Key Legal Concepts and Landmark Cases

These flashcards cover essential legal concepts and terminology essential for understanding landmark cases and their implications.

Judicial Review

The power of courts to assess whether a law is in compliance with the constitution.

Precedent

A legal decision or form of case law that establishes a principle or rule.

Stare Decisis

The legal principle of determining points in litigation according to precedent.

Amicus Curiae

A brief submitted by a 'friend of the court' to advise on a particular case.

Due Process

A constitutional guarantee that a law shall not be unfair, arbitrary, or unreasonable.