PLS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: United States Senate Committee On The Judiciary, Certiorari, Rein
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Ruling: court"s hands are tied; judiciary act was unconstitutional. *implied power derived from article iii and article vi. *congress filled out the rest in judiciary act of 1789. *jurisdiction: authorization to hear certain types of cases. In which a state is a party from. Insulates courts from public opinion, other branches of government, and. 2 jurisdictions: appellate: appealed from lower levels, original. *if a lower court ignores a supreme court directive: *reverse lower court decisions when it disagrees with them. Procedural doctrine by prior decisions outcome of a case in order to bring it to court. Rule of four: in order to hear a case, at least 4/9 justices have to vote to grant. Stare decisis: obligates judges to respect the precedents established. Standing: litigate has to be directly and adversely affected by the. Mootness: court won"t rule on conflicts which have already been. Decides the case in favor of one party.
