Re:As Qualified Immunity Takes Center Stage, More Delay from...
by NovemberWhiskey on Monday June 01, 2020 @02:41PM
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It's not really a grey area.
Common law, which is to say law that is not codified but defined by judicial decision making, is law "in the traditional sense that people think about laws" just as much as statute law.
In Michigan, for example, murder is a common law offense: no legislation exists that defines what murder is, although penalties etc. are legislated.
Common law, which is to say law that is not codified but defined by judicial decision making, is law "in the traditional sense that people think about laws" just as much as statute law.
In Michigan, for example, murder is a common law offense: no legislation exists that defines what murder is, although penalties etc. are legislated.