Recent content by Tmess2

In the November election, you choose a slate of electors. Basically, each party nominates a slate of people (and their names normally do not appear on the ballot in most states) who are pledged to vote for that party's nominees for President and Vice President. In most states, the ticket that...

It will depend on how good the evidence is. A $1 million bail suggests serious charges in terms of potential length. I would think with a decently strong case, at least a 20-year sentence.

Sounds like a nice essay question for an exam. The short answer is that it contributes to uniform application of legal rules. Having a higher court with the ability to review a lower court does not mean that all of the decisions of the lower court will be correct, but it does create a means to...

Umm, a contract has to be interpreted and has to legally qualify as a contract. Even at the time of the Framing, there were certain things that could not be covered by a contract and certain formalities for a valid contract. The impairment of contract clause was not intended to prevent courts...

1) There wasn't a coup in Iran. The same person who was President three weeks ago is still President. What happened in Iran was an election in which the folks running it probably stuffed the ballot box. (We can only say probably because Iran doesn't allow observers so we are trying to...

Will talk generally since do not know specifics of New Jersey statutes. 1) The victim does not need to press charges for their to be criminal charges. Criminal charges are brought by the State. In many cases, the prosecution will only pursue them if the victim wants charges pressed but...

It depends on a lot of factors. First, name recognition is a plus. Obviously, governors and senators tend to have state-wide name recognition. Second, a positive reputation is also a plus. There are always some governors who are less than popular in their own state. Third, how many...