Real World
Securing public safety for the whole community while protecting the liberty and privacy of every individual
Balancing
Balancing result and process is not always comfortable and is often controversial
True
The official U.S. government publication of U.S. Supreme Court Cases.
United States Reports
_______________: The most important legal action of the court; it’s the court’s official decision in the case.
court’s judgment (disposition)
Sent back to a lower court for further proceedings.
remanded
Impartial treatment of innocent and guilty individuals by law enforcement, prosecutors, and judges
Equal justice
At the process end of the balance is a commitment to not dealing fairly with suspects, defendants, and offenders
False
The string of letters and numbers that appears after the name of a case and identifies the source of a case.
Case citation
_____________: The written explanations of the court’s judgment.
court opinions
stare decisis is a _________ word
Latin
Using no more state power and resources than are needed to prevent, investigate, prosecute, sentence, and review official actions taken to provide for the ideals of public safety and individual autonomy.
Proportionality
Balancing community security and public safety on one side and individual privacy on the other in the rapidly growing and changing technology of the digital age is a huge challenge.
True
The journal that report U.S. Court of Appeals decisions.
The Federal Reporter
_______________: The legal rule the court applied to the facts of the case.
court holding
__________________: A court proceeding conducted in criminal cases prior to the trial when the defendant files a motion asking the court to throw out evidence obtained by law enforcement officials during searches and seizures, interrogation, and identification procedures
suppression hearing
Accuracy: Avoiding “_________ of justice”
errors
_____________ officials’ acts: The actions that defendants claim violated the Constitution.
government
A brief description of the procedural steps and judgments made by each court
Procedural history of the case
___________: The reasons and arguments the court gives to support its holding.
court reasoning
________________-: The authority of a court to hear and decide cases.
jurisdiction
Evidence-based decision making: Relies on _______ types of evidence:
two
Subjective basis (quantum of proof): The facts and circumstances that back up the government officials’ action.
False
____________-: mere suspicion to justify restriction of freedom of movement or privacy without facts or circumstances to back up the actions.
hunch (mere suspicion)
_______________: Statements in which justices agree with the result, not the reasoning, of a court’s opinion
concurring opinion
__________-: Overturned by an appellate court.
reversed