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Answer
ANSWER The first responsive pleading filed by the defendant in a civil action; a formal written statement that admits or denies the allegations in the complaint and sets forth any available affirmative defenses. The answer gives the plaintiff notice of the issues the defendant will raise as the... Read more |
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Political Question
Political Questions are controversies that the U.S. Supreme Court has historically regarded as nonjusticiable and inappropriate for judicial resolution (see Justiciability). Although the Court may have jurisdiction over cases involving such questions, it has often chosen not to decide them,... Read more |
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Certiorari
CERTIORARI [ Latin, To be informed of.] At common law, an original writ or order issued by the Chancery or King's Bench, commanding officers of inferior courts to submit the record of a cause pending before them to give the party more certain and speedy justice. A writ that a superior appellate... Read more |
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Hayburns Case
Hayburn's Case, 2 Dall. (2 U.S.) 409 (1792). Hayburn's Case was an early and ambiguous precedent that raised issues of judicial review and justiciability. In 1792, Congress enacted legislation that required the United States Circuit Courts to hear disability pension claims by veterans of the War for... Read more |
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Schenck v United States
Schenck v. United States case decided in 1919 by the U.S. Supreme Court. During World War I, Charles T. Schenck produced a pamphlet maintaining that the military draft was illegal, and was convicted under the Espionage Act of attempting to cause insubordination in the military and to obstruct... Read more |
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Malicious Prosecution
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION An action for damages brought by one against whom a civil suit or criminal proceeding has been unsuccessfully commenced without probable cause and for a purpose other than that of bringing the alleged offender to justice. An action for malicious prosecution is the remedy for... Read more |
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Northern Securities Case
Northern Securities Case (1904), landmark antitrust case.In 1901 three powerful business leaders, J. Pierpont Morgan, James. J. Hill, and E.H. Harriman, decided to cooperate rather than compete, forming the Northern Securities holding company, which held the stock of their rival railroad... Read more |
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Griswold v Connecticut
Griswold v. Connecticut case decided in 1965 by the U.S. Supreme Court, establishing a right to privacy in striking down a Connecticut ban on the sale of contraceptives. The Court, through Justice William O. Douglas , found a "zone of privacy" created by several amendments to the U.S.... Read more |
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United States Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court highest court of the United States, established by Article 3 of the Constitution of the United States. Scope and Jurisdiction Section 1 of Article 3 of the Constitution provides for vesting the judicial power of the United States in one supreme court and in such... Read more |
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Martin v Hunters Lessee
Martin v. Hunter's Lessee case decided in 1816 by the U.S. Supreme Court. From 1779 to 1785, Virginia passed a series of laws by which the state confiscated all lands owned by foreigners. David Hunter was granted 800 acres of confiscated lands that had been willed to Denny Martin Fairfax, a British... Read more |
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Supreme Court Looks Again at College Affirmative Action
...The Supreme Court agreed Monday...after the justices first addressed affirmative action in college...time the Supreme Court considered...college race case, the ... |
 "The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY)")
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HIGH COURT SETS THE STAGE FOR SHOWDOWN ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
...affirmative action, the Supreme Court today...teacher. The court, increasingly...Arguments in the case won't be heard until the court's 1997...1998. Lower courts ruled against...urged the ... |
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High court takes college race case; Admissions: Justices will decide if...
...affirmative action in college...time the Supreme Court considered...college race case, the justices...direction. Justices will consider...two of the justices who considered the 1978 ... |
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"Indian preference": Affirmative Action, Reverse Discrimination, or
...Affirmative Action, Reverse...Affirmation of Tribal Sovereignty...of federal affirmative action programs...and the Supreme Court itself...is that affirmative action ... |
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U.S. Supreme Court in Brief
...Monday at the Supreme Court. The justices: _Agreed...after the justices first addressed affirmative action in college...having sex, a case that tests...can search tribal businesses...to ... |
 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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HIGH COURT MUSCLE AFFECTS ALL IN U.S.(NEWS)
...New Jersey case challenging affirmative action. The court...historic Supreme Court rulings...On sex cases, the high...a Kansas Supreme Court decision...life. That ... |
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REVISIONS TO INDIAN LEGAL SYSTEM:THOMAS L. LECLAIRE
...OF TRIBAL JUSTICE BEFORE THE...CONCERNING TRIBAL SOVEREIGN...TESTIMONY ON TRIBAL SOVEREIGN...protection of tribal self-government...courts in cases that touch...absence of an affirmative ... |
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Supreme Court Race Ruling Not Expected to Effect New Mexico State University.
...a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the role of affirmative action in college...the high court ruled government...There is no affirmative action system...criminal justice major...talk with ... |
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Sotomayor a Quota Zealot
...sit on the Supreme Court. Because...New Haven Case Central At...when the Supreme Court prohibited...preferences, affirmative action and quotas...back seat to tribal ... |
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. . . And Americans' Ambivalence
...resume our tribal warfare over affirmative action...fairness? The Supreme Court ruling...one type of affirmative action...send the case back for...who oppose affirmative ... |
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