Bill of Rights — first ten amendments?
Protect fundamental freedoms and limit government power.
1st Amendment — guarantees?
Freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly.
2nd Amendment — right?
Right to bear arms, with regulations.
5th Amendment — protections?
Right to remain silent, protection against self-incrimination, due process.
6th Amendment — guarantees?
Fair, speedy, public trial, lawyer, impartial jury.
Miranda Rights — include?
Right to remain silent, anything said can be used against, right to lawyer.
Ernesto Miranda — case?
Established that suspects must be informed of rights before interrogation.
Miranda v. Arizona — significance?
Created Miranda Rights to protect suspects' constitutional freedoms.
1980s America — characteristic?
Wealth, consumerism, inequality, social excess.
Menendez family background?
Immigrated from Cuba, wealthy through entertainment industry.
Menendez Murders — confession?
Erik confessed to psychologist, recorded, later revealed.
Menendez Murders — investigation?
Police dismissed mafia theory; obtained warrant based on confession.
Menendez Trials — defense?
Claimed mental illness, self-defense due to abuse.
Jury procedures — challenges?
Peremptory and for-cause challenges select jurors.
Leslie Abramson — role?
Defended Erik, emphasized victimization, influenced trial development.
Mark Chapman — motive?
Obsessed with novel, sought notoriety, killed John Lennon.
Chapman — plea?
Plead guilty, raised insanity defense, found guilty of murder.
John Hinckley — obsession?
Obsessed with Jodie Foster, attempted Reagan's assassination.
Hinckley — plea?
Insanity, found not guilty by reason of insanity, hospitalized.
Tort law — elements?
Duty of care, breach, damage, causation.
Notable tort case — Liebeck v. McDonald's?
Hot coffee burns, awarded damages, highlighted product liability.
Product liability — development?
Based on duty of care, established in MacPherson v. Buick.
Duty of care — principle?
Manufacturers owe duty to consumers; foreseeability matters.
Negligence — what?
Failure to meet standard of reasonable care causing harm.
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