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strict scrutiny

strict scrutiny : the highest level of judicial scrutiny that is applied esp. to a law that allegedly violates equal protection in order to determine if

scire facias

scire facias [Medieval Latin, you should cause to know] 1 : a judicial writ founded upon some matter of record and requiring the party proceeded against to show cause why the

state courts

state courts courts established by various state governments, including county and local courts. Source: Federal Judicial Center

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state action

bears a sufficient connection to the state to be attributed to it NOTE: State actions are subject to judicial scrutiny for violations of the rights to due process and equal protection guaranteed under the Fourteenth Amendment to

standing

n 1 : the status of being qualified to assert or enforce legal rights or duties in a judicial forum because one has a sufficient and protectable interest in the outcome of a justiciable controversy and usually

source of law

source of law :something (as a constitution, treaty, custom, or statute) that provides the authority for judicial decisions and for legislation ;specif : a labor contract as the source of authority for an arbitrator's decision

sound

from flaw, defect, or decay [a design] 2 a : free from error, fallacy, or misapprehension [based on judicial reasoning] b : legally valid [a title] 3 : showing good judgment or sense sound·ly adv sound·ness n

sidebar (or sidebar conference)

a discussion between the judge and lawyers held out of earshot of the jury and spectators. Source: Federal Judicial Center

sheriff

scīr shire + gerēfa reeve (king's agent)] : an official of a county or parish charged primarily with judicial duties (as executing the processes and orders of courts and judges)

session

legislature) for the transaction of business ;also : the period between the first meeting of a legislative or judicial body and the final adjournment see also regular session, special session

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