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| when both federal and state courts have jurisdiction |
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trial court has it
-the district court as well as several other lower courts have only this |
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| When people lose a case in a trial court and wish to appeal the decision, they may take the case to a court with this |
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| people engaged in a lawsuit |
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| says that no state may deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law |
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| a written statement setting forth the legal arguments, relevant facts, and precedents supporting one side of a case |
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| friend of the court, involved in the case |
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| expresses the views of the majority of the justices on a case |
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| opinion of justices on the losing side in a case |
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| presidents power to impound |
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| refuse to spend money that congress has appropriated |
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| model, on which to base off the decisions in similar cases |
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| ruling on a law or action that has not been challenged |
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| a foreigner wh has established permanant residency in the US |
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people who expect to stay for a short, specified time
ex)foreign journalist covering an election |
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| represents citizens of nations that are at war with the US |
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| qualifications to become a citizen |
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| have to be 18, lived in the US for 5 years, been physically present for half the time, |
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| law that prohibits the use of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial |
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