Criminal Law
What protects criminal defendants from having to testify if they may incriminate themselves through the testimony.
Fifth Ammendment
The failure to exercise appropriate and/or ethical ruled care expected to be exercised amongst specified circumstances.
Negligence
A legally binding agreement between parties to create mutual obligations that businesses and individuals use to protect their interests.
Contract Law
individual is entitled to rights against self-incrimination and to an attorney under the 5th and 6th Amendments of the United States Constitution.
Miranda v. Arizona
A writ ordering a person to attend a court.
Subpoena
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Eighth Ammendment
a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
Planitff
A crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.
Felony
A landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States which established the standards by which a public school official can search a student in a school environment without a search warrant, and to what extent.
New Jersey v. TLO
Consists of 23 grand jurors, plus alternates, chosen at random from voter and Motor Vehicle Administration records.
Grand Jury
The ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution
Judicial Review
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that established the principle of judicial review, meaning that American courts have the power to strike down laws and statutes they find to violate the Constitution of the United States.
Marbury v. Madison
A legal rule, based on constitutional law, that prevents evidence collected or analyzed in violation of the defendant's constitutional rights from being used in a court of law.
Exclusionary Rule
A legal standard of proof required to validate a criminal conviction in most adversarial legal systems.
Reasonable Dobut
A set of policies and practices within a government or organization seeking to benefit marginalized groups.
Affirmative Action