LAW-2150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Misdemeanor, Uniform Arbitration Act, Nonprofit Organization
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Judicial review: the process by which a court decides the constitutionality of legislative enactments (laws) and actions by the executive branch. Gives the court oversee what the congress and president does to make sure they don"t violate the constitution. Judicial review was established by the u. s. supreme court in* marbury v. madison (1803). It is emphatically the province and duty of the judiciary to say what the law is . The power of judicial review is exercised by both federal and state courts. Jurisdiction: juris (law) diction (to speak) is the authority of a court to hear and decide a specific action. Jurisdiction has many dimensions including in personam , in rem , subject matter, original, and appellate. In personam (or personal) jurisdiction: (over a person/most common form) gives them ability to hear your case. Jurisdiction over any person or business involved in a legal action.
