CHAPTER 1 Law and Legal Reasoning 25 state. Business Scenarios 1 1-1. Binding versus Persuasive Authority. A county (a) A federal statute conflicts with the U.S. Constitution. court in Illinois is deciding a case involving an issue that has (b) A federal statute conflicts with a state constitutional never been addressed before in that state's courts. The lowa provision. Supreme Court, however, recently decided a case involving (c) A state statute conflicts with the common law of that a very similar fact pattern. Is the Illinois court obligated to follow the lowa Supreme Court's decision on the issue? If the United States Supreme Court had decided a similar case, (d) A state constitutional amendment conflicts with the U.S. would that decision be binding on the Illinois court? Explain. Constitution. (See The Common Law Tradition.) 1-3. Stare Decisis. In this chapter, we stated that the doc- 1-2. Sources of Law. This chapter discussed a number of trine of stare decisis "became a cornerstone of the English and sources of American law. Which source of law takes priority American judicial systems." What does stare decisis mean, and in the following situations, and why? (See Sources of American why has this doctrine been so fundamental to the develop- Law.) ment of our legal tradition: (See The Common Law Tradition.) Business Case Problems 1-4. Spotlight on AOL--Common Law. AOL, LLC mistakenly made public the personal informa- tion of 650,000 of its members. The members filed a suit, alleging violations of California law. AOL asked the court to dismiss the suit on the basis of a forum selection causell in its member agreement 1-6. A Question of Ethics-The Common Law Tradition. On July 5. 1884. Dudley Stephens, and Brooks all able-bodied English seamen" und teenage English boy were cast adrift in a lifeboat following storm at sea. They had ne uuter with them in the boat wind all they had for sustenance were one CHAPTER 1 Law and Legal Reasoning 25 state. Business Scenarios 1 1-1. Binding versus Persuasive Authority. A county (a) A federal statute conflicts with the U.S. Constitution. court in Illinois is deciding a case involving an issue that has (b) A federal statute conflicts with a state constitutional never been addressed before in that state's courts. The lowa provision. Supreme Court, however, recently decided a case involving (c) A state statute conflicts with the common law of that a very similar fact pattern. Is the Illinois court obligated to follow the lowa Supreme Court's decision on the issue? If the United States Supreme Court had decided a similar case, (d) A state constitutional amendment conflicts with the U.S. would that decision be binding on the Illinois court? Explain. Constitution. (See The Common Law Tradition.) 1-3. Stare Decisis. In this chapter, we stated that the doc- 1-2. Sources of Law. This chapter discussed a number of trine of stare decisis "became a cornerstone of the English and sources of American law. Which source of law takes priority American judicial systems." What does stare decisis mean, and in the following situations, and why? (See Sources of American why has this doctrine been so fundamental to the develop- Law.) ment of our legal tradition: (See The Common Law Tradition.) Business Case Problems 1-4. Spotlight on AOL--Common Law. AOL, LLC mistakenly made public the personal informa- tion of 650,000 of its members. The members filed a suit, alleging violations of California law. AOL asked the court to dismiss the suit on the basis of a forum selection causell in its member agreement 1-6. A Question of Ethics-The Common Law Tradition. On July 5. 1884. Dudley Stephens, and Brooks all able-bodied English seamen" und teenage English boy were cast adrift in a lifeboat following storm at sea. They had ne uuter with them in the boat wind all they had for sustenance were one
