USA Law

Tag: Courts

  • Federal Court

    Federal Court in United States Plain-English Law Federal Court as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455): A branch of the United States government with power derived directly from the U.S. Constitution. Federal courts decide cases involving the U.S. Constitution, federal […]

  • Federal Court

    Federal Court in United States Plain-English Law Federal Court as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455): A branch of the United States government with power derived directly from the U.S. Constitution. Federal courts decide cases involving the U.S. Constitution, federal […]

  • Courts Martial

    Courts Martial in the United States Introduction to Courts-Martial Executive Order Executive Order in relation with 2016 Amendments to the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States (September 16, 2016): By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the […]

  • Federal Courts

    Federal Courts in the United States Introduction to Federal Courts Over the past 200 years the federal judiciary has evolved from a simple set of courts with limited caseloads into a complex arrangement of courts that interact with one another and the state courts. The modern system […]

  • United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit hears appeals from decisions issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the United States Tax Court and many Federal agencies. A high percentage of the Court’s cases involve the U.S. Federal government in some way. Legal […]

  • United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit hears appeals from decisions issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the United States Tax Court and many Federal agencies. A high percentage of the Court’s cases involve the U.S. Federal government in some way. Legal […]

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

    Introduction According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was created by the federal courts improvement act (1982), to take over the jurisdiction of the court of customs and patent appeals and the court of claims. Its […]

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

    Introduction According to the Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was created by the federal courts improvement act (1982), to take over the jurisdiction of the court of customs and patent appeals and the court of claims. Its […]

  • Supreme Court Resources

    United States Supreme Court Resources The United States Supreme Court The Supreme Court must exercise discretion in deciding which cases to hear, since more than 10,000 civil and criminal cases are filed in the Supreme Court each year from various State and Federal courts. Ultimately, […]

  • Supreme Court Resources

    United States Supreme Court Resources The United States Supreme Court The Supreme Court must exercise discretion in deciding which cases to hear, since more than 10,000 civil and criminal cases are filed in the Supreme Court each year from various State and Federal courts. Ultimately, […]

  • Court Types

    Court Types in the United States History The Federal judicial system of the United States is made by the Constitution independent both of the Legislature and of the Executive. It consists of the Supreme Court, the circuit courts, and the district courts. The Supreme Court is created by […]

  • Court Types

    Court Types in the United States History The Federal judicial system of the United States is made by the Constitution independent both of the Legislature and of the Executive. It consists of the Supreme Court, the circuit courts, and the district courts. The Supreme Court is created by […]

  • Individual Courts

    Individual Courts in the United States Individual Courts and the Federal Courts In the words of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: The day-to-day responsibility for judicial administration rests with each individual court. Each court is given responsibility by statute […]

  • Individual Courts

    Individual Courts in the United States Individual Courts and the Federal Courts In the words of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts: The day-to-day responsibility for judicial administration rests with each individual court. Each court is given responsibility by statute […]

  • Court

    Court in United States Court Definition In the legal sense court relates to the law in these commonly used senses: Court refers to the persons assembled under authority of law, at a designated place, for the administration of justice. These persons are the judge (in U.S. law) or judges, […]