AP Government Final: Courts

                   court rule bearing on subsequent legal decisions in similar cases.

                    the authority of a court to hear and decide a particular case.

                 a brief filed by a third party who is not directly involved in the case but who has an intrest in the outcome of a case..

          to engage in legal proceedings or seek releif in a court of law

                the power of the courts to determine whether a law or action by the President or Congress is constitutional

            a lawsuit that seeks damages for "all persons similarly situated"

                 court opinion reflecting the reflecting the views of most of the judges; decision of the court

              written by a justice who agrees with the majority but wants to emphasize a point of law or give a different set of arguments for reaching the court's verdict

        body of judge-made law

              :Supreme Court orders a lower court to send it hte record of the case for review

                  :is when the Supreme Court should actively check the other branches of government when they exceeded their authority

                the Supreme Court ruled that executive privilege cannot be used to prevent evidence from being heard in a criminal proceeding

                when judges who disagree with the majority opinion and their reasons why. It can form the basis of the arguments used years later to reverse the majority opinion in a similar case.

            4 of the 9 justices have to agree to hear a case **its the way cases reach the Supreme Court**

Federal courts have jurisdiction in all court cases; state or federal.

Special Courts like tax courts and bankruptcy are courts of limited jurisdiction

U.S. has never had a duel court system

Supreme Court may excercise original jursidiction in cases involving foreign diplomats and in cases in which the state is a party

If a case is remended it is sent back to the court that heard the cse to fix the problem

Judicial candidates are suggested by Dept of Justice, Senators, judges, and the Bar association.

If a case is affirmed it means that decision is invalid and means nothing.

Supreme Court can review a state Supreme Court decision only if a federal question is involved

Most American law is based on English common law

FISA court can issue warrants without revealing the information used to obtain the warrant and can authorize searches without informing the suspect of the search

Public opinion can check the judicial branch: people affected may ignore a decision that they do not agree with and/or the public may pressure elected officials not to enforce and unpopular ruling.