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Contains the complete closing keynote address at the 2006 National Conference on Managing Electronic Records (MER) - a mock pre-trial conference highlighting the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as they relate to the use of e-records in litigation and electronic records management. Judge Shira A. Scheindlin presides over the simulated session focusing on the new requirement calling for all parties to promptly meet and confer regarding their respective...
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An overview of the United States court system, describing its basis in the Constitution, the structure of the federal and state court systems (including trial courts, appeals courts, and supreme appeals court), role of the federal Supreme Court, and the state courts system. Follows hypothetical civil and criminal cases.