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amicus brief a submission to the court from amicus curiae or "friends of the court"
interested individuals or organizations that are parties in the case
en banc on the bench. full court
affirm to ratify, uphold or approve a lower court ruling
overrule to reverse the ruling of the lower court
remand to send back to the lower court for further action
original jurisdiction the authority to consider a case at its inception, as contrasted with
appellate jurisdiction
moot term used to describe a case in which the issue presented are no longer live or which
the dispute has already been resolved
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per curiam opinion an unsigned opinion by the court as a whole
memorandum order an order announcing the vote of the supreme court without providing
an opinion
judicial review power of the courts to determine the meaning of the language of the
constitution and assure that no laws violate constitutional dictates
private facts the tort under which media are sued for publishing highly embarrassing
private information that is not newsworthy or lawfully obtained from a public record
intrusion upon seclusion physically or technologically disturbing another's reasonable
expectation of privacy
predominant use test in a right of publicity lawsuit, a test to determine whether the
defendant used the plaintiff's name or picture more for commercial purposes or protected
expression.