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| All cases brought infront of the Supreme Court must have at least 4/9 judges' votes to grant consideration of the case. |
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Latin for "let the decision stand"
Judges adhere to precedents or prior decisions.
Helps maintain the relationship between Americans and their Constitution, provides stability in society from consistency and predictability. |
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| A written opinion of Justices' who vote against the majority ruling. |
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| A Justice may write a concurring opinion that agrees with the majority ruling yet but was met through different reasoning. |
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| A government official responsible for airing the presidential administration's view before the Supreme Court. |
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| Briefs submitted by a "friend of the court" explaining the government's position whenever it is party to a suit. |
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| Ronald Reagan's Supreme Court nominee that was rejected by the Senate in 1987 when many interest groups and Democratic senators objected to Bork's conservative legal views. |
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| President George W. Bush's nominee who withdrew her nomination in 2005 after many conservative interest groups objected that she had little judicial experience and her credentials were insufficient. |
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| The power of the Supreme Court and the Justices to negate laws written by elected representatives by declaring them unconstitutional. |
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| An 1802 case in which the Court first exercised its judicial-review powers. |
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