Study of Law
The section of a case brief that states the question of law the court must answer. (Often stated in the form of a question.)
What is the ISSUE?
Amendment protecting citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures
What is the 4th Amendment?
Type of law that deals with creative works
What is copyright law?
Highest court in the United States
What is the US Supreme Court?
The agency that handles federal law enforcement and investigations
What is the FBI?
The fundamental, supreme law of a nation, state, or organization that establishes its government's structure, defines the scope of power, and often protect civil liberties
What is the Constitution?
Amendment that guarantees freedom of speech
What is the 1st Amendment?
In appeals court, the person who lost the original case
What is the appellant?
The lead judge on the Supreme Court
What is the Chief Justice?
The term that refers to the legal requirement for fair treatment under the law
What is due process?
The section of a case brief that tells the court's answer to the case
What is the HOLDING?
What is the 6th Amendment?
Type of law that governs agreements between nations
What is international law?
Decision that people can reference back to about how a similar case was resolved
What is precedent?
English document that established due process
What is the Magna Carta?
The term that means a court has sent a case back to the lower court to be heard again.
What is REMAND?
Amendment that guarantees the freedom of the press to publish
What is the 1st Amendment?
Area of law that focuses on young people under the age of 18
What is juvenile law?
The legal term that describes exceptions to copyright law where use is allowed (eg, for educational purposes)
What is fair use?
Person that presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a judicial panel
What is a judge?
A formal written law enacted by a legislative body
What are statutes?
Amendment that ensures equal protection under the law and establishes birthright citizenship
What is the 14th Amendment?
The body of rules concerned with remedying harms caused by a person’s wrongful or injurious actions.
What is tort law?
An opinion that is issued which differs from the majority opinion
What is a dissenting opinion?
Place where an illegal item may be in order for a police officer to be able to seize it without a warrant
What is in plain sight?