Tag: Judicial Policies
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Harmless Error
Harmless Error in the United States A mistake made during a criminal trial that is not serious enough to affect the outcome. Harmless error is a defect in proceeding that is regarded as formal or academic in character. The error, however, is regarded as nonprejudicial to the rights of the […]
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Harmless Error
Harmless Error in the United States A mistake made during a criminal trial that is not serious enough to affect the outcome. Harmless error is a defect in proceeding that is regarded as formal or academic in character. The error, however, is regarded as nonprejudicial to the rights of the […]
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Federal Supplement
Federal Supplement in the United States Record of opinions issued by the U.S. district court. Citations from the Federal Supplement are shown by the abbreviation F. Supp. The volume number precedes the abbreviation, which is followed by the page number. The state in which the district court […]
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Federal Supplement
Federal Supplement in the United States Record of opinions issued by the U.S. district court. Citations from the Federal Supplement are shown by the abbreviation F. Supp. The volume number precedes the abbreviation, which is followed by the page number. The state in which the district court […]
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Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action in the United States A program designed to remedy the effects of past discrimination. Affirmative Action programs are typically used in employment or educational situations and tend to offer advantage or preference to a particular group that has suffered previous […]
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Affirmative Action
Affirmative Action in the United States A program designed to remedy the effects of past discrimination. Affirmative Action programs are typically used in employment or educational situations and tend to offer advantage or preference to a particular group that has suffered previous […]
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Incorporation
Incorporation in the United States The extent to which the federal Bill of Rights acts as a limitation on state governments. Incorporation was originally defined in Barron v. Baltimore (7 Peters 243: 1833). Through Chief Justice John Marshall, the Supreme Court held that the Bill of Rights […]
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Incorporation
Incorporation in the United States The extent to which the federal Bill of Rights acts as a limitation on state governments. Incorporation was originally defined in Barron v. Baltimore (7 Peters 243: 1833). Through Chief Justice John Marshall, the Supreme Court held that the Bill of Rights […]
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National Reporter System
National Reporter System in the United States Sets of volumes that contain state supreme court decision. The National Reporter System publishes these decisions on a regional basis. For example, decisions from Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio appear in the North Eastern […]
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Civil Liberties
Civil Liberties in the United States Protections from arbitrary actions by government. Civil liberties are those rights enumerated in constitutions or bills of rights. The American Bill of Rights, for example, creates an insulating barrier between the individual and government, and it sets […]
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Court Packing
Court Packing in the United States Changing the orientation of an appellate court by increasing its size. Court packing is legally possible because Congress and most state legislatures have the power to change the size of federal and state appellate courts, respectively. If a particular […]
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United States Reports
Record of cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. United States Reports is published by the Government Printing Office. Court opinions are first published as slip opinions, reports of individual decisions put out within a few days of the decision. Groups of slip opinions are then published […]
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Statutory Reversal
Statutory Reversal in the United States Legislative action to overturn a judicial ruling. Statutory reversal can occur most simply when the decision of a court rests on an interpretation of legislation as to meaning or intent. Congress often cannot simply reverse a decision where a court finds […]
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Supreme Court Reporter
Supreme Court Reporter in the United States Record of cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court Reporter is a privately produced series published by West Publishing Company of St. Paul, Minnesota. The series provides summaries of case fact situations and the full text of all […]
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Reversible Error
Reversible Error in the United States A mistake that substantially affects a person’s rights and requires the setting aside of a lower court judgment on appeal. Reversible error is of such consequence that a miscarriage of justice results from its remaining uncorrected. Reversible error is […]