Civil v Criminal
What is a case where it is you vs. the State?
Criminal
Supreme Court sessions are typically how long?
9 months
Sticking with precedent. "Let the decision stand"
Stare Decisis
briefs
Overturn a lower court's decision - one of three options for a SCOTUS appeal case.
Reverse
another person, group or private business
This position plays a key role in researching, selecting, and writing cases for jusitices.
clerks
Deciding to hear a case and asking the lower courts to send up the documents.
writ of certiorari
Majority
The SCOTUS decision on a case is this. Meaning it serves as precedent for lower courts to follow.
Binding
What type of punishment can only apply to criminal cases?
Incarceration or jail time.
What percentage of petitioned cases does the SCOTUS hear each year?
1%
A "friend of the court" files an argument to influence a Supreme Court ruling
amicus curiae
Opinion that disagrees with the decision that the Supreme Court made. Not used in future precedents.
Dissenting
When SCOTUS upholds a lower court's decision - one of three options for a SCOTUS appeal case.
Affirm
What title describes the government's role in a criminal case, bringing charges against the defendant.
prosecution
How long are oral arguments on SCOTUS cases?
30 mins
to hold someone in prison without a trial.
habeus corpus
cert
The 7th amendment provides protections for this in civil cases?
trial by jury
Why does the rule of four exist?
The Constitution did not lay out how the SCOTUS will choose its cases.
Out of many, one (the motto of the US).
e pluribus unum
When justices meet, discuss cases, and vote in secret.
judicial conference
When SCOTUS sends a case back to the lower courts - one of three options for a SCOTUS appeal case.