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| Questions |
Answers |
| An agreement must be reached by the judges to consider whether or not to hear a case in the Supreme Court |
Rule of Four |
| A tradition when nominees for federal judgeships must meet the approval of senators of the president’s party from the state in which the nominee will serve |
Senatorial Courtesy |
| Granting an appeal to hear a case from the lower courts |
Writ of certiorari |
| Before the Supreme Court hears the oral arguments, these must be submitted for the justices to review the legal arguments of the case |
Briefs |
| Submitted by groups that are interested in the outcome of a case, but are not formal litigants |
Amicus curiae |
| Opinions that are written in support of the majority decision, but stress a different Constitutional or legal basis for the judgment |
Concurring opinion |
| An opinion that sets a new legal standard |
Precedent |
