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| Established in Near v. Minnesota in 1936; generally you can't stop a magazine or newspaper from publishing even it what they are publishing is false- your only remedy is to sue after the fact |
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| This arises when reasonable people disagree as to the meaning of a law or as to how it should be applied |
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| If the state acts in such a way as to deprive a person of some right, they must not go further than absolutely necessary to accomplish their objective or they would violate what principal. |
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| Courts will most likely view any law that seeks to restrict the content of a publication as unconstitutional under what principal. |
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| The tendency of courts to follow precedent- that is to make decisions in a manner similar to decisions they have made in the past |
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| Courts will refuse to hear a case if it has already been settled or dealt with before coming to court; |
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| Courts will not hear a case unless all other remedies have been exhausted |
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| The court will not hear a case if it believes the issues should be handled by some other branch of government because it is a |
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| A person cannot sue in court unless he or she is a directly injured party because he or she does not have |
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| There is a requirement that there must be a real case or controversy before the courts will hear a case because the U.S. has an __________of justice. |
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| This is the Constitutional provision that establishes the United States Supreme Court and gives Congress the authority to establish lower federal courts |
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| Legislative courts that do not have full judicial power. such as the U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals, the U.S. Court of Military Appeals, and the U.S. Tax Court are called |
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| The party that brings the suit in a civil case in trial courts is called a |
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| Person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused is called the |
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| If a law tries to restrict speech based on its content it is likely to be viewed as unconstitutional under the principle of |
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| The highest court in the land and the only part of the federal judiciary specifically required by the Constitution |
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| Used to compel the production of evidence and testimony |
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| They can only be removed through impeachment by the House of Representatives and conviction in the Senate. |
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| In almost all instances, the Supreme Court does not hear appeals as a matter of right; instead, parties must petition the Court |
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