Unit 7: Judiciary Branch
Julia Howe & Morgan Stubblefield
The Nature of the Judicial System
criminal law case: accused is charged with violating a law, and can be sentenced with a fine or imprisonment
civil law case: dispute between two parties, includes statutes (legislation) and common la (judicial decisions)
Plantiffs must have standing to sue, and officers must have a probable reason to arrest.
Plantiffs, defendants, lawyers, and interest groups participate.