A company in Colorado polluted a local city’s drinking water. The city is filing suit over the issue, and the company is trying to have the case tried in Nevada instead of Colorado, since it believes it has a better chance of winning there. Why can’t the case be tried in Nevada? The case is outside of Nevada’s jurisdiction. It violates the principle of stare decisis. It goes against popular sovereignty. The case is bound by English Common Law.

Read the scenario. samira is a freshman basketball player who hopes to go to college on a basketball scholarship. she is offered the chance to play on her school’s varsity basketball team, which plays in tournaments during holiday breaks. samira usually spends her breaks working at the local hardware store. after careful consideration, samira decides to stay on the freshman basketball team and keep working over breaks. the fact that samira may miss out on a scholarship opportunity by staying on the freshman team illustrates-a cause.-minor consequences.-a trade off.-unexpected risk.