Marbury v. Madison explained: the three holdings, the textual basis for judicial review, and why Congress may limit appellate but not original jurisdiction.
Marbury v. Madison and the Power of Judicial Review
The Youngstown Framework: Presidential Power in 3 Zones
The Youngstown framework explained: the three zones of presidential power, who bears the burden in each, and how to tell silence from disapproval.
Piercing the Corporate Veil: A Two-Prong Alter Ego Test
Piercing the corporate veil explained: the alter ego and inequitable result prongs, undercapitalisation, and tort versus contract creditors.
Recording Acts: Race, Notice and Race-Notice Explained
Recording acts decide who wins when two deeds conflict. Learn bona fide purchaser status, the three statutory models, notice types and the shelter rule.
Partner Liability and Authority Under RUPA Explained
Partner liability explained: the ordinary course test, apparent authority, joint and several liability, the exhaustion rule and partnership by estoppel.
Will Execution Requirements: Formalities and Rescue
Will execution requirements explained: writing, signature and two witnesses, holographic wills, the harmless-error rule and the interested-witness problem.
Easements Explained: Creation, Scope and Termination
Easements explained: the five creation routes, appurtenant versus in gross, scope and repair duties, and the nine ways an easement can be terminated.
Miranda Rights: Custody, Interrogation and Invocation
Miranda rights explained: when custody and interrogation coincide, what makes a waiver valid, how silence and counsel differ, and what a violation really costs.
The Character Evidence Rules: Propensity Bar and Doorways
Character evidence explained: the propensity bar, the criminal doorways, the MIMIC uses under Rule 404(b), methods of proof, and habit under Rule 406.
The Statute of Frauds: MYLEGS and How to Satisfy It
The statute of frauds in two steps: use MYLEGS to spot contracts inside the statute, then satisfy it with a writing, performance or a judicial admission.