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  2. Civil procedure in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Early federal and state civil procedure in the United States was rather ad hoc and was based on traditional common law procedure but with much local variety. There were varying rules that governed different types of civil cases such as "actions" at law or "suits" in equity or in admiralty; these differences grew from the history of "law" and "equity" as separate court systems in English law.

  3. State law (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The law of most of the states is based on the common law of England; the notable exception is Louisiana, whose civil law is largely based upon French and Spanish law.The passage of time has led to state courts and legislatures expanding, overruling, or modifying the common law; as a result, the laws of any given state invariably differ from the laws of its sister states.

  4. Sweatt v. Painter - Wikipedia

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    The 'separate' law school and the college became the Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University (known then as "Texas State University for Negroes"). The Dean of the Law School at the time was Charles T. McCormick. He wanted a separate law school for black students.

  5. List of state partition proposals in the United States

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    West Virginia (1871), the Supreme Court implicitly affirmed that the breakaway Virginia counties did have the proper consents necessary to become a separate state. [122] Northern Virginia: Given the difference between Northern Virginia (NoVa) and the rest of Virginia (RoVa), some have proposed separating the two parts of the Commonwealth. [123]

  6. Comparison of U.S. state and territory governments - Wikipedia

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    Same ticket in general election, separate election in primary Appointed by Governor: Appointed by Governor: Arizona: 4 Two consecutive terms [note 4] Secretary of State [note 5] From 2026: Same ticket Elected: Elected: Elected: Arkansas: 4 Two terms Lieutenant Governor: Separate election Elected: Elected: Elected: California: 4 Two terms ...

  7. Court order - Wikipedia

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    An order can be as simple as setting a date for trial or as complex as restructuring contractual relationships by and between many corporations in a multi-jurisdictional dispute. It may be a final order (one that concludes the court action), or an interim order (one during the action). Most orders are written, and are signed by the judge.

  8. Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma

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    The respondents, representing the defendants, the university and the State of Oklahoma, were Fred Hansen, of Oklahoma City, the First Assistant Attorney General of Oklahoma, and Maurice H. Merrill, of Norman (also on the brief Mac Q. Williamson, Attorney General). This was a landmark case in the early civil rights movement.

  9. University of Oklahoma - Wikipedia

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    Oklahoma's admission into the union in 1907 led to the renaming of the Norman Territorial University as the University of Oklahoma. Norman residents donated 407 acres (1.6 km 2 ) of land for the university 0.5 miles (0.8 km) south of the Norman railroad depot.