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8 Cards in this Set
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Writ of certiorari
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Anorder by a higher court directing a lower court to send up a case for review.
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Bureaucracy
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hierarchal organization of officials with responsibility for specific tasks
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original jurisdiction
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the jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a trial. These are the courts that determine the facts about a case.
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appellate jurisdiction
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the jurisdiction of courts that hear cases brought to them on appeal from lower courts. These courts do not review the factual record, only the legal issues involved.
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Amicus Curiae
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"friend of the court"; briefs that may be sent to support the position of one side or the other
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Habeas Corpus
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a courts order commanding someone with a person in custody to produce that person before the court and show why the person is being held; "You have the body"
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Stare Decisis
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is a legal doctrine stating that a high court should follow its own prior decision in future cases; "letting the decision stand"
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precedent
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decisions made by judges in past cases that subsequent
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