courts and procedure

Rules Enabling Act of 1934

The Rules Enabling Act of 1934 is the legislative act that granted the Supreme Court of the United States the power to establish rules for federal courts.

Congress passed the Rules Enabling Act in 1934, giving the Supreme...

rules of court

Rules of court are a set of procedural regulations adopted by courts which must be followed by parties and their lawyers on matters within the court’s jurisdiction. These rules are often classified into different categories, such as criminal...

sanction

As a verb, sanction means to punish. It refers to a punishment imposed on parties who disobey laws or court orders. For example, in the case of Chambers v. Nasco, Inc. 501 U.S. 32 (1991), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the imposition of...

satisfaction of judgment

A satisfaction of judgment is a document signed by a judgment creditor and generally filed with the court, indicating that a judgment has been paid in full. If the judgment creditor has a lien on real property of the judgment debtor, the...

Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States (1935)

Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, 295 U.S. 495, is a Supreme Court case that invalidated a provision of the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) that authorized the President to approve “codes of fair competition” for the poultry...

scintilla

Scintilla is Latin for "spark." The word scintilla is only used in the metaphorical meaning of "spark" in English: meaning a hint or trace of something that barely suggests its presence.

In common law, the “scintilla of...

sealed verdict

A sealed verdict is a verdict produced in written form prior to its reading or formal reception by the court. The production of a sealed verdict allows a jury to disjoin while the court is out of session until the next point at which it...

sealing of records

Sealing of records refers to state laws that allow civil or criminal records to be stored away from public access. The nature of storing records varies widely by state with some states and the federal courts not recognizing the option at all...

search warrant

A search warrant is a warrant signed by a judge or magistrate authorizing a law enforcement officer to conduct a search on a certain person, a specified place, or an automobile for criminal evidence.

A search warrant...

Second Amendment

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."

Such language...

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