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11 Cards in this Set
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Brief |
Written documents about cases. |
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Concurring Decision |
Authored by justices to add or emphasize a point that wasn’t made in majority opinion. |
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Conservative Member |
Follows traditional methods and cautious. |
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Dissenting Decision |
Written by justices who don’t agree with court’s majority opinion. |
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Judicial Review |
Interpreting meaning of laws and overruling or reversing its previous decisions. |
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Liberal Member |
Those in favor of reform. |
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Majority Opinion |
Court’s decision in a case and its reasoning on which it’s based. |
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Miranda v. Arizona |
Ernesto Miranda didn’t know he had the right to a lawyer when interrogated. Deals with 5th and 6th amendments - rights guaranteed us our rights when being placed under arrest. |
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Per curiam decision |
When information isn’t requested and justices decide to just decide on the case. |
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Stare decisis |
Let decision stand with no change. |
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Writ of certiorari |
Order from lower court to send up records for review by Supreme Court. |
