Supreme Court Justices
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Clarence Thomas is...

Conservative, from the DC circuit court

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Statutes

Laws passed by Congress

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Oral Argument

Where judges/justices ask lawyers questions

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Federal vs State

Federal- Disputes about laws applying to entire United States

State- Disputes about laws within that state

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What’s the difference between bench and jury trials

Bench- No jury 

Jury- Jury

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Stephan Bryer is...

Liberal

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Remand

Appellate Courts can send a case back to trial court

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Written opinion vs. Dissent

Written opinion- the agreeing judges decision in written form

Dissent- the disagreeing judges opinion in written form  

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Order of The Courts

Trial Court, (District) Court of Appeals, (Circuit) Supreme Court

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How many justices are Conservative vs. Liberal

Conservative- 6

Liberal- 3

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Amy Coney Barrett is...

Conservative

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Defendant vs. Plaintiff

Plaintiff- Accuser

Defendant- Accusee

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En Banc

When the entire circuit sits in on the case and hear it again

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Criminal vs. Civil

Criminal- Deals with crime

Civil- Deals with rights

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Who's Chief Justice

John G Roberts

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Sonia Sotomayor is...

Liberal

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Felonies vs. Misdemeanors

Felonies- Serious crimes

Misdemeanors- Less serious

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Petition

A request seeking court order from the Supreme Court and saying why it’s needed

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Why is there a different juvenile justice system?

Kids make mistakes and shouldn't have the same punishment as adults

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United States Code

All the laws passed by Congress in one collection

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Who is The New Nominee?

Ketanji Brown Jackson, Liberal

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Ordinances, Regulations, and Precedent

Ordinances- Local laws

Regulations- Rules within an agency

Precedent- Law

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Amicus Brief

(Friend of the Court Brief) A way for other individuals who aren't a party add additional information

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Why doesn’t the Supreme Court hold trial?

Because trial is for finding out what happened, and that’s not what the Supreme Court decides.

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Whats the difference between a Delinquent and a Status Offender

A delinquent is convicted of a crime, while a status offender is accused of a crime that would not be considered as crime if they were an adult