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| 6705011302 | Habeas corpus | it is a guarantee against any detention that is forbidden by law, but it does not necessarily protect other rights, such as the entitlement to a fair trial | 0 | |
| 6705011304 | Writ of certiorari | When SCOTUS issues to a lower court to review the lower court's judgment for legal error (reversible error) and review where no appeal is available as a matter of right. | 1 | |
| 6705011305 | Amicus curiae | meaning "friend of the court". The name for a brief filed with the court by someone who is not a party to the case. | 2 | |
| 6705011306 | ex post facto | "from a thing done afterward." Most typically used to refer to a criminal law that applies retroactively, thereby criminalizing conduct that was legal when originally performed. | 3 | |
| 6705011307 | Writ of mandamus | a court order that requires another court, government official, public body, corporation, or individual to perform a certain act. | 4 | |
| 6705011308 | Laissez-Faire | a doctrine opposing governmental interference in economic affairs beyond the minimum necessary for the maintenance of peace and property rights | 5 | |
| 6705011309 | Stare decisis | "let the decision stand," a doctrine requiring that judges apply the same reasoning to lawsuits as has been used in prior similar cases. | 6 | |
| 6705031930 | Writ | A written court order. | 7 | |
| 6705035361 | Subpoena | A command to appear at a certain time and place to give a testimony for a certain matter. | 8 | |
| 6705035362 | Pro Bono | "for the public" voluntary working without payment, as a public service. | 9 | |
| 6705038116 | Per Curiam | Short, unsigned decisions, no precedents. Unanimous Supreme court decision of 9-0 without written opinion. | 10 | |
| 6705042363 | De Jure | "by law" | 11 | |
| 6705106127 | De Facto | "in fact" or "in practice" but not spelled out formally as a law. | 12 | |
| 6705169164 | Bill of Attainder | A law that singles out a group or person for punishment for a crime without giving them a trial; this power is denied by Article 1, sec. 9 in the Constitution. | 13 |
