The U.S. Constitution
The Courts
Legalese
Miscellaneous
Cases
100

Article I of the Constitution establishes this branch of government

Executive

100

This court is considered the lowest state court

Trial Court

100

The "v" in Cubs v. White Sox stands for this

Versus

100

She is the newest justice appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Jackson

100

Decided in 1985 this case determined that reasonable suspicion rather than probable cause applies to public school searches of students

New Jersey v. TLO

200

The Judicial branch is created by this Article

Article III

200

New Mexico is part of this federal circuit court

10th circuit

200

The U.S. Supreme Court is often referred to by this acronym

SCOTUS

200

This fictional high school banned the book All Boys Aren't Blue

ABBA Highschool

200

This case determined that a school search of a student where student was required to remove her clothes was not reasonable in scope.

Safford Unified School District #1 v. Redding

300

This amendment protects the right to public assembly

1st Amendment

300

Valencia county is in this state district court

13th district

300

This opinion is written when a judge does not agree with the majority holding

Dissent

300
This title is used by lawyers and clients in a court to address a judge

Your Honor

300

In this case the opinion issued stated "A school search is reasonable if it is justified at its inception and in its scope."

New Jersey v. T.L.O.

400

Article V of the constitution describes this process

Proposal and ratification of a Constitutional amendment

400

This court is located in Washington D.C.

U.S. Supreme Court

400
This is term is defined as a "judge's incidental expression of opinion"

Dicta

400

The current chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

Justice Roberts

400

In this case the defendant was charge with DUI and ended up in U.S. Supreme Court

Bullcoming v. New Mexico

500

Although not stated in the amendment, this amendment is considered by many to guarantee a "right to privacy"

4th amendment

500

This group of courts is referred to as Article III courts

Federal court
500

This opinion happens when a majority of Judges cannot agree on an underlying rule to support a holding

Plurality

500

Your moot court argument should begin with this phrase

"May it please the court"

500

In this case the Supreme Court determined that a trespassing charge violated a Jehovah's Witness first amendment rights

Marsh v. Alabama

M
e
n
u