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| a courts authority to hear and decide cases |
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| authority of only federal courts tohear and decide cases |
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| authority for both state and federal courts to hear and decide cases |
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| federal court where trials are held and law suits began |
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| the auhority to hear cases for the first time |
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| a court that reviews decisions made in lower districts |
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| the authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court |
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| the area of jurisdiction of a federal court of appeals |
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| to send a case back to a lower court to be tried again |
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| a detailed explanation of the legal thinking behind a court's decision in a case |
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| a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case |
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| in accordance with the constitution |
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| the first black supreme court justice |
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| the first female supreme court justice |
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| established the Supreme Courts power to decide whether teh laws are constitutional |
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| the power of the supreme court to say whether any federal, state, or local law or government action goes against the constitution |
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| a court's calendar, showing the schedule of cases it is to hear |
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| a written document explaining the position of one side or the other in a case |
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| a statement that presents the views of supreme court justices regarding a case |
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| opposing the majority opinion |
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| agrees with majority decision but has different reasonings |
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| the practice of using earlier judicial ruling as a basis for deciding cases |
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| Brown v. Board of Education |
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| ended segregation in public school in 1954 |
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