Metallo Exam Review
Stuff I thought that was important for his exam. :]
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- Apellate court
- court that may uphold the decision appealed from the lower court
- The great dissenter
- Who was Oliver Windell Holmes?
- John Jay
- First Chief Justice?
- deposition
- taking testimony outside of court
- McCulloch v Maryland
- 1819, Controversy about taxing bank.. Important: IMPLIED POWERS: NECESSARY AND PROPER & CONVINIENT AND USEFUL
- Ginzburg v US
- Determined definition of pornograohy: Redeeming social value, or prurience? Base decision on local community customs.
- William Renquest
- Chief justice 1986-2005
- stay
- requiring that a party refrain from a certain action
- 8th amendment
- cruel and unusual punishment
- Jurisdiction
- practical authoity granted to deal with and make pronoucnements on legal matters
- 5th
- What amendment has to do with no testimony?
- charles evans hughes
- former ny governor, resigned from supreme court in 1916 so he could run for president, but lost. then he was chief of justice after taft.
- Clear and present danger
- Shenck v. US
- first monday in october
- When do the chief justices meet?
- 14th
- What amendment says that your 4th, 5th, and 6th amendments can't be taken away from you without due process of law?
- dissenting opinion
- qritten explanation of the views of one or more judges who disagree with a decision reached my a majority of the court
- Blue laws
- redeeming social value or prurience?
- Warren Berger
- chief justice 1969-1986
- John Marshall
- 4th chief justice, gave up chance to be president to be chief justice. 1801-1838
- Oliver Windell Holmes
- Who was the great dissenter?
- dennis v us
- 11 individuals charged for rioting and anarchy, they violated smith's act
- Schecter Poultry v US
- Can't be pickin' no chickens! NRA (National recovery act) created Blue Eagle, which put many people back to work.
- earl warren
- chief justice 1953-1969
- Writ of Ceriortari
- sends up the record in a given case for its review
- Roe v Wade
- Abortion, right of choice, etc.
- 4th
- What amendment has do do with unreasonable search and seizure?
- 6th
- What amendment gives you the right to be trialed by a jury of your peers?
- Youngstown sheet & tube v sawyer
- one company sued because they didnt want to make materials for the war
- writ
- document that describes clarifications for a law
- abington school district v schemp
- this guy didnt believe his children should worship christianity in school
- Amicus Curae
- briefs filled by persons or groups who aren't actual parties to a case but have an interest in an assignment
- skinner v oklahoma
- government was exhibiting cruel and unusual punishment under the 8th amendment
- common law
- an unwritten law made by a judge that has developed over centuried and has gained judicial recognition
- louie brandise
- first jew chief justice, expert in 4th amendmentm appointed in 1916
- Mandimus
- writ by which a court commands the performance of a particular act
- Equal Protection
- Movement to add 27th amendment that tried to make sure everyone is protected by the constitution, even women and blacks.
- Roger B Tawney
- Chief justice 1835-1859, said slaves werent people, but property
- betts v brady
- you are entitled to a lwayer if you committed a special offense, or there were special circumstances
- reynolds v us
- lived in utah, mormon with 3 wives, arrested bc of that. court said religion can't supercede the law
- apportionment
- drawing district lines
- Scott v Sanford
- Former slave sued Missouri for freedom. Roger B Tawny said Missouri compromise was unconstitutional in this case.
- you have the right to remain silent
- Miranda V. Arizona
- William Taft
- Only man president AND chief justice
- class action
- a procedural device used in litigation to determine the rights of and remedies for large members of people whose case involve common question of laws &/or fact
- Stature
- A law passed by the legislature
- Habeas Corpus
- prevents unjust arrests and imprisonments
- appeal
- legal proceeding by which a cause is brought to a higher court for review