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Using this concept, the Supreme Court decided to overturn a Texas law stating that women could not obtain an abortion legally.  What is concept that allows the Supreme Court to overturn a state law and rule it unconstitutional?

 This clause in the US Constitution states that the government cannot force people to do something against their religion.  Employers must reasonably accommodate sincerely held beliefs.

 This approach to ethical reasoning is premised on the belief that humans are different from objects & should be treated differently. They have the capacity to reason & act rationally.

 This is the idea that people who own and manage corporations should be accountable for their action to society and the community in which the operate, rather than just focusing on making a profit. What is this concept called?

In the OJ Simpson murder trial, his attorneys wanted to change this because they were afraid he would not be able to find a jury that was not bias because both he and his ex-wife lived in that neighborhood.  What did they want to change?

This school of law contends that the laws apply only to the citizens of that nation at that time. Laws are not universal & rights exist only because of law. Whether a law is “good” or “bad” is irrelevant.

 In this type of alternative dispute resolution, the parties may try to resolve the situation themselves, perhaps without lawyers or a 3rdparty to try to come to an agreeable solution.

This clause in the constitution states that the Constitution is the ultimate authority in the law and any contradicting law can be ruled “unconstitutional.”

 Created to facilitate commerce (make it easier to do business) among the states by providing a standard, yet flexible, set of rules governing commercial transactions.

 If you live in Georgia, but had a traffic accident in Alabama, and the person suing you lives in Alabama, the court in Alabama would have jurisdiction, because that’s where the person lives. Jurisdiction over the person is called what?