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  2. Judicial review in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Some have argued that judicial review exclusively by the federal courts is unconstitutional [72] based on two arguments. First, the power of judicial review is not delegated to the federal courts in the Constitution. The Tenth Amendment reserves to the states (or to the people) those powers not delegated to the federal government.

  3. Whether that reflects an unwillingness to provide an exception for creation of a specialized appeals court for tax matters when most other federal laws are interpreted at the circuit court level by generalist judges, a careful weighing of the pros and cons of the relative advantage of the experience of the generalist judges compared to tax ...

  4. Judicial review - Wikipedia

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    Judicial review is one of the checks and balances in the separation of powers—the power of the judiciary to supervise (judicial supervision) the legislative and executive branches when the latter exceed their authority. The doctrine varies between jurisdictions, so the procedure and scope of judicial review may differ between and within ...

  5. Intermediate scrutiny - Wikipedia

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    Florida used the rational basis test standard of review even though the law was content neutral because a jailhouse is a non-public forum. Ward v. Rock Against Racism , 491 U.S. 781 (1989) held that a city's restriction on loud music volume controlled by equipment and technicians is constitutional because it is narrowly tailored.

  6. Strict scrutiny - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the standard is the highest and most stringent standard of judicial review and is part of the levels of judicial scrutiny that US courts use to determine whether a constitutional right or principle should give way to the government's interest against observance of the principle.

  7. Senate Judiciary Committee reviews of nominations to the ...

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    In modern practice, the period between the nomination being made and the beginning of hearings is utilized by the committee as an investigative stage. [2] This period of time is, in modern practice, intended to be utilized by the committee members and their staffs to prepare for the hearings by looking over the background of the nominees and issues that are relevant to their nominations.

  8. Constitutional avoidance - Wikipedia

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    The avoidance doctrine flows from the canon of judicial restraint and is intertwined with the debate over the proper scope of federal judicial review and the allocation of power among the three branches of the federal government and the states. It is also premised on the "delicacy" and the "finality" of judicial review of legislation for ...

  9. Constitutional review - Wikipedia

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    Constitutional review, or constitutionality review or constitutional control, is the evaluation, in some countries, of the constitutionality of the laws. It is supposed to be a system of preventing violation of the rights granted by the constitution, assuring its efficacy, their stability and preservation.