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| 241404788 | standing to sue | the requirement that plaintiffs have a serious interest in a case, which depends on whether they have sustained or are likely to sustain a direct and substantial injury from a party or an action of government | |
| 241404789 | class action suits | lawsuits permitting a small number of people to sue on behalf of all other people similarly situated | |
| 241404790 | justiciable disputes | a requirement that to be heard a case must be capable of being settled as a mater of law rather than on other grounds as is commonly the case in legislative bodies | |
| 241404791 | amicus curiae briefs | legal briefs submitted by "a friend of the court" for the purpose of raising additional points of view and presenting information not contained in the briefs of the formal parties. | |
| 241404792 | original jurisdiction | the jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a trial. These are the courts that determine the facts about a case | |
| 241404793 | appellate jurisdiction | the jurisdiction of courts that hear cases brought to them on appeal from lower courts. Review the legal issues involved | |
| 241404794 | senatorial courtesy | an unwritten tradition whereby nominations for state-level federal judicial posts are not confirmed if they are opposed by a senator from the state in which the nomminee will serve | |
| 241404795 | opinion | a statement of legal reasoning behind a judicial decison | |
| 241404796 | stare decisis | "let the decision stand" | |
| 241404797 | precedent | how similar cases have been decided in the past | |
| 241404798 | judicial implementation | how and whether court decisions are translated into actual policy, thereby affection the behavior of others | |
| 241404799 | original intent | a view that the constitution should be interpreted according to the original intent of the framers | |
| 241404800 | judicial restraint | a judicial philosophy in which judges play minimal policymaking roles, leaving that duty strictly to the legislatures | |
| 241404801 | judicial activism | a judicial philosophy in which judges make bold policy decisions, even charting new constitutional ground | |
| 241404802 | statutory construction | the judicial interpretation of an act of congress |
