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The legal agreement adopted by opposing parties before or during court proceedings.

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The process where 2 parties solve a  dispute without including judges.

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An informal process in which an unbiased third party helps the opposing parties to reach a negotiated resolution of a charge of discrimination.

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When two advocates represent their parties case before an impartial person who attempt to determine the truth and pass judgement accordingly

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Represents agreements between the defendant and the state where the crime was committed

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The process of questioning potential jurors to determine their impartiality

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When an attorney asks the court to exclude a particular juror without giving a reason

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An opinion written by justices on the losing side of a supreme court case

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The policy of courts to abide by or adhere to principles established by decisions in earlier cases.

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Control phases of all from the investigation, pleadings, and discovery through the pre-trial

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An organization of lawyers established to promote professional competence, enforce standards of ethical conduct, and encourage a spirit of public service among members of the legal profession.

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A fee paid to a lawyer before any services have been performed

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Rule requiring that communications between a client and their attorney be kept confidential

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A serious crime punishable by years in prison, fine, or death sentence

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A less serious crime usually punishable by a fine or imprisonment for a certain amount of time

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A person or group of  people who feel wrongly accused so they take a case to the court

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The person who has been charged with a criminal felony .

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An individual or a group of people who bring a complaint against another party

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The legal standard that the prosecution must meet in order to successfully find a criminal defendant guilty of a crime.

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Each opposing side using standard of evidence or standard of proof to prove that your claims are real

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Acts on behalf of the state in pressing charges against the accused

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A written law that is enacted onto civilians to prohibit something onto the city, state, or country by way of consent.

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A law enacted on its citizens within a city and/or a state only

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Establishes the constitution as "the supreme law of the land". The federal laws supersedes state laws when a conflict exists.

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A practice used by judges, lawyers and more court officials to figure out the goals of legislators at the time of a bill's passage. The  practice included reviewing the  language of a legislative act

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Reasoning behind a judges decision against the defendant based on his past

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The act of trying to influence a politician or public official on an issue.

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When Lee Harvey Oswald shot former President JFk, he committed a felony leaving him dead at the scene.

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A teenager commits a misdemeanor when he/she goes past the speed limit on freeway as well as other places

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When a person is involved in a car accident and "hits" the car in front of them the driver may feel like it wasn't their fault and were wrongly accused therefore they take civil action

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The person who committed a felony or a misdemeanor is taken to court and is seen as the defendant there being charged with a crime

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When involved in an accident such as a car wreck the one that is injured may want to take the case to court making them the plaintiff presenting the case.

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When in middle of a case the judge needs to use "beyond a reasonable doubt" to find the actual criminal once they have met the standards like a killer.

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When 2 people are in a car wreck both parties need to provide preponderance of evidence so that the judge can come to a reasonable conclusion using the evidence given

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As the defendant is taken to court the prosector presents to him the charges he is facing such as 5 years in prison

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When you are pulled over your are living out a statute because that is  a citation being given to you for violating a written law,

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When a city decided to implement a law such as using face masks everywhere that is a nordinance being acted out onto the city/state

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As Colorado makes marihuana legal they are creating a supremacy clause by trying to enforce a law when the federal law says that it is illegal

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In kent v. dulles, the secretary of state denied a passport because the applicant failed to state if or not he was or had been a communist.

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If Sam were to have been charged with armed robbery before and does the same thing a second time the judge will use precent to back up his charges

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More than 6,000 lobbyists lobbied for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2018, in 2017 as a result of the law, companies pay fewer taxes than ever before.

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When divorcing parties agree on how to split up their assets.

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How divorced parents take care of their children, some don't want to involve child support to they decide upon them selves what they want to do without judges.

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When a couple is divorcing they work with a unbiased third party that supports on resolving divorce issues and divide up assets and property

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When trying to determine the true culprit of the Scott murder a lawyer will prevent calling a witness that they know will lie on the stand

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Shane Guthrie was arrested for assault on his girlfriend, and for threatening her with a knife. The prosecutor offered Guthrie a plea bargain for two years in prison plus an additional time spent on probation, in exchange for a plea of guilty. Guthrie rejected the offer, which prompted the prosecution to later offer him a deal for five years in prison. Guthrie again rejected the offer.

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Janes sister was killed by a drunk driver 6 years ago. During the voir dire process, the defense attorney asks Jane if she has ever known anyone who was involved in a drunk driving accident. Upon learning of Janes sister, the attorney dismisses Jane from the jury pool.

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In the Dretke case, the Supreme Court ruled that a defendant may use statistical analysis to prove that the prosecution used peremptory challenges to exclude jurors based on race. For example, Juror 22 and Juror 42 answer the same questions and give the same answers during jury selection. They both are Army veterans.

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A dissenting opinion was filed by associate Justice Pierce Butler filed which was joined by Associate Justice James McReynolds, in which he argued the majority had engaged in judicial activism.

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King Henry II established a unified system of deciding legal maters. In this system, referred to as “common law,” the decisions of the King’s judges in various regions were respected by the other judges in deciding similar cases.

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When you first come into contact with your lawyer like many people did you go through the whole process before the trial, like robbery trial

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"State Bar of California" is the mandatory, regulatory agency whereas the "California Lawyers Association" is a voluntary educational and networking group.

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Client agrees to pay an attorney a retainer fee deposit at the time he is hired. Money is to be held in trust. A normal retainer fee deposit is $10,000.00.

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A client steals money from a bank, the lawyer gets asked if there any p