Court System I
The party that presents the argument to ask the court to change the decision of the court
Who is the PETITIONER?
What are FEDERAL COURTS?
The number of US District Courts and US Courts of Appeal
What is 13?
The Supreme Court uses this rule to determine which case to hear
What is the RULE OF FOUR?
Supreme Court denies writ if certiorari if a case involves issues that are too new, hoping to hear it after lower courts and law professors analyze the legal issues
What is LACK OF PERCOLATION?
The party that presents arguments supporting the decision of the trial court
Who is the RESPONDENT?
Another name for Federal trial courts
What are US DISTRICT COURTS?
These courts hear matters of local law and ordinances
What are MUNICIPAL COURTS?
What is 99%?
What is CIRCUIT CONFLICT/SPLIT?
This claim against the trial court, allows for an appeal
What is an ERROR OF LAW?
Where you may appeal if you lose a trial in the U.S. District Court
What is the U.S. COURT OF APPEALS?
If you lose your case at state trial court, you can appeal to this court
What is STATE APPEALS COURT?
When Supreme Court denies to hear case due to the fact the petitioner was directly not harmed by the issue (usually a law)
What is LACKS STANDING?
Legal briefs filed by organizations or individuals interested in whether the Supreme Court hears a case, but not party to the case
What are AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS?
The appeals court ruling that sets the opinion for similar cases in the future
What is a PRECEDENT?
A document that represents the opinion of an appellate judge who agrees with the majority opinion, but for different reasons than those who supported the majority
What is a CONCURRING OPINION?
The U.S. District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals circuit that New York falls under the jurisdiction of
What is the 2nd CIRCUIT?
Supreme Court judges a case "uncertworthy" because the case has been resolved and is unlikely to reoccur
What is MOOTNESS?
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
What is the FIRST AMENDMENT?
The document that states the final decision of the appellate court
What is a MAJORITY OPINION?
The document written by appellate judges that disagree with the majority opinion
What is a DISSENTING OPINION?
An order by an appellate court to the lower court to send all records of the original trial
What is a WRIT OF CERTIORARI?
The Supreme Court may avoid a case that is more complicated, even if it raises an important issue, if they know the lower courts will hear a case that presents the legal issue in a less complicated way
What are PIPELINE CONSIDERATIONS?
"No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
What is the FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT?