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Which amendment allows you to sue for damages in a civil court?
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What court procedure allows for collecting damages to property?
A suit to recover damages in civil court.
What are the different types of damages that a court may award to an aggrieved party?
The different types of damages that a court may award to an aggrieved party include compensatory damages (to cover actual losses), punitive damages (to punish the wrongdoer), nominal damages (symbolic award when no actual loss occurred), and liquidated damages (specified in a contract).
How much can you sue for in civil court?
Civil Rights granted by the Constitution of the Country.Added: ..... or for compensation for damages sought for any violation of the civil law statutes of the the state or nation.
What are the consequences if found guilty in a civil court?
Civil cases have no jail/prison time attached to them. The decisions usually involve money amounts as punitive damages.
What other groups have turned to the Supreme Court to protect their Civil Rights?
Bill of Rights and The Fourteenth Amendment.
What other groups have turned to the Supreme Court to protect their civil right?
Bill of Rights and The Fourteenth Amendment.
Can you press charges against someoene who lied to court to have you arrested?
If you are found not guilty you have the option of suing them in civil court for damages.
Which contitutional amendment has enabled the Supreme Court to protect the civil liberties contained in the Bill of Rights from being abridged by state and local officials?
first amendment
Can you receive compensatory damages in federal court?
can you recieve compensatory damages in federal court
Which supreme court decision is indicative of the court's rulings regarding the fourteenth amendment and state discretion in the decades after the civil war?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Would civil damages include the possibility of prison?
Civil damages give a monetary award or judgement. Civil Courts cannot send a person to jail. However, if testimony reveals that a person or persons in a Civil Court has committed a crime, that information is typically sent to the Prosecutor who can bring charges that may lead to a jail sentence.
Is hacking a civil or criminal case?
It can be both, criminal charges can apply under the FCC regulations and any state statutes and the "hacker" can also be sued for damages in civil court.
