POSC150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: United States District Court, Amicus Curiae, Warren E. Burger
1 Jul 2016
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Non-violent way societies decide who gets what, when and how (rules) . Based on two concrete ideas: common law (rulings made by judges, precedent (decisions made in previous cases) Substantive vs. procedural laws: substantive: define what we can and can"t do, procedural: define how a substantive law is applied and enforced. Criminal vs civil laws: criminal: ban behavior harmful to society, civil: regulates interactions between individuals. Other sources of law: constitutional law, statutory law, administrative law: The judicial power to the us, shall be vested in one supreme court, and in such other inferior courts as the congress may from time to time obtain and establish. - article iii, Federalism dual system of courts (national and state: hierarchy of courts in each system, each court has specific jurisdiction (authority to decide certain types of cases) The trial of all crimes shall be held in the state where the said.
