POS 3603 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Certiorari, Textualism, Originalism
25 Sep 2018
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Understanding the u. s. supreme court: gap sometimes exists between the document"s words and reality, cases come to the u. s. s. c. 1 of 4 ways, request for review under the court"s original jurisdiction, appeals. Issues that congress has determined are important that a ruling by the. Supreme court is necessary: certifications, asking justices to respond to questions aimed at clarifying federal law, only judges, petitions for writs of certiorari, most common, grant of cert justices will review, denial lower court ruling stands. Example: the framers would"ve been shocked, intent asks what the framers wanted at the state interfering with the ability of the people to choose who they want to govern them. Structural reasoning interpretation of particular clauses should be consistent with or follow from overarching structures or governing principles established in the. Stare decisis looks to what courts have written about the clause.
