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Justice James C. McReynolds's dissent emphasized a body of case law, with sweeping statements about state control of education before suggesting the possibility that despite the majority opinion, Missouri could still deny Gaines admission. The decision did not quite strike down separate but equal facilities, upheld in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896 ...
Judicial activism is a judicial philosophy holding that courts can and should go beyond the applicable law to consider broader societal implications of their decisions. It is sometimes used as an antonym of judicial restraint. [1]
Judicial restraint is a judicial interpretation that recommends favoring the status quo in judicial activities and is the opposite of judicial activism.Aspects of judicial restraint include the principle of stare decisis (that new decisions should be consistent with previous decisions); a conservative approach to standing and a reluctance to grant certiorari; [1] and a tendency to deliver ...
Law student working at law firm. We have a fax machine that gets tons of spam faxes. Our chief partner has a vendetta against spam, and he uses it to give us practice in researching and writing ...
In a late-night decision Tuesday, a three-judge panel on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals extended a temporary block on Senate Bill 4 — Texas' sweeping and controversial immigration law ...
Kristin Etter of the Texas Immigration Law Council speaks at a news conference Thursday before a federal court hearing in Austin about the constitutionality of Senate Bill 4.
The first edition was published in 1891 by West Publishing, with the full title A Dictionary of Law: containing definitions of the terms and phrases of American and English jurisprudence, ancient and modern, including the principal terms of international constitutional and commercial law, with a collection of legal maxims and numerous select titles from the civil law and other foreign systems.
The following pages contain lists of legal terms: List of Latin legal terms; List of legal abbreviations; List of legal abbreviations (canon law) on Wiktionary: Appendix: English legal terms; Appendix: Glossary of legal terms