[Leaf] Leaf, an Employee of the California Department of Forestry

question 83

Multiple Choice

[Leaf] Leaf, an employee of the California Department of Forestry, insisted on signing inter-office memoranda with his name and the initials "FOJT", an abbreviation for his church "Followers of Jesus' Trees". Leaf's supervisor, Milo, told Leaf there was a rule prohibiting displays of religion at work and insisted that Leaf cease placing the initials of his church on government paperwork. When Leaf refused to follow the work rule, he was terminated.
-Creditors sued Hulio and Juanita and obtained a judgment in California. The couple, however, left the state and have resided in Nevada for the past two years. Would a court in Nevada uphold the California judgment?

• A) Yes, under the full faith and credit clause.
• B) Yes, under the commerce clause.
• C) Yes, under the preemption doctrine.
• D) No, because each state has the right not to honor a judgment from another state.
• E) No, because this would be a federal case not a state case.

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Definitions:

Gas Exchange

The biological process through which different gases are transferred in opposite directions across a specialized surface, such as in the lungs or leaves of plants.

Alveoli

Tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place during breathing.

Secondary Bronchi

The branches of the main bronchus that lead into each lung, further subdividing into tertiary bronchi.

Bronchioles

Small respiratory airways within the lungs that extend from the bronchi and connect to the alveoli, facilitating air movement.