state courts

Jurisdiction can be defined as:

1. Power of a court to adjudicate cases and issue orders; or
2. Territory within which a court or government agency may properly exercise its power. See, e.g. Ruhrgas AG v. Marathon Oil Co. et al., 526 U.S. 574 (1999).

Jurisdiction: An Overview

• civil procedure
• courts
• federal courts
• state courts

Self-incrimination is the intentional or unintentional act of providing information that will suggest your involvement in a crime, or expose you to criminal prosecution.

• lawsuits-court
• criminal law
• trial
• Fifth Amendment
• PRIVILEGE AGAINST SELF-INCRIMINATION
• self-incrimination
• criminal procedure
• Fourth Amendment
• tax
• Internal Revenue Service
• custodial interrogation
• state constitution
• state courts
• georgia
• Supreme Court
• SEIZURE
• blood alcohol content analysis
• driving under the influence
• CRIMINAL
• criminal law and criminal procedure

Standing, or locus standi, is the capacity of a party to bring a lawsuit in court. To have standing, a party must demonstrate a sufficient connection to and harm from the law or action being challenged. 

• courts
• Article III
• lawsuit
• federal courts
• state courts