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Original jurisdiction

Index Original jurisdiction

The original jurisdiction of a court is the power to hear a case for the first time, as opposed to appellate jurisdiction, when a higher court has the power to review a lower court's decision. [1]

243 relations: Aboriginal title in the Marshall Court, Aboriginal title in the United States, Adverse possession, Alabama Circuit Courts, Alien Tort Statute, Appellate jurisdiction, Arches Court, Arizona Public Service Co. v. Snead, Arizona v. New Mexico, Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, Article Three of the United States Constitution, Ashley County, Arkansas, Australian constitutional law, Bombay High Court, Browder v. Gayle, Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz, Cannabis in Nebraska, Capital punishment in the United States, Caribbean Court of Justice, Certified question, Charles Felix of Sardinia, Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, Circuit court, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, Climate change in Montana, Colorado district courts, Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States, Combet v Commonwealth, Concurrent jurisdiction, Constitution of Singapore, Constitutional Court (Austria), County court, County judge, Cour d'assises, Court, Court of Appeal of Singapore, Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture, Court of Cassation (France), Court of first instance (disambiguation), Courts of South Africa, Criminal law in the Marshall Court, Dangerfield v. Secretary of State, Delaware Court of Common Pleas, Delaware Superior Court, Delaware Supreme Court, Des Arc, Arkansas, District Court of Minnesota, District Courts of India, District Courts of Sri Lanka, Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, ..., Edward Terry Sanford, Exclusive jurisdiction, Federal Court of Canada, Federal Court of Malaysia, Federal government of the United States, Fellows v. Blacksmith, Florida circuit courts, Florida v. Georgia (2018), Four Corners Generating Station, Gallery of United States Supreme Court composition templates, Georgia v. Stanton, Government of California, Government of Florida, Government of Illinois, Government of India, Government of Kansas, Government of Maryland, Government of North Carolina, Government of Oklahoma, Government of Pennsylvania, Hawaii State Circuit Courts, High Court (Ireland), High Court (Singapore), High Court Division, High Court of Justice, High Court of the Marshall Islands, High Courts (Malaysia), Hof van Holland, Hoge Raad van Holland en Zeeland, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, Ideological leanings of United States Supreme Court justices, Illinois circuit courts, Index of law articles, India, Indiana, Iowa District Courts, James Oakley (politician), John F. Davis (lawyer), John Marshall, Judge Advocate General's Corps, Judge Advocate General's Corps (United States), Judicial review in the United States, Judicial system of Bhutan, Judiciary Act of 1789, Judiciary of Australia, Judiciary of Austria, Judiciary of Brazil, Judiciary of California, Judiciary of Colorado, Judiciary of Florida, Judiciary of France, Judiciary of Illinois, Judiciary of India, Judiciary of Iowa, Judiciary of Italy, Judiciary of Malaysia, Judiciary of Michigan, Judiciary of Namibia, Judiciary of Pennsylvania, Judiciary of Sri Lanka, Judiciary of Vermont, Judiciary of Virginia, Jurisdiction, Jurisdiction stripping, Justice of the peace, Kansas District Courts, Kansas v. Colorado, Ken Paxton, Kentucky Circuit Courts, Law enforcement in Spain, Law of Nigeria, Law of Singapore, Law of South Korea, Lawyer, Lincoln County, Arkansas, List of high courts in India, List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by court composition, List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by seat, List of landmark court decisions in the United States, List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Burger Court, List of United States Supreme Court cases prior to the Marshall Court, Madras High Court, Magistrate's court (South Africa), Mandamus, Marbury v. Madison, Maryland Circuit Courts, Massachusetts Land Court, Michael Craig (Louisiana judge), Michigan, Miller County, Arkansas, Minnesota, Missouri Circuit Courts, Mohegan Indians v. Connecticut, Montana Supreme Court, Munaf v. Geren, New Hampshire v. Maine, New Jersey v. Delaware, New Mexico v. Texas, New York v. Connecticut, Nonintercourse Act, North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, North Carolina Superior Court, Ohio Courts of Common Pleas, Oliver Ellsworth, Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United States, Ouster clause, Patria del Friuli, Paul R. Verkuil, Penn–Calvert boundary dispute, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania courts of common pleas, Pennsylvania v. New York, Piscataqua River border dispute, Pledge Protection Act, Politics of Bhutan, Politics of Minnesota, Politics of Oklahoma, President's Counsel, Procedures of the Supreme Court of the United States, R. M. Kantawala, Randolph County, Arkansas, Rhode Island Superior Court, Rhode Island v. Massachusetts, Roman Empire, Roman Rota, Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co., Same-sex marriage in California, Social Security Administration, South Carolina Supreme Court, South Carolina v. Katzenbach, South Carolina v. 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White, Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, Treaty of Beaufort, Tri-state water dispute, Trial court, Tribunal d'instance, Uniformity and jurisdiction in U.S. federal court tax decisions, United States bankruptcy court, United States Constitution, United States courts of appeals, United States v. More, Victorian Reports, Virginia Circuit Court, Virginia v. Tennessee, Virginia v. West Virginia (1911), Wade H. McCree, Washington court system, West Virginia Circuit Courts, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Supreme Court, Wisconsin v. Illinois, Workers' compensation, Wyoming District Courts, Wyoming v. Colorado, 1997 Constitution of Fiji: Chapter 9, 2007 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts, 2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito, 2014 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, 2015 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States, 2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas. Expand index (193 more) »

Aboriginal title in the Marshall Court

The Marshall Court (1801–1835) issued some of the earliest and most influential opinions by the Supreme Court of the United States on the status of aboriginal title in the United States, several of them written by Chief Justice John Marshall himself.

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Aboriginal title in the United States

The United States was the first jurisdiction to acknowledge the common law doctrine of aboriginal title (also known as "original Indian title" or "Indian right of occupancy").

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Adverse possession

Adverse possession, sometimes colloquially described as "squatter's rights", is a legal principle that applies when a person who does not have legal title to a piece of propertyusually land (real property)attempts to claim legal ownership based upon a history of possession or occupation of the land without the permission of its legal owner.

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Alabama Circuit Courts

The Alabama Circuit Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in the State of Alabama.

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Alien Tort Statute

The Alien Tort Statute (ATS), also called the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), is a section of the United States Code that reads: "The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States." Since 1980, courts have interpreted this statute to allow foreign citizens to seek remedies in U.S. courts for human-rights violations for conduct committed outside the United States.

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Appellate jurisdiction

Appellate jurisdiction is the power of a higher court to review decisions and change outcomes of decisions of lower courts.

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Arches Court

The Arches Court, presided over by the Dean of Arches, is an ecclesiastical court of the Church of England covering the Province of Canterbury.

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Arizona Public Service Co. v. Snead

Arizona Public Service Co.

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Arizona v. New Mexico

Arizona v. New Mexico, 425 U.S. 794 (1976),.

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Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals

The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) is an administrative tribunal within the United States Federal Government that hears certain claims arising from contract disputes between government contractors and either the Department of Defense or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ((e)(1)(a)).

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Article Three of the United States Constitution

Article Three of the United States Constitution establishes the judicial branch of the federal government.

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Ashley County, Arkansas

Ashley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

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Australian constitutional law

Australian constitutional law is the area of the law of Australia relating to the interpretation and application of the Constitution of Australia.

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Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court (IAST) is one of the oldest High Courts of India.

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Browder v. Gayle

Browder v. Gayle, 142 F. Supp.

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Burger King Corp. v. Rudzewicz

Burger King v. Rudzewicz, 471 U.S. 462 (1985), is a notable case in United States civil procedure that came before the Supreme Court of the United States addressing personal jurisdiction.

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Cannabis in Nebraska

In the U.S. state of Nebraska, cannabis is illegal for all purposes, but first offense for possession of small amounts was reduced to a civil infraction in 1979.

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Capital punishment in the United States

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the United States, currently used by 31 states, the federal government, and the military.

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Caribbean Court of Justice

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ; Caribisch Hof van Justitie; Cour Caribéenne de Justice) is the judicial institution of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

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Certified question

In the law of the United States, a certified question is a formal request by one court to one of its sister courts, usually but not always in another jurisdiction, for an opinion on a question of law.

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Charles Felix of Sardinia

Charles Felix (6 April 1765 – 27 April 1831) was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, Aosta and King of Sardinia from 1821 to 1831.

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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia

Cherokee Nation v. Georgia,, was a United States Supreme Court case.

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Circuit court

Circuit courts are court systems in several common law jurisdictions.

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Civilian Board of Contract Appeals

The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) is an Article I court that was established under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 as an independent tribunal to hear and decide contract disputes between Government contractors and the General Services Administration (GSA) and other civilian Executive agencies of the United States.

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Climate change in Montana

The US state of Montana has taken legislative steps towards reducing the possible effects of climate change.

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Colorado district courts

Colorado district courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States

Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States, 424 U.S. 800 (1976), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States created a new doctrine of abstention, to prevent duplicative litigation between state and federal courts.

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Combet v Commonwealth

Combet v Commonwealth, was an Australian court case commenced in the original jurisdiction of the High Court of Australia by Greg Combet, then the secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, and Nicola Roxon.

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Concurrent jurisdiction

Concurrent jurisdiction exists where two or more courts from different systems simultaneously have jurisdiction over a specific case.

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Constitution of Singapore

The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore is the supreme law of Singapore.

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Constitutional Court (Austria)

In the Republic of Austria, the Constitutional Court (German: Verfassungsgerichtshof or VfGH) is the tribunal in charge of the judicial review of the constitutionality of statutes, the legality of ordinances and other secondary legislation, and the constitutionality of decisions of certain other courts.

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County court

A county court is a court based in or with a jurisdiction covering one or more counties, which are administrative divisions (subnational entities) within a country, not to be confused with the medieval system of county courts held by the High Sheriff of each county.

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County judge

The term county judge is applied as a descriptor, and sometimes as a title, for a person who presides over a county court.

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Cour d'assises

A French cour d'assises or Assize Court is a criminal trial court with original and appellate limited jurisdiction to hear cases involving defendants accused of felonies, or crimes in French.

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Court

A court is a tribunal, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law.

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Court of Appeal of Singapore

The Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore is the nation's highest court and its court of final appeal.

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Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture

The former Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture, established by resolution of the Congress of the Confederation on January 15, 1780, was the first federal court in the United States of America.

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Court of Cassation (France)

The Court of Cassation (Cour de cassation) founded in 1804 is one of France's courts of last resort having jurisdiction over all matters triable in the judicial stream with scope of certifying questions of law and review in determining miscarriages of justice.

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Court of first instance (disambiguation)

A court of first instance is a trial court of original or primary jurisdiction.

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Courts of South Africa

The courts of South Africa are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in South Africa.

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Criminal law in the Marshall Court

The Marshall Court (1801–1835) heard forty-one criminal law cases, slightly more than one per year.

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Dangerfield v. Secretary of State

Dangerfield v. Secretary of State, Dallam 592 (1844), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas which held that the President does not have the authority to appoint the county court chief justice, the Texas Congress established the process to fill the office by Congressional election.

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Delaware Court of Common Pleas

The Delaware Court of Common Pleas are state courts of the U.S. state of Delaware.

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Delaware Superior Court

The Delaware Superior Court, previously known as the Superior Court and Orphans' Court, is the state trial court of general jurisdiction in the state of Delaware.

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Delaware Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Delaware is the sole appellate court in the United States' state of Delaware.

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Des Arc, Arkansas

Des Arc is a city on the White River in the Arkansas Delta, United States.

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District Court of Minnesota

The District Court of Minnesota is the state trial court of general jurisdiction in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

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District Courts of India

The District Courts (Hindi: ज़िला न्यायालय) of India are the district courts of the State governments in India for every district or for one or more districts together taking into account the number of cases, population distribution in the district.

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District Courts of Sri Lanka

The District Courts in Sri Lanka are lower courts headed by a District Judge who is vested with original civil jurisdiction.

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Economic Stabilization Act of 1970

The Economic Stabilization Act of 1970 (Title II of, formerly codified at) was a United States law that authorized the President to stabilize prices, rents, wages, salaries, interest rates, dividends and similar transfers.

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Edward Terry Sanford

Edward Terry Sanford (July 23, 1865 – March 8, 1930) was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court from 1923 until his death in 1930.

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Exclusive jurisdiction

In civil procedure, exclusive jurisdiction exists where one court has the power to adjudicate a case to the exclusion of all other courts.

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Federal Court of Canada

The Federal Court of Canada, which succeeded the Exchequer Court of Canada in 1971, was a national court of Canada that had limited jurisdiction to hear certain types of disputes arising under the federal government's legislative jurisdiction.

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Federal Court of Malaysia

The Federal Court of Malaysia (Mahkamah Persekutuan Malaysia) is the highest court and the final appellate court in Malaysia.

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Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government) is the national government of the United States, a constitutional republic in North America, composed of 50 states, one district, Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital), and several territories.

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Fellows v. Blacksmith

Fellows v. Blacksmith,, is a United States Supreme Court decision involving Native American law.

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Florida circuit courts

The Florida circuit courts are state courts, and are trial courts of original jurisdiction for most controversies.

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Florida v. Georgia (2018)

Florida v. Georgia, 585 U.S. ___ (2018), was a United States Supreme Court case.

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Four Corners Generating Station

The Four Corners Generating Station is a coal-fired power plant located near Fruitland, New Mexico, United States, on property located on the Navajo Nation that is leased from the Navajo Nation government.

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Gallery of United States Supreme Court composition templates

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest ranking judicial body in the United States.

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Georgia v. Stanton

Georgia v. Stanton aka The Library Case,, was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the court does not hold jurisdiction over the political question of enforcement of the Reconstruction Acts against the Southern States.

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Government of California

The government of California is the governmental structure of the state of California as established by the California Constitution.

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Government of Florida

The government of Florida is established and operated according to the Constitution of Florida and is composed of three branches of government: the executive branch consisting of the Governor of Florida and the other elected and appointed constitutional officers; the legislative branch, the Florida Legislature, consisting of the Senate and House; and the judicial branch consisting of the Supreme Court of Florida and lower courts.

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Government of Illinois

The government of Illinois, under the state’s constitution, has three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial.

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Government of India

The Government of India (IAST), often abbreviated as GoI, is the union government created by the constitution of India as the legislative, executive and judicial authority of the union of 29 states and seven union territories of a constitutionally democratic republic.

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Government of Kansas

The government of the U.S. state of Kansas, established by the Kansas Constitution, is a republican democracy modeled after the Federal Government of the United States.

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Government of Maryland

The government of Maryland is conducted according to the Maryland Constitution.

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Government of North Carolina

The government of North Carolina is divided into three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial.

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Government of Oklahoma

The government of the U.S. State of Oklahoma, established by the Oklahoma Constitution, is a republican democracy modeled after the federal government of the United States.

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Government of Pennsylvania

The Government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the governmental structure of the state of Pennsylvania as established by the Pennsylvania Constitution.

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Hawaii State Circuit Courts

The Hawaii State Circuit Courts are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in Hawaii.

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High Court (Ireland)

The High Court is established by Article 34 of the Constitution of Ireland, which grants it "full original jurisdiction in and power to determine all matters and questions whether of law or fact, civil or criminal", as well as the ability to determine "the validity of any law having regard to the provisions of this Constitution".

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High Court (Singapore)

The High Court of the Republic of Singapore is the lower division of the Supreme Court of Singapore, the upper being the Court of Appeal.

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High Court Division

The High Court Division (উচ্চ আদালত বিভাগ —) also known as High Court is the lower division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the upper being the Appellate Division.

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High Court of Justice

The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.

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High Court of the Marshall Islands

The High Court is the second highest court of law in the Marshall Islands Judiciary.

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High Courts (Malaysia)

The High Courts in Malaysia are the third-highest courts in the hierarchy of courts, after the Federal Court and the Court of Appeal.

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Hof van Holland

The Hof van Holland, Zeeland en West-Friesland (usually shortened to Hof van Holland in the literature, and translated in English literature as "(High) Court of Holland") was the High Court of the provinces of Holland (including West Friesland) and Zeeland, instituted as a separate entity of the government of the Counties of Holland and Zeeland in 1428, under the Burgundian and Habsburg Netherlands, and continued with little change under the Dutch Republic, Batavian Republic, and the Kingdom of Holland, until its dissolution in 1811 by the First French Empire.

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Hoge Raad van Holland en Zeeland

The Hoge Raad van Holland, Zeeland en West-Friesland (usually translated in the literature as "High Court of Holland and Zeeland," though "Supreme Court" may better designate its function, and the literal translation is: "High Council of Holland and Zeeland") was the supreme court of the provinces of Holland and Zeeland in the Dutch Republic in the period 1582-1795.

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Hot Spring County, Arkansas

Hot Spring County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

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Ideological leanings of United States Supreme Court justices

The United States Supreme Court is the highest federal court of the United States.

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Illinois circuit courts

The Illinois circuit courts are state courts of the U.S. state of Illinois.

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Index of law articles

This collection of lists of law topics collects the names of topics related to law.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Indiana

Indiana is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America.

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Iowa District Courts

Iowa District Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in the U.S. state of Iowa.

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James Oakley (politician)

James Oakley is the elected County Judge for Burnet County, Texas, making him the "chief legislator and executive" for the County and the chair of the Commissioners' Court.

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John F. Davis (lawyer)

John F. Davis (July 11, 1907 – July 18, 2000) was an American lawyer, law clerk, and law professor whose career included work on the defense team of Alger Hiss and ten years of service as Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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John Marshall

John James Marshall (September 24, 1755 – July 6, 1835) was an American politician and the fourth Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835.

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Judge Advocate General's Corps

The Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG Corps) is the branch or specialty of a military concerned with military justice and military law.

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Judge Advocate General's Corps (United States)

The Judge Advocate General's Corps, also known as JAG or JAG Corps, is the military justice branch or specialty of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and Navy.

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Judicial review in the United States

In the United States, judicial review is the ability of a court to examine and decide if a statute, treaty or administrative regulation contradicts or violates the provisions of existing law, a State Constitution, or ultimately the United States Constitution.

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Judicial system of Bhutan

The judicial system of Bhutan is the purview of the Royal Court of Justice, the judicial branch of the government of Bhutan under the Constitution of 2008.

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Judiciary Act of 1789

The Judiciary Act of 1789 (ch. 20) was a United States federal statute adopted on September 24, 1789, in the first session of the First United States Congress.

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Judiciary of Australia

The judiciary of Australia comprises judges who sit in federal courts and courts of the States and Territories of Australia.

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Judiciary of Austria

The Judiciary of Austria (German: österreichische Justiz) is the branch of the Austrian government responsible for resolving disputes between residents or between residents and the government, holding criminals accountable, making sure that the legislative and executive branches remain faithful to the European and Austrian constitutions and to international human rights standards, and generally upholding the rule of law.

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Judiciary of Brazil

The Judiciary of Brazil is the Judiciary branch of the Brazilian government.

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Judiciary of California

The Judiciary of California is defined under the California Constitution, law, and regulations as part of the Government of California.

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Judiciary of Colorado

The Judiciary of Colorado is established and authorized by Article VI of the Colorado Constitution as well as the law of Colorado.

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Judiciary of Florida

The Florida State Courts System is the unified state court system of Florida.

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Judiciary of France

In France, career judges are considered civil servants exercising one of the sovereign powers of the state, and, accordingly, only French citizens are eligible for judgeship.

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Judiciary of Illinois

The Judiciary of Illinois is the unified court system of Illinois responsible for applying the Constitution and law of Illinois.

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Judiciary of India

The Indian Judiciary administers a ''common law system'' of legal jurisdiction, in which customs, precedents and legislation, all codify the law of the land.

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Judiciary of Iowa

The judiciary of Iowa is a branch of the Government of Iowa that interprets and applies the laws of Iowa, to ensure equal justice under law, and to provide a mechanism for dispute resolution.

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Judiciary of Italy

In Italy, judges are public officials and, since they exercise one of the sovereign powers of the State, only Italian citizens are eligible for judgeship.

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Judiciary of Malaysia

Judiciary of Malaysia is largely centralised despite Malaysia's federal constitution, heavily influenced by the English common law and to a lesser extent Islamic law.

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Judiciary of Michigan

The Judiciary of Michigan is defined under the Michigan Constitution, law, and regulations as part of the Government of Michigan.

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Judiciary of Namibia

The judiciary of Namibia consists of a three-tiered set of courts, the Lower, High and Supreme Courts.

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Judiciary of Pennsylvania

The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania is the unified state court system of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

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Judiciary of Sri Lanka

The Judiciary of Sri Lanka are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in Sri Lanka.

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Judiciary of Vermont

The Judiciary of Vermont is the state court system of Vermont, charged with Vermont law.

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Judiciary of Virginia

The Judiciary of Virginia is defined under the Constitution and law of Virginia and is composed of the Supreme Court of Virginia and subordinate courts, including the Court of Appeals, the Circuit Courts, and the General District Courts.

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Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction (from the Latin ius, iuris meaning "law" and dicere meaning "to speak") is the practical authority granted to a legal body to administer justice within a defined field of responsibility, e.g., Michigan tax law.

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Jurisdiction stripping

In the United States, jurisdiction-stripping (also called court-stripping or curtailment-of-jurisdiction), refers to Congress' constitutionally-granted authority to determine the jurisdiction of federal and state courts.

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Justice of the peace

A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer, of a lower or puisne court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace.

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Kansas District Courts

The Kansas District Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in the U.S. state of Kansas.

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Kansas v. Colorado

Kansas v. Colorado is a longstanding litigation before the Supreme Court of the United States between two states of the United States, Kansas and Colorado.

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Ken Paxton

Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. (born December 23, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who is the Attorney General of Texas since January 2015.

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Kentucky Circuit Courts

The Kentucky Circuit Courts are the state courts of general jurisdiction in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

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Law enforcement in Spain

Law enforcement in Spain is carried out by numerous organizations, not all of which operate in the same areas.

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Law of Nigeria

The law of Nigeria consists of courts, offences, and various types of laws.

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Law of Singapore

The legal system of Singapore is based on the English common law system.

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Law of South Korea

The legal system of South Korea is a civil law system that has its basis in the Constitution of the Republic of Korea.

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Lawyer

A lawyer or attorney is a person who practices law, as an advocate, attorney, attorney at law, barrister, barrister-at-law, bar-at-law, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor at law, or solicitor, but not as a paralegal or charter executive secretary.

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Lincoln County, Arkansas

Lincoln County is located between the Arkansas Timberlands and Arkansas Delta in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

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List of high courts in India

There are 24 high courts at the state and union territory level of India, which together with the Supreme Court of India at the national level, comprise the country's judicial system.

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List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest ranking judicial body in the United States.

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List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by court composition

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest ranking judicial body in the United States.

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List of Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States by seat

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest ranking judicial body in the United States.

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List of landmark court decisions in the United States

The following is a partial list of landmark court decisions in the United States.

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List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Burger Court

This is a partial chronological list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the Burger Court, the tenure of Chief Justice Warren Earl Burger from June 23, 1969 through September 26, 1986.

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List of United States Supreme Court cases prior to the Marshall Court

This is a partial chronological list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the tenures of Chief Justices John Jay (October 19, 1789 – June 29, 1795), John Rutledge (February 15, 1790 – March 5, 1791), and Oliver Ellsworth (March 8, 1796 – December 15, 1800), respectively the Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth Courts.

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Madras High Court

The Madras High Court is the high court of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Magistrate's court (South Africa)

The magistrates' courts are the lowest level of the court system in South Africa.

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Mandamus

Mandamus (Latin "we command") is a judicial remedy in the form of an order from a superior court, to any government, subordinate court, corporation, or public authority, to do (or forbear from doing) some specific act which that body is obliged under law to do (or refrain from doing), and which is in the nature of public duty, and in certain cases one of a statutory duty.

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Marbury v. Madison

Marbury v. Madison,, was a U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States, so that American courts have the power to strike down laws, statutes, and executive actions that contravene the U.S. Constitution.

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Maryland Circuit Courts

The Circuit Courts of Maryland are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in Maryland.

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Massachusetts Land Court

The Massachusetts Land Court is one of the departments of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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Michael Craig (Louisiana judge)

Michael Owens Craig known as Mike Craig (born November 1968), is the Division A judge of the 26th Judicial District Court of Bossier and Webster parishes in northwestern Louisiana.

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Michigan

Michigan is a state in the Great Lakes and Midwestern regions of the United States.

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Miller County, Arkansas

Miller County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Arkansas.

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Minnesota

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest and northern regions of the United States.

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Missouri Circuit Courts

The Missouri Circuit Courts are the state trial courts of original jurisdiction and general jurisdiction of the state of Missouri.

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Mohegan Indians v. Connecticut

Mohegan Indians v. Connecticut (1705–1773) was the first indigenous land rights litigation in history in a common law jurisdiction.

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Montana Supreme Court

The Montana Supreme Court is the highest court of the Montana state court system in the U.S. state of Montana.

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Munaf v. Geren

Munaf v. Geren, 553 U.S. 674 (2008), is a United States Supreme Court case where the court unanimously concluded that the habeas corpus statute, (c)(1), extends to U.S. citizens held overseas by American forces subject to an American chain of command, even if acting as part of a multinational coalition.

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New Hampshire v. Maine

New Hampshire v. Maine, 426 U.S. 363 (1977), was an original jurisdiction case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the boundary between the states of New Hampshire and Maine was fixed by the 1740 decree of King George II of Great Britain.

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New Jersey v. Delaware

New Jersey v. Delaware,, is a United States Supreme Court case in which New Jersey sued Delaware, invoking the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction under (a), following Delaware's denial of oil company BP's petition to build a liquefied natural gas pipeline and loading facility on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River.

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New Mexico v. Texas

New Mexico v. Texas, 275 U.S. 279 (1927), was a United States Supreme Court case that determined the boundary between Texas and New Mexico in the vicinity of El Paso, Texas.

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New York v. Connecticut

New York v. Connecticut,, was a lawsuit heard by the Supreme Court of the United States between the State of New York against the State of Connecticut in 1799 that arose from a land dispute between private parties.

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Nonintercourse Act

The Nonintercourse Act (also known as the Indian Intercourse Act or the Indian Nonintercourse Act) is the collective name given to six statutes passed by the Congress in 1790, 1793, 1796, 1799, 1802, and 1834 to set Amerindian boundaries of reservations.

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North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) is a state-level law enforcement agency in North Carolina.

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North Carolina Superior Court

The Superior Court is North Carolina's general jurisdiction trial court.

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Ohio Courts of Common Pleas

The Ohio Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of the state court system of Ohio.

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Oliver Ellsworth

Oliver Ellsworth (April 29, 1745 – November 26, 1807) was an American lawyer, judge, politician, and diplomat.

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Original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United States

The original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the United States is limited to a small class of cases described in Article III, section 2, of the United States Constitution, and further delineated by statute.

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Ouster clause

An ouster clause or privative clause is, in countries with common law legal systems, a clause or provision included in a piece of legislation by a legislative body to exclude judicial review of acts and decisions of the executive by stripping the courts of their supervisory judicial function.

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Patria del Friuli

The Patria del Friuli (Patria Fori Iulii, Patrie dal Friûl) was the territory under the temporal rule of the Patriarch of Aquileia and one of the ecclesiastical states of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Paul R. Verkuil

Paul Robert Verkuil (born December 4, 1939) is an attorney, former dean of the Tulane University Law School, former president of the College of William and Mary, and former dean of Cardozo School of Law.

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Penn–Calvert boundary dispute

The Penn–Calvert boundary dispute (also known as Penn vs. Baltimore) was a long-running legal conflict between William Penn and his heirs on one side, and Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore and his heirs on the other side.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvaani or Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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Pennsylvania courts of common pleas

The Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania (the state court system of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania).

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Pennsylvania v. New York

Pennsylvania v. New York, were two cases which were heard in 1972 before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Piscataqua River border dispute

The Piscataqua River border dispute was a dispute between the US states of Maine and New Hampshire over ownership of Seavey’s Island in the Piscataqua River, which forms the border between Maine and New Hampshire.

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Pledge Protection Act

The Pledge Protection Act is proposed legislation in the United States Congress that seeks to deprive all Federal courts, including the Supreme Court, of jurisdiction to hear constitutional challenges to the Pledge of Allegiance or its recitation.

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Politics of Bhutan

The Government of Bhutan has been a constitutional monarchy since 18 July 2008.

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Politics of Minnesota

Minnesota is known for a politically active citizenry, with populism being a longstanding force among the state's political parties.

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Politics of Oklahoma

The politics of Oklahoma exists in a framework of a presidential republic modeled after the United States.

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President's Counsel

President's Counsel (postnominal PC) is an eminent lawyer who is appointed by the President of Sri Lanka to be one of the "President's Counsel learned in the law".

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Procedures of the Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court in the United States and the only court specifically established by the Constitution of the United States, implemented in 1789.

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R. M. Kantawala

Justice Ramanlal Maneklal Kantawala (6 October 1916 - 2 May 1992) was the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court from 1972 to 1978.

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Randolph County, Arkansas

Randolph County is located between the Ozark Mountains and Arkansas Delta in the U.S. state of Arkansas.

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Rhode Island Superior Court

The Rhode Island Superior Court is the state trial court of general jurisdiction in Rhode Island.

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Rhode Island v. Massachusetts

Rhode Island v. Massachusetts,, was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court asserted its original jurisdiction over a suit in equity by one state against another over their shared border.

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Roman Empire

The Roman Empire (Imperium Rōmānum,; Koine and Medieval Greek: Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, tr.) was the post-Roman Republic period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterized by government headed by emperors and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, Africa and Asia.

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Roman Rota

The Roman Rota, formally the Apostolic Tribunal of the Roman Rota (Tribunal Apostolicum Rotae Romanae), and anciently the Apostolic Court of Audience, is the highest appellate tribunal of the Catholic Church, with respect to both Latin-rite members and the Eastern-rite members and is, with respect to judicial trials conducted in the Catholic Church, the highest ecclesiastical court constituted by the Holy See.

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Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co.

Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co.,, was a case in which the United States Supreme Court enunciated a rule of civil procedure that would eventually become known as the ''Rooker-Feldman'' doctrine (also named for the later case of District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman,. The doctrine holds that lower United States federal courts may not sit in direct review of state court decisions.

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Same-sex marriage in California

Same-sex marriage is legal in the U.S. state of California, and first became so on June 16, 2008, when the state began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples as the result of the Supreme Court of California ruling in In re Marriage Cases, which found that barring same-sex couples from marriage violated the state's Constitution.

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Social Security Administration

The United States Social Security Administration (SSA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits.

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South Carolina Supreme Court

The South Carolina Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of South Carolina.

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South Carolina v. Katzenbach

South Carolina v. Katzenbach, 383 U.S. 301 (1966), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court rejected a challenge by the state of South Carolina to the preclearance provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which required that some states submit changes in election districts to the Attorney General of the United States (at the time, Nicholas Katzenbach).

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South Carolina v. North Carolina

South Carolina v. North Carolina, 558 U.S. 256 (2010) is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States settled a dispute between the states of South Carolina and North Carolina regarding which parties may intervene in litigation between two states over water rights.

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South Dakota Circuit Courts

South Dakota Circuit Courts are the state courts within the state of South Dakota.

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Special master

In the law of the United States, a special master is generally a subordinate official appointed by a judge to make sure that judicial orders are actually followed, or in the alternative, to hear evidence on behalf of the judge and make recommendations to the judge as to the disposition of a matter.

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Star Chamber

The Star Chamber (Latin: Camera stellata) was an English court of law which sat at the royal Palace of Westminster, from the late to the mid-17th century (c. 1641), and was composed of Privy Councillors and common-law judges, to supplement the judicial activities of the common-law and equity courts in civil and criminal matters.

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State court (United States)

In the United States, a state court has jurisdiction over disputes with some connection to a U.S. state, as opposed to the federal government.

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Supreme Administrative Court (Austria)

In the Republic of Austria, the Supreme Administrative Court (German: Verwaltungsgerichtshof, often abbreviated as VwGH) is the appellate court that decisions of the country's eleven administrative trial courts can be appealed to.

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Supreme court

A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in many legal jurisdictions.

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Supreme Court of Bangladesh

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রীম কোর্ট) is the highest court of law in Bangladesh.

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Supreme Court of Belize

The Supreme Court of Judicature of Belize is one of three tiers of courts in Belize, the lower ones being the Magistrate's Courts and the Court of Appeal.

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Supreme Court of Cassation (Serbia)

The Supreme Court of Cassation (Врховни касациони суд/Vrhovni kasacioni sud) is the court of last resort in the Republic of Serbia.

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Supreme Court of Florida

The Supreme Court of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida.

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Supreme Court of Illinois

The Supreme Court of Illinois is the state supreme court, the highest court of the state of Illinois.

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Supreme Court of India

The Supreme Court of India is the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal under the Constitution of India, the highest constitutional court, with the power of constitutional review.

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Supreme Court of Indiana

The Supreme Court of Indiana, established by Article 7 of the Indiana Constitution, is the highest judicial authority in the state of Indiana.

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Supreme Court of Ireland

The Supreme Court of Ireland (Cúirt Uachtarach na hÉireann) is the highest judicial authority in the Republic of Ireland.

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Supreme Court of Israel

The Supreme Court (בית המשפט העליון, Beit HaMishpat HaElyon) is the highest court in Israel.

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Supreme Court of Kazakhstan

The Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the highest of three levels of courts of Kazakhstan, sitting above regional appeals courts, and city or district courts (courts of first instance).

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Supreme Court of Liberia

The Supreme Court of Liberia is the highest judicial body in the West African nation of Liberia.

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Supreme Court of Nauru

The Supreme Court of Nauru is the highest court in the judicial system of the Republic of Nauru.

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Supreme Court of Nepal

The Supreme Court of Nepal (सर्वोच्च अदालत) is the highest court in Nepal.

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Supreme Court of New Jersey

The Supreme Court of New Jersey is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Supreme Court of Pakistan

The Supreme Court of Pakistan (عدالت عظمیٰ پاکستان; Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān) is the apex court in the judicial hierarchy of Pakistan.

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Supreme Court of Queensland

The Supreme Court of Queensland is the highest court in the Australian State of Queensland.

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Supreme Court of Russia

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (Russian: Верховный Суд Российской Федерации) is a court within the judiciary of Russia and the court of last resort in Russian administrative law, civil law and criminal law cases.

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Supreme Court of Singapore

The Supreme Court of the Republic of Singapore is one of the two tiers of the court system in Singapore, the other tier being the State Courts.

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Supreme Court of South Australia

The Supreme Court of South Australia is the superior court of the Australian state of South Australia.

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Supreme Court of the Gambia

The Supreme Court of the Gambia is a superior court of record and the highest court in The Gambia.

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Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS) is the highest federal court of the United States.

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Supreme Court of Virginia

The Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Supreme Federal Court

The Supreme Federal Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal,, abbreviated STF) is the supreme court (court of last resort) of Brazil, serving primarily as the Constitutional Court of the country.

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Tennessee Supreme Court

The Tennessee Supreme Court is the ultimate judicial tribunal of the state of Tennessee.

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Texas v. White

Texas v. White, was a case argued before the United States Supreme Court in 1869.

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Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland

The Thirty-third Amendment of the Constitution (Court of Appeal) Act 2013 is an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which established a Court of Appeal to sit between the existing High and Supreme Courts for the purpose of taking over most of the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

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Treaty of Beaufort

The Treaty of Beaufort, also called the Beaufort Convention, is the treaty that originally set the all-river boundary between the U.S. states of Georgia and South Carolina.

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Tri-state water dispute

The tri-state water dispute is a 21st-century water-use conflict among the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida over flows in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin and the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin.

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Trial court

A trial court or court of first instance is a court having original jurisdiction, in which trials take place.

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Tribunal d'instance

In France, the Tribunal d'instance (literally "Court of First Instance") is a judicial lower court of record of first instance for general civil suits and includes a criminal division, the Police Court (tribunal de police), which hears cases of misdemeanors or summary offences (contraventions).

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Uniformity and jurisdiction in U.S. federal court tax decisions

Uniformity and jurisdiction in the tax decisions of the United States federal courts.

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United States bankruptcy court

United States bankruptcy courts are courts created under Article I of the United States Constitution.

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United States Constitution

The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States.

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United States courts of appeals

The United States courts of appeals or circuit courts are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal court system.

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United States v. More

United States v. More,, was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that it had no jurisdiction to hear appeals from criminal cases in the circuit courts by writs of error.

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Victorian Reports

The Victorian Reports (VR) are a series of law reports which report significant cases from the Supreme Court of Victoria in its first decisions and appeal decisions jurisdictions.

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Virginia Circuit Court

The Virginia Circuit Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Virginia v. Tennessee

Virginia v. Tennessee, 148 U.S. 503 (1893), was a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, which had two questions: (1) What is the correct boundary between the two states and, if the boundary was inaccurately set, can the state ask the court to change it? (2) Does an agreement setting the boundary between two states require approval of Congress under the Compact Clause of the Constitution of the United States? When two states have a controversy between each other, the case is filed for original jurisdiction with the United States Supreme Court.

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Virginia v. West Virginia (1911)

Virginia v. West Virginia, 220 U.S. 1 (1911), is a unanimous ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States which held that the state of West Virginia was bound by its constitution to pay one-third of the outstanding debt of the commonwealth of Virginia as of January 1, 1861.

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Wade H. McCree

Wade Hampton McCree Jr. (July 3, 1920 – August 30, 1987) was an American attorney, judge, public official and law professor.

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Washington court system

In Washington, there are several different state courts.

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West Virginia Circuit Courts

The West Virginia Circuit Courts are the West Virginia state trial courts of general jurisdiction.

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin v. Illinois

Wisconsin v. Illinois, 278 U.S. 367 (1929), also referred to as the Chicago Sanitary District Case, is an opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States which held that the equitable power of the United States can be used to impose positive action on one state in a situation in which nonaction would result in damage to the interests of other states.

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Workers' compensation

Workers' compensation is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee's right to sue their employer for the tort of negligence.

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Wyoming District Courts

Wyoming District Courts are the state trial courts of general jurisdiction in Wyoming.

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Wyoming v. Colorado

Wyoming v. Colorado, 259 U.S. 419 (1922) is a set of court cases, all dealing with water distribution from the Laramie River.

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1997 Constitution of Fiji: Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Judiciary. Chapter 9 of the 1997 Constitution of Fiji is titled Judiciary. It is divided into twenty-two sections, setting out the composition and functions of the Judicial branch of the Fijian government.

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2007 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of John Roberts

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2008 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Samuel Alito

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2014 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

The 2014 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 6, 2014 and concluded October 4, 2015.

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2015 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States

The 2015 term of the Supreme Court of the United States began October 5, 2015 and concluded October 2, 2016.

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2015 term United States Supreme Court opinions of Clarence Thomas

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