Author Question: Responding to problems in California's prison system, Federal District Judge Thelton Henderson has ... (Read 25 times)

jake · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Responding to problems in California's prison system, Federal District Judge Thelton Henderson has appointed a receiver to oversee:

a. the prison's health care programs.
b. the prison's correctional officers.
c. the entire prison system.
d. None of the above, since the state prison system is not within the jurisdiction of a federal judge.

Question 2

Case law refers to

a. judicial decisions that have the force of law.
b. the idea that judicial decisions are binding precedents.
c. disputes involving harms done to an individual, including injury and nuisance.
d. a system that allows judges more room to interpret the law, and their decisions set precedent for lower courts and future court rulings.
e. a system based on a strong adherence to existing statutes, with judges having little discretion to interpret the law.