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total incorporation
The total incorporation doctrine has never been adopted by a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court. The majority opinions of the Supreme Court have instead adhered to a fundamental fairness standard or applied selective incorporation in determining
gag rule
gag rule : a law, order, or ruling that prohibits free debate or expression of ideas, information, or opinions [a long-standing Florida gag rule barring people from discussing complaints they made against police officers "National Law Journal"]
freedom of speech
freedom of speech :the right to express information, ideas, and opinions free of government restrictions based on content and subject only to reasonable limitations (as the power of the
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Belief
Assent to a proposition or affirmation or the acceptance of a fact opinion or assertion as real or true without immediate personal knowledge reliance upon word or testimony partial or full
conference
conference 1 : a meeting for consultation, deliberation, discussion, or interchange of opinions [a on environmental law] see also judicial conference, pretrial conference 2 : a meeting of members of the
accord
decision based on equitable principles. Accord Smith v. Jones, 1 F.2d 2 (1900).” n 1 : agreement of opinion [both cases in ] 2 : a formal act of agreement : treaty [an economic ] 3 :
advance sheet
advance sheet : the published opinions of a court available in a temporary form (as in loose pages held in a binder) compare reporter
agreement
agreement 1 a : the act or fact of agreeing [by mutual ] b : unity of opinion, understanding, or intent ;esp : the mutual assent of contracting parties to the same terms [if they reach
Allen charge
deadlocked jury to make a further effort to reach a verdict esp. by each juror considering the others' opinions with deference called also dynamite charge
appraisal
appraisal : a valuation of property by the estimate of an authorized person: as a : the determination of the fair value of a corporation's stock by a judicial proceeding that a dissenting shareholder is usually...
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