POLS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Amicus Curiae, Precedent, Judicial Activism
2 Mar 2017
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Class-action suit: when an individual sets forth a lawsuit that encompasses other people in a similar situation, trial courts. Chun 2: most cases begin here xi. General jurisdiction: allows a court to hear a wide arrangement of cases with few restrictions xii. Limited jurisdiction: a court is limited to specific kinds of cases xiii. Appellate court: these courts are allowed to review cases already decided by other courts xiv. Writ of certiorari: an order from an upper court issued to a lower requesting the information and records of a case xv. Rule of four: four supreme court judges must agree to hear a case before it can be presented to the court xvi. Oral arguments: arguments presented in person by an attorney for why an appellate court should rule their favor xvii. Opinion: a judge"s statement about the decision reached by the court. Often they mention related laws and described the reasoning behind the decision xviii.
