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mootness doctrine

mootness doctrine : a doctrine in judicial procedure: a court will not hear or decide a moot case unless it includes an issue that is

marshal

marshal 1 : a ministerial officer appointed for each judicial district of the U.S. to execute the process of the courts and perform various duties similar to those

litigate

from lit-, lis lawsuit + agere to drive] vi : to seek resolution of a legal contest by judicial process [chose to rather than settle] vt : to make the subject of a suit [ a claim]

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limited public forum

open forum, public forum NOTE: The restriction of a limited public forum must be able to withstand strict judicial scrutiny of its effect on First Amendment rights.

plea bargain

a lighter sentence than the defendant would have received if convicted of the more serious charges. Source: Federal Judicial Center

praecipe

addressed to a clerk, a praecipe is usually a request for some action that does not require immediate judicial review, such as the issuing of a subpoena or the preparing of a record for appellate review. When

RJI

RJI request for judicial intervention

report

report : a usually detailed account or statement: as a : an account or statement of the facts of a case heard and of the decision and opinion of the court or of a quasi-judicial tribunal...

ripe

ripe 1 : of, relating to, or being a claim for relief that is ready for judicial resolution because the injury is certain to occur and is not merely hypothetical or speculative compare moot 2

right to remain silent

right to remain silent see privilege against self-incrimination. Source: Federal Judicial Center

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