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| when both federal and state courts have jurisdiction |
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| people engaged in a lawsuit |
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| a formal accusation charging a person with a crime |
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| an order from a court to a lower court to send up the records on a case for review |
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| means 'friends of the court' briefs, they come from individuals, interest groups, or government agencies claiming to have information useful to the Court's consideration of the case |
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| the power of the Supreme Court to determine if a congressional law or act is constitutional it came about as a result of 'Marbury v. Madison' |
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| the authority of a trial court to hear a case first |
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| no state may deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without the due process of the law |
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| usually consisting of 6 or 12 people is a trial jury |
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| a decision in a Supreme Court case, also a written interpretation of a law |
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| a brief unsigned statement of the Court's decision |
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| a ruling on a law or action that has not been challenged |
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| group that hears charges against a suspect and decides whether there is sufficient evidence to bring the person to trial |
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| a region containing a US appellate court |
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| traveling to hold court in a justice's assigned region of the country |
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| a written statement setting forth the legal arguments, relevant facts, and precedents supporting one side of a case |
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| the opinion expressed by a minority of justices in a Court case |
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| a Latin term meaning 'let the decision stand' the principle that once the Court rules on a case, its decision serves as a precedent on which to base other decisions |
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| coalition that promotes a common interest-personal interests |
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