There is nothing, it turns out, that Bartolo Colon can't do. The 42-year-old Colon launched the first home run of his 19-year career on Saturday, taking Padres pitcher James Shields deep for a two-run shot in the second inning of a at Petco Park. It was Colon's first hit of the season, and just the third extra-base hit of his professional career.
The rule of law is the principle that law should govern a nation, as opposed to being governed by decisions of individual government officials.
The body of law that prescribes formal steps to be taken in enforcing legal rights. Legal rights themselves are created and defined by Substantive Law. Different rules generally govern Civil Procedure and Criminal Procedure, or the procedure followed in trials and in appeals. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure regulate actions in federal courts. Procedural law is made up of state or federal statutes, rules promulgated by individual courts, and standards established by Constitutional Law, particularly provisions ensuring the Due Process of Law. Procedural law is often called adjective law by legal writers.