02707oam 2200541I 450 991046165780332120200520144314.01-317-35015-41-315-66478-X1-317-35014-610.4324/9781315664781 (CKB)3710000000465835(EBL)3570427(MiAaPQ)EBC3570427(Au-PeEL)EBL3570427(CaPaEBR)ebr11093378(OCoLC)929512619(OCoLC)970390384(EXLCZ)99371000000046583520180706e20162005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierA primer on American courts /William S. MillerAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (209 p.)First published 2005 by Pearson Education, Inc.0-02-399600-5 0-321-10615-6 ""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1 A Brief History of English and American Courts""; ""The United States Constitution""; ""English Origins""; ""Colonial and Early State Courts""; ""Development of the Federal Courts""; ""Development of the State Courts""; ""Chapter 2 Jurisdiction""; ""The Four J's""; ""Types of Jurisdiction""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 3 Litigation""; ""Civil Cases and Criminal Cases""; ""Civil Procedure""; ""Criminal Procedure""; ""Appellate Procedure""""Expedited Consideration of Constitutional Issues""""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 4 Federal and State Courts""; ""Federal Courts-The Powers of Congress""; ""State Courts""; ""Conclusion""; ""Chapter 5 The Supreme Court""; ""The Structure of the Supreme Court""; ""The Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court""; ""Supreme Court Procedure""; ""Deciding Cases and Preparing Opinions""; ""Effect of Appellate Decisions and Opinions""; ""Appendix A Finding and Citing Legal Sources""; ""Appendix B Analyzing Opinions and Briefing Cases""; ""Appendix C Theories of Judicial Decision-Making""""Appendix D Additional Federal Courts""""Appendix E The Funnel Effect""; ""Index""CourtsUnited StatesProcedure (Law)United StatesElectronic books.CourtsProcedure (Law)347.731Miller William S.1946-,946956MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461657803321A primer on American courts2139389UNINA