Court Case origin
Most Supreme Court cases originate in this court system.
What are the federal courts?
The highest court in the United States.
What is The Supreme Court of the United States?
The Supreme Court's annual calendar is named after this month.
What is October?
This legal professional supports the work of lawyers, but does not have a juris doctorate (law degree).
What is a paralegal?
A court of appeals can also be referred to as an _________ court.
What is appellate court?
Rhode Island does not have this type of court, making the RI Supreme Court the highest court in the state.
What is a state appellate court/middle court of appeals?
Once a case is accepted to the Supreme Court, attorneys for each side present the case to the justices during this.
What are oral arguments?
That police officer wearing the bite suit during the K9 demonstration.
STEVE!!!
Court cases do not switch between state and federal courts, except if they are appealed from this type of state court.
What is the State Supreme Court?
This is what happens during the Long Conference.
What is the Justices and their clerks read all the petitions for the hundreds of appealed cases for the year?
The early stage of human decomposition where the body becomes stiff and body parts are immovable.
What is rigor mortis?
This type of court case is heard by the Supreme Court only and not appealed from a lower court.
What is original jurisdiction?
This is the court someone would need if there was an issue with a deceased person's will.
What is a probate court?
How has the pace of the Supreme Court announcing decisions changed over time?
SCOTUS is announcing more decisions later in the year, especially into late June and July.
Ms. Anthony, the paralegal in the RI Attorney General's office, works in the Intake Division, which is responsible for what?
The first step in the felony prosecution process, intaking police reports about people charged with crimes and preparing materials for the state prosecutors.