PS 3150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Political Question, Ripeness, Mootness
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Four ways a case can get to the ussc: cont"d, used by appellate court judges to ask the court for instructions about what the proper decision should be, court may accept or dismiss the case. Appeal of right: cases involving issues that the court must address, very narrow types of cases, as outlined by congress, usually deal with the voting rights act. Rule of favor: 4 of 9 justices must vote to hear a case. Rulings: affirm: upholding the decision of the immediate lower court, reverse: overturn the decision of the immediate lower court, vacate: cancel/nullify the decision of the immediate lower court. Judicial review: not explicitly stated in the constitution, the power of the court to rule on the constitutionality of laws, first seen in hylton v. us (1796, marbury v. madison (1803) First time the court strikes down a law. Declared a section of the judiciary act of 1789 unconstitutional.