customers in most states. Its biggest product sales
are in the Mid-Atlantic states.
Recently, the Delaware legislature enacted a law banning all
sales and importation of EPI’s “Brite Clean Floor Cleaner” in
Delaware until further notice. It was discovered that one of the
ingredients, derived from corn, is contaminated and causes a
quick-growing mold to spread on surfaces to which it is applied.
The mold can be toxic to humans and can cause damage to
floors.
EPI challenged the new law as unconstitutional.
4. Address the questions below.
1. Applying the doctrine of "police powers" derived from the
10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, analyze and discuss
whether the Delaware court would likely uphold the Delaware
law banning the importation of EPI's Brite Clean Floor Cleaner
into the state and why or why not. Explain your conclusion in
detail.
Format Instructions:
Prepare the analysis in a report, addressed to Winnie and Ralph,
to be used in discussion with the GC owners.
The report should address the questions in the Instructions
above. Label each question and follow the format below.
REPORT
TO: Winnie James, Ralph Anders
FROM: (your name)
DATE:
RE: Constitutional Law and Business Regulation
1.
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