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The branch of law that covers navigation, shipping, and commerce on the high seas or on lakes and rivers within the U.S.
admiralty law/maritime law
The authority of a court to hear cases on appeal
appellate jurisdiction
A written document arguing one side of a legal case
brief
Another name for one of the twelve regional federal courts of appeals
Circuit Court
In the U.S. Supreme Court, a written opinion that supports the majority decision of the Court, but offers different reasons for reaching that decision
concurring opinion
A regularly scheduled meeting of justices of the U.S. Supreme Court to discuss and decide cases that come before it
conference
A general judicial court established by Congress under Article III of the Constitution
constitutional court
A military court that tries members of the armed forces accused of violating military laws
court-martial
A court that handles appeals from a lower court
court of appeals
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's attempt to expand the size of the U.S. Supreme Court (so that he could appoint new members who would be in agreement with his New Deal legislation)
court-packing plan
The opinion written by a Supreme Court justice who disagrees with the majority opinion
dissenting opinion/minority opinion
A federal court in each of the fifty states that has original jurisdiction in most cases involving federal laws
district court
A schedule of cases to be argued in a court
docket
All court cases that involve national laws -- the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, or treaties
federal questions
The philosophy that Supreme Court justices should take an active role in making policy, going beyond the actions of the elected branches (legislature and executive branches) if the justices think it is necessary
judicial activism
The philosophy that judicial decisions should not contradict the wishes of elected members of government (legislature and executive branch) unless those wishes clearly violate the Constitution
judicial restraint
A court's authority to hear cases argued before it
jurisdiction
A recent law school graduate who assists a judge by conducting research, summarizing cases, and helping to draft opinions
law clerk
A court established by Congress to hear cases about and carry out the legislative powers in Article I of the Constitution
legislative court
The view of the U.S. Supreme Court justices who support a ruling on a case
majority opinion
A question of no practical importance when brought before a court of law in the U.S.
moot question
A court's written decision that summarizes a case and presents the questions of law, the ruling, and the reasoning involved in the ruling
opinion
The authority of a court to hear arguments in a case and to decide that case for the very first time
original jurisdiction
A ruling that is used as an example in deciding similar cases
precedent
For a case to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court on appeal from a lower court, four of the nine justices usually must agree
rule of four
The principle of law that a sovereign government (such as the United States government) cannot be sued -- unless it agrees to be
sovereign immunity
The principal by which the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on one case is used as a , or precedent, in deciding other cases
stare decisis
A court, corresponding to a federal district court, established by Congress under its authority to govern U.S. territories
territorial court
An order from the U.S. Supreme Court to a lower court to prepare and send records of a case for review
writ of certiorari