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plain view doctrine

Plain view doctrine is a rule of criminal procedure which allows an officer to seize evidence of a crime without a warrant when the evidence is clearly visible. This doctrine acts as an exception to the Fourth Amendment’s right to be free from searches without a warrant.

Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey (1992)

policy

A policy is a guiding principle that leads a government or agency to make laws or to govern effectively. From a narrow angle, policy also refers to the rules and regulations made by an administrative department. Administrative regulations or administrative laws provide direct instruction for carrying out policy and provide rules for how a body is governed.

policyholder

Policyholder is a person or entity that owns an insurance policy, and is also referred to as a policy owner. A policyholder enters an insurance policy with an insurance company and is the individual to whom the policy is issued as stated in the certificate of insurance.

political question

Political question is a subject matter that the Supreme Court deems to be inappropriate for judicial review because discretionary power over it should be left to the politically accountable branches of government (i.e., the President and Congress). Thus, the courts will leave constitutional questions on such matters to be resolved in the political process.

political question doctrine

Overview

Political Question doctrine is the rule that Federal courts will refuse to hear a case if they find that it presents a political question. This doctrine refers to the idea that an issue is so politically charged that federal courts, which are typically viewed as the apolitical branch of government, should not hear the issue.

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