The Court System By 4th Hour

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Chapter 4

• The Court System By 4th Hour

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Terms

• Litigate take disputes to court
• Mediator tries to develop solutions acceptable
  to both sides of a dispute, non-binding
• Arbitrator formal hearing to decide what should
  happen, binding

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Courts

• Trial Courts Jury, Sheriff, What you see on TV,
  where litigation happens

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• Appellate Courts reviews decisions of lower
  courts when someone claims an error has been
  made, no witnesses or new evidence, concerned
  with errors of law, not facts, submit appellate
  briefs, decision is either affirmed, amended or
  remanded or reversed

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• JURISDICTION

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Federal District Courts

• Lowest level of federal court, first to hear
  disputes, power to determine facts of matter,
  handles lawsuits for citizens from different
  states

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Federal Court of Appeals

• Appellate jurisdiction over district courts
• Except no new evidence or witnesses, use trial
  transcripts
• Take trials that are appealed by one or more of
  the parties

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United States Supreme Court

• Carry out appellate jurisdiction -
• Look at cases appealed by state
• declare constitutional/unconstitutional writ of
  certiorari)
• Final decision