Tag: Judicial Policies

  • Federal Supplement

    Definition of Federal Supplement Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Federal Supplement legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Record of opinions issued by the U.S. district court. Citations from the Federal Supplement are shown by the abbreviation F. Supp. The volume number […]

  • Preferred Position Doctrine

    Definition of Preferred Position Doctrine Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Preferred Position Doctrine legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Holds that legislative enactments that affect fundamental constitutional rights must be scrutinized more carefully than […]

  • Preferred Position Doctrine

    Definition of Preferred Position Doctrine Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Preferred Position Doctrine legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Holds that legislative enactments that affect fundamental constitutional rights must be scrutinized more carefully than […]

  • Compliance

    Definition of Compliance Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Compliance legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Obedience to the requirements of a court decision. Compliance is normally obtained voluntarily. This means that the party who needs to take an action or stop an […]

  • National Reporter System

    Definition of National Reporter System Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the National Reporter System legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Sets of volumes that contain state supreme court decision. The National Reporter System publishes these decisions on a regional basis. […]

  • Doctrine

    Definition of Doctrine Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Doctrine legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia A principle or rule of law. Doctrine is normally defined or set by a court decision and used in subsequent cases raising the same legal questions. The term doctrine is […]

  • Doctrine

    Definition of Doctrine Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Doctrine legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia A principle or rule of law. Doctrine is normally defined or set by a court decision and used in subsequent cases raising the same legal questions. The term doctrine is […]

  • Preemption Doctrine

    Definition of Preemption Doctrine Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Preemption Doctrine legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Principle that federal laws supersede or preempt state laws in certain policy areas. The preemption doctrine is grounded in the Supremacy Clause […]

  • Preemption Doctrine

    Definition of Preemption Doctrine Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Preemption Doctrine legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Principle that federal laws supersede or preempt state laws in certain policy areas. The preemption doctrine is grounded in the Supremacy Clause […]

  • Implementation

    Definition of Implementation Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Implementation legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Putting into effect a judicial decision. The nature of the implementation process differs between trial and appellate levels. Decisions of trial courts are […]

  • Judicial Policy Making

    Definition of Judicial Policy Making Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Judicial Policy Making legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia The nature of the policy making activity of any particular court is governed by its location in the organizational structure. Appeals courts […]

  • Judicial Policy Making

    Definition of Judicial Policy Making Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Judicial Policy Making legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia The nature of the policy making activity of any particular court is governed by its location in the organizational structure. Appeals courts […]

  • Judicial Self-Restraint

    Definition of Judicial Self-Restraint Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Judicial Self-Restraint legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia A philosophy and style of judicial decision making that minimizes the extent to which judges apply their personal views to the legal […]

  • Civil Liberties

    Definition of Civil Liberties Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Civil Liberties legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Protections from arbitrary actions by government. Civil liberties are those rights enumerated in constitutions or bills of rights. The American Bill of […]

  • Civil Liberties

    Definition of Civil Liberties Note: See a more comprehensive approach to the Civil Liberties legal concept in the American Law Encyclopedia Protections from arbitrary actions by government. Civil liberties are those rights enumerated in constitutions or bills of rights. The American Bill of […]