Introduction to Law and Legal System Objectives

Vocabulary flashcards covering legal concepts, specific cases, and key objectives of the legal system from the introductory lecture.

Equal Protection

A legal principle stating that as one segment of society is treated, another segment must be treated the same way, prohibiting the granting of rights to one group while denying them to another.

Procedural Law

The set of legal rules that determines how courts handle lawsuits and establishes the specific steps required to initiate and process legal actions.

Objectives of the Legal System

The primary goals of the legal system: to promote order, to allow justice to be attained without physical violence, and to cultivate a sense of reasonableness regarding how individuals operate toward one another.

De Blasio

The mayor who invoked the NYC law restricting bare-chested public presence to men, prompting a successful equal protection lawsuit by female performers in Times Square.

Broadway between 43rd Street and 44th Street

The specific area in New York City where restrictions permit women to be bare-chested following their successful legal challenge against the city.