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According to Justice Roberts, what purpose is served by having federal judges serve for life?

The doctrine of “stare decisis” is important because it means the Constitution will be interpreted differently by each new generation, thus keeping it a “living document”.

Kari, a real estate agent, assures Linc that a certain parcel of commercial property fronts on the most highly trafficked street in Metro City. Linc buys the property and then discovers that the street has no more traffic than any other in its vicinity. Linc is most likely a victim of

A unilateral contract is formed when the party receiving the offer makes a substantial beginning toward completing the requested act or performance.​

Intoxicated but still capable of comprehending the consequences of her actions, Cricket signs a contract to sell her phone app design to Downloads, Inc. This contract is

Dondi contracts to buy a custom espresso maker from Caffee Specialties, Inc., for $4,500, but Caffee fails to deliver. Dondi buys the appliance else-where for $5,500. Dondi’s measure of damages is ​

Chicken & Egg Farms promises to pay Dex $500 to install a sump pump in its warehouse. Dex completes the installation. The act of installing the pump

Compensatory damages are designed to punish a party that breaches a contract.

Odina signs a covenant not to compete with her employer, Penultimate Sales Corporation. This covenant says that Odina will not persue sales employment in Penultimate’s industry nationwide for a period of 10 years after leaving the company.  Odina decided to leave the company and immediately begins work for Penultimate’s competitor, Superior Sales. Penultimate sues seeking an injunction against Odina. What are the things a court will look to to determine whether this covenant not to compete is overly restrictive? (2-3 sentence response suggested)

Henry promises not to open his Hank’s Lunchbox Café before 10:00 a.m. if Isis, who owns Isis’s Danish & Donuts next door, promises to close by 4:00 p.m. Henry’s consideration is